Seller's Protection Plan

[puckstopshere]

In the hockey card business on eBay, the first card listed generally gets the best price.  I listed a card that no one else had listed before.  It sold for a few cents short of $49.

The seller never paid.  It took a while before I could close the case and relist the card.  By then, it was no longer "the first one".  It just resold for $40.  Because of a deadbeat buyer, I am out nine bucks on my sale. 

I would think that eBay should have a "seller protection plan" that would protect us sellers from some of eBay's unreliable sellers.

[puckstopshere]

OOPS!  Should have said unreliable buyers.

[marnotom!]

Have you filed an unpaid item dispute against this buyer?  If not, why not?

Once this buyer accumulates enough strikes on their account for non-payment, they'll be restricted or booted.  Isn't that the "protection" you're seeking?

[puckstopshere]

Of course I filed a claim.  I got to keep my card.  The buyer (I use the term loosely) got a strike.  Big deal.  I still get shafted on the sale.

[marnotom!]

News flash:  Selling involves taking a few risks if you want to be successful at it, and not all sales will work out to a seller's advantage.

If this sort of thing happens to you rarely, you're probably doing a lot that's right.

If this sort of thing happnes to you a lot, you're probably doing a lot that's wrong.