hi guys, thanks for the replies...
bill: the reason i refunded her and have reason to believe that she wasn't lying is somewhat of a long story...but anyhow...i rarely do this, but sometimes when i have time, i'll search ebay for 'deals' on artwork...so i found this piece that was sort of poorly listed...great artist, but not even mentioned in the title of the auction!! bad listing!! so, i scooped it up with my buying id, and re-listed it about a week or so later (properly lol!)...and made a good profit on it...
...anyhow, by the time my listing ended (this listing in question)...MY original item that i bought was no longer showing...
...SOOO...there was no way of her knowing the first completed item had ended without someone emailing it to her...and someone did...she provided me with the completed item number, there's no way she could have had it without someone emailing it to her...which led her to believe there were 'duplicates' of this painting circulating...which, really, there weren't, it was the same painting..
...this is why i didn't think she made the email up, because she had proof...i totally understand her point of view as a buyer, i would think the same thing, since my selling id wasn't showing as the original purchaser as i purchased it with my buying id...
...long story short, i guess she wasn't convinced in the end, i don't know if she believed me or not that i purchased this to sell...and i just don't want to complete a sale with someone who is uncomfortable or who has any doubts about the painting's authenticity...it makes me uneasy...i want everyone to be fully satisfied and confident with what they purchase...
...unfortunately, she's not wanting to tell me who the person is that notified her..i think she fears retaliation of some sort, as she was already upset that her winning id is now being shown by ebay (why they've changed that is beyond me-they hide all the bidders who didn't win, but now expose the winners)...
...so ebay is saying i need the original emails of the person who notified her in order to help me...of which i don't have of course because she won't provide...
....i've since second chance offered this, party said they're interested, but only has 18hrs left to buy...looks like i'll have to second chance down the list of bids and lose some cash...i'm reluctant to relist with 'someone' now watching it, but i guess i could make it private...which makes it look like i'm hiding something the second time around...
...oh well...what can ya do
😞
Kat