Sale caught up in Canada Post strike and INR claim
Summary: The discussion revolves around issues faced by eBay sellers amid a Canada Post strike, specifically concerning "Item Not Received" (INR) claims from buyers. barnfindparts expresses frustration over eBay advising to refund buyers, leading to scenarios where items arrive late but at no cost to the recipients. ricarmic suggests a workaround by encouraging good-faith buyers to pay again if the item eventually arrives. Other participants raise concerns about eBay's policy discrepancies, potential defects from late arrivals impacting seller ratings, and the effectiveness of eBay's customer support, noting inconsistencies in responses from different representatives. The conversation highlights the challenges of high-value transactions and systemic flaws within eBay's platform, particularly for Canadian sellers.
Have an item not moving due to the Canada Post strike and the buyer opened a INR item not received claim after the scheduled delivery date passed. I called ebay and they essentially told me to refund him.
Is ebay not helping Canadian sellers in any way? I don't believe I was offered any sort of extension. Thankfully its relatively low value and the only one I have in this situation. If I refund him the item will eventually make its way to the buyer once the strike is over so good deal for him.
I really feel bad for any sellers with high value items caught up with Canada Post currently.
sin-n-dex
·1 year agoI have $50 USD worth of items in transit with Canada Post, the most expensive being $27 USD. The part that bugs me, is the $27 sale was because when I updated my exclusions to include Canada, 900 out of 12K of listings didn't actually update with this and the buyer was able to buy the night before the strike started. Since there were all these rumours of rotating strikes and how mail would still move, I got his package in the mail right away before things started to backlog. Then the next day I find out it's a full on National strike.
If eBay's website worked the way it was supposed to (and I was able to block those 900 listings by going back into shipping exclusions, and clicking update, and it updated the remaining 900 listings, I didn't really do anything new here), then I might not be out $27 USD if this guy files an INR. Because it's a low value item going lettermail, there's no tracking, so if he files an INR, I'll be refunding, even though he shouldn't have been able to purchase those items in the first place. So the situation makes me very nervous.
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barnfindparts
OP1 year agoA different facebook rep sent this:
After looking over the details, we do see that you've provided tracking showing this item shipped through Canada Post. We have protections in place and you are not required to refund the customer right now. Our system will automatically place the case on a 10 business day hold after the original 3-business day resolution timeframe.
This will allow more time for tracking to update but if you notice more time is needed before the 10-day hold is over, please let us know and we'll be happy to re-evaluate at that point. For now, you've done the right thing by advising the buyer of the strike and keeping them in the loop. You will be notified if the status of the case changes but for now, you do not need to do anything else. We appreciate you taking the time to review that with us. Thanks for contacting eBay.
reallynicestamps
·1 year agoI called ebay and they essentially told me to refund him.
On the phone?
The phone reps have a terrible reputation for getting you off the phone as soon as possible even if that means giving you the advice you want to hear instead of the advice you need to have.
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And you get a transcript so you can compare what you heard with what you were told.
@chicweb
and in their feedback they specify it was late, adding a defect in the account?
Feedback is not used to assess member accounts.
Because it is considered "opinion" and because only about 40% of transactions get any feedback at all.
Claims can lead to Defects, if the seller does not cooperate.
chicweb
·1 year agoIf a customer says they received it late without tracking, I can assure you it affects our account.
It happened to me, once. No INR claim, but customer said they received it after the estimated time.
I have now 0,25% of Late Shipment in my dashdoard. After a certain threshold, we can lose our Top Rated.
That's Late Shipment Defect they are talking about.
INR is a claim to refund. Not counted toward Late Shipment Defect. I had an INR claim cause of the strike. Wasnt added to my percent of Late Shipment (yet?)
barnfindparts
OP1 year agoI did contact a Facebook rep cause as mentioned the phone reps are pretty unreliable. From the Facebook rep:
"We want to ensure that you are not held responsible for circumstances outside your control. That’s why we will remove the transaction from your late shipment report cancellations/open INR in Service Metrics when it is caused by widespread weather disruptions or other unexpected events. Hope this clarifies further"
He further provided this link:
https://community.ebay.ca/t5/Announcements/Urgent-Canada-Post-strike-action/ba-p/512926
They still expect me to refund the buyer in the INR case even if it it out of my control. They will remove any defects though. So nice of them.
lotzofuniquegoodies
·1 year agoDoes that include items in transit? This is a direct quote from that specific announcement.
eBay is also actively updating estimated delivery dates for Canadian buyers and encouraging patience as the situation unfolds.
That leads to the following question. How many times will ebay extend the extension? Either it is still in transit or late. Can it be both or either?
ricarmic
·1 year agoWhen you refund the buyer ask them to let you know if it does eventually arrive so you can set things up so they can pay for it again (I just create another special only for them item to purchase, I mark it shipped right away and all is good). A decent portion of folks will do this....depending on the category of course.
barnfindparts
OP1 year agoI supposed not much else one can do really. The logical response from ebay should be to make buyers wait in my opinion. They'll eventually get their purchases once the strike resolves . Not ebay forcing sellers to refund then forfeiting their items on top of it.
lotzofuniquegoodies
·1 year agoI thought eBay was protecting sellers if item was shipped tracked. You are basically hooped if it wasn't. That's the read I make of it going by the dot com announcement. Below is the quote from the annoucement. Or is it 1 set of rules for US sellers and another for Canadians?
If you have already shipped or are shipping directly to Canada, you are protected from late delivery claims as long as you meet your stated handling times.
chicweb
·1 year agoThey might be playing with words?
Late Delivery vs Item Not Received?
Late Delivery might be when they have received the item and in their feedback they specify it was late, adding a defect in the account?
INR is a refund request basically... Not sure.
lotzofuniquegoodies
·1 year ago@chicweb
That is what I am thinking too. Without a clear interpretation of what a "protection" is from eBay are we going to be left flapping in the wind?
On a less lighter note, how do you keep someone in suspense?.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................I"ll tell you tomorrow!!😐
jodow-5466
·1 year agorecped
·1 year agoBuyers don't "request" anything, they pick from what is offered by you the seller, if you offer a non-tracked service that is ALL on you.