
02-25-2022 09:08 AM
In January I was asked to respond to a payment dispute outside eBay from a purchase made late October. I "submitted" the information that was already part of the sales record (shipping info and address). Today the credit card company found in favour of the cardholder, however, I was protected. I actually feel a bit bad for eBay. It was a $34 purchase (including shipping in Canada) of 2 water filters by a letter-salad username with 0 feedback... No one steals a credit card to buy $20 worth of water filters... The buyer either still doesn't realize they bought something from eBay or the filters weren't correct and were outside return period...
Cost of doing business....
02-25-2022 09:32 AM - edited 02-25-2022 09:32 AM
I wouldn't feel sorry for them, eBay is simply using their "cookie jar insurance" to cover it......same as we have to do in other scenarios!
It is nice to see a "win" for the seller for a change!
02-25-2022 01:51 PM
The letter salad username was likely the ID the new member was issued when they signed up.
But I agree with the headcanon of a one off user not recognizing the purchase.
The really good news is that the seller was protected by eBay and Managed Payments against a chargeback.
Apparently the successful method of dealing with these rampant Unknown Charge claims is to follow the instructions, even when they seem unnecessary.
02-25-2022 02:43 PM
@ichopshop wrote:In January I was asked to respond to a payment dispute outside eBay from a purchase made late October.
What exactly was the claim "Not recognized?", "Not Received?", "Not as described?"
02-26-2022 08:43 AM
my question is: Why were you protected?
I thought if a credit card issuer ruled in favour of a buyer the seller is out the money, no matter how much evidence they present. Is proof of delivery enough to protect a seller against claims outside of Ebay? ie Ebay picks up the tab
02-26-2022 02:13 PM - edited 02-26-2022 02:13 PM
If the dispute is for an item not received or an item not recognized and there is tracking showing delivery to the payment address eBay will protect you. You just need to enter the tracking in the dispute. An item not as described dispute is much harder to win. More info...
02-27-2022 06:59 AM
that's great to know, thanks!