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lol went from bad seller issues to sports... now there's a twist
I still haven't heard a thing from the seller and don't expect to. What I am interested (vaguely) is seeing what they do with the lot next? I am certain it'll be listed again and sold to someone else, which just isn't right. Too bad ebay can't stop that from happening...
"when a seller sends a request to cancel, that it's probably best to accept."
Allow me to offer a different opinion.
At times, a buyer must take a stand against a "bad" seller. One cannot live in fear of retaliation. Paranoia has no business on eBay or anywhere else in business.
Do what is right. If it means refusing a cancellation request so the "bad" seller loses its 10% FVF paid to eBay, so be it.
Pierre.......... I have offered the same advice you suggest above here on numerous occasions.
My point is that this advice is no longer in a buyer's best interest as things have changed.
The way it is now: If a seller sends a request to cancel and the buyer refuses and does not pay (perhaps on the grounds that the seller should be penalized for being a jerk 
(not important why really))..............
Then that could very well come back and hit the buyer in the butt because an unpaid item case may follow.
In fact, there is a lot of incentive now for sellers to open such a case, and sellers such as the ones we're discussing have everything to gain by doing so.
The buyer, on the other hand................. nothing to gain by refusing the calcellation any longer.
This has happened to me twice now. In fact, on both occasions these sellers re-listed multiple times and when the items didn't sell they came back at me weeks later.
When an unpaid item case is opened, and the buyer does not pay, that's a mandatory strike. It does not matter what went before.
Yes, the strike can be appealed but the process is tedious and eBay tries very hard to intimidate in these situations.
It has nothing whatsoever to do with paranoia for goodness' sakes.
It has to do with avoiding hassles whenever possible.................. and Trust Me: Spending a half hour or longer on the phone to clear this stuff up is a hassle.
Thank you Janet and Paul
"People differ in their opinions. I think that is what makes Canadians special and often times stand apart from all the rest. "
You are absolutely correct. Different people with different experience and from different background will look at the same facts yet reach different opinions or conclusions as to how to handle a situation. There is no black and white, no absolute right or wrong in most instances. It is, as you have stated, a matter of learning the facts, absorbing different opinions and doing what is most comfortable to you.
Good Luck.
@i*m-still-here wrote:
In my case, I wasn't offering an opinion per se.
I was pointing out that sellers can now open a second case if the first one is denied.
I also described how denying the request to cancel has been affecting me.
This has always been the way I've proceeded in the past because I believed (and still do) that sellers deserve not to recover eBay fees.
However, the way thing are now: IF a seller wants to recover fees, then he or she simply has to file an unpaid item dispute if the first request is denied.........................
The seller can't lose, and so denying that initial request is a complete waste if time if a seller decides to recover fees.
Even if the buyer gets the strike removed, the seller still recovers eBay fees.
(This is not an opinion. It's the way the system is set up.)
It's also a real PITA for the buyer. Had I not spent hours on the phone I'd have 3 strikes for denying requests to cancel for transactions just like the one (and worse) described by thebartersdog above.
Ouch!
Hi everyone,
Wanted to jump in on this thread and confirm the above - yes, this is currently the case, thanks for flagging. Since bringing it to light, we've struck desire to close in on this gap.
Thanks,
