MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Rocket on February 18, 2012, 03:23:54 pm
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Anyone had this before: bought on auction site, paid online, collected and the seller wants to cancel the transaction to save on listing fees? Dont know how it would effect me as I have the goods but seems dodgy!
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more of a random section question :signLOL:
I wouldn't personally unless agreed before hand
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Nothing wrong with this,seller's have requested this plenty of time's from me after recieving good's so they don't face any seller's listing fee's etc. :happy2:
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You could get banned from eBay.
If you paid the right amount and won fair and square then I wouldn't.
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As you've already got the goods it doesn't make much difference IMO. I'd ignore it myself though.
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You could get banned from eBay.
If you paid the right amount and won fair and square then I wouldn't.
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They used eBay to sell there item and now want to scam them out of their rightful fees .... if you don't agree with eBay's fees then don't sell items on there simple :happy2:
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I might ignore it as the fact the guy drives a 750 with 22" Bentley chrome rims now, I think he could afford to pay the £50!
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might be tricky if the item is damaged etc
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hes only trying to not pay the fees. nothing wrong with it, im sure you'll like to save £50 if you had a chance to.
ask yourself the question - are you happy with the item ?
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If you agree, then in ebays eyes you above cancelled the transaction.
This means that if something should happen to the item, let's say in the very near future, you would have no choice but to put up with it. You would have no legal rights since you agreed to cancel those rights.
The seller sold the item via eBay. It's only right he should pay the fees to sell that item. I would avoid this, in fact I would report it to eBay.
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I suppose it depends on what the item is. If it was expensive and electrical then I'd think twice.....
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Quick call the police.... serious note, if you are happy with the item and you know it wont be break etc, then i dont see why not.
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What if it turns out to be stolen?
You say you bought it off eBay he denies it and says he never sold it to you because you asked to cancel the transaction even though you didn't.
This could go on and on.
If I sell something on eBay I expect to pay the fees, although getting to the point of downright extortion.
Ignore it.
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Don't bother unless they are splitting the £50 with you.
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Well it's a set of 19s from a 7 series, all genuine with stamps on them and saw the car they came off, well maybe, the guys name was on the plates and worked for this tyre place, but didn't meet him, picked the wheels up from the workers there, plus his name and email isn't even the one on the eBay information.
It's all looking a lot more dodgy now considering the above too. Think I might say no to his request, just incase.
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Ebay make enough money and the fees they charge are extortionate anyway (12% on anything you sell plus listing fees and they even charge the 12% on postage costs too!), I say email the seller and say, "I will cancel the transaction if you split the fees with me, he gives you £25, that way you both win!" :happy2: and ebay are not going to miss £50 from the £500 Million they made from UK alone :sick:
Oh and I pay ebay about £35K per year and paypal another £9K per year so guess im biased against the robbin foo%ers ( I remember when fees were 5% for the same problems service!
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Wow that's some spending! I'll see what he says. Thanks all.
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Wow that's some spending! I'll see what he says. Thanks all.
nope thats not spending, thats me selling and the fees I pay Ebay for the priveledge
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Dont forget if you agree to Cancel transaction, you will have no warranty and prove for item you bought.
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Bit of a tough one, in my opinion I wouldn't cancel it.
If he had asked you beforehand to not go through eBay and pay cash on collection (as if you're buying from the adtrader, Gumtree etc) - passing on some of the saving to you - that's a different story. I've done that before when buying.
However, you're getting no perk out of his request other than losing the backup of a PayPal claim should you need it.
He might be covering his backside as it's a common scam to pay via PayPal and then go collect. PayPal often take the buyers side in a dispute as the seller can find it hard to prove it was 'dispatched'. Thus if the auction is cancelled, there's no comeback from the buyer.
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Thanks for the help guys, I knew you guys would be more helpful than the young guys on some other forums.
I asked about paying £25 back to me but in the end he decided just to pay the fees, so no bother to me.
I'd already paid via PayPal before he mentioned doing this so could've got burnt anyway.
Thanks again, and I can offer some carbon parts at a discount for the help, have some mk6 bits and couple mk5 :)