Sold a Pre sale item which I secured but had been delayed

tristen1230
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On Mar 27, 2013 I sold an item on E-bay marked as a presale. I 100% secured one but I did not have one in hand. So I put it on E-bay since the shipping dates started April, 9th and expected to have it before 30 days was up. 


 


A few days ago this huge delay popped up on the website saying it would be delayed until August/September. On my E-bay listings I put "This is a presale. This (item) is suppose to be shipped mid to late April. Any delays the (production centre)  has in production or shipping is not my responsibility. As soon as it arrives I will ship it out.".


 


I got an E-mail from the guy/she he bought the item yesterday saying how I said 100% that I would ship it out in April which I did not and how people already have it that I need to refund his money. This was in respond to a previous E-mail I sent him about the delay 9 days before.


 


So I contacted E-bay and he said that he looked over the listing and said that everything looked good so there should be no reason why I would need to refund him because of the delay and how it is already released and people have it. He told me it was clear that I said it could be delayed.


 


So what do I do? Refund him or just see what happens? I will get the item and I will ship it out but I do not know when.

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Sold a Pre sale item which I secured but had been delayed

Or, delays will go into infinity and you will never get the widget. Refund and relist when you get it.

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How long do expect to make interest off the  buyers money without shipping an item?


 


Making the buyer wait until September is totally ridiculous and reeks of a huge scam !

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Interest? get yer head out of the glue. 1% a year?

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Sold a Pre sale item which I secured but had been delayed

"So I contacted E-bay and he said that he looked over the listing and said that everything looked good so there should be no reason why I would need to refund him"


 


That does not make sense.


 


Either that customer service rep should be fired for incompetence or you misunderstood what he said.


 


The policy is simple:  http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/pre-sale.html 


 


"Guarantee that the item will be available for shipping within 30 days from the purchase date."


 


There is only one thing for you to do:  REFUND THE BUYER IMMEDIATELY.

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