I haven not sold years past and once sold and item to someone with one feedback. he then took my mint item, made a complaint, and sent me back his trash item missing the most important accessory.
it's not that hard to understand some sellers are afraid to sell to people with little or no feedback. i'm not saying this case was a scam, but he was being cautious and to fault him is not just.
My uncle had roughly the same thing happen to him just a few weeks ago. He was selling a Disney Star Wars Vinylmation, sent it to the guy pretty much brand new, and the guy claimed there were paint scuffs. He sold it for $135 btw (it was a rare Leia). Well the guy has bought and sold a ton of these figures and in all likelihood had a paint scuffed figure, kept the mint one, sent the damaged figure back, and saved himself $130. And, big shocker, ebay sided with him. Sounded like a classic scam to me. Now my uncle is stuck with a figure that is worth $8-10 that otherwise would've sold mint for $125 and up.
So I agree and understand that sellers have the right to try and protect themselves, but it does seem like ebay goes out of their way to protect the buyer. So who does the seller really need to protect him/herself against, the scammer buyer or ebay, who seem to be letting these same buyers get away with murder?
And then you've got a clear case where the buyer paid for the item right after he won the auction and the seller reneges on the deal for some flimsy reason. More than likely because he didn't get as much as he wanted for it. Doesn't seem right.
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