ebay told me off

siraxeman

sold a marshall 1922 cab last night, but the guy sent me a message with his phone no. so we chatted on the phone - he said he wanted it would I agree to a BIN price, I said yeah - we did the deal verbally and his missus came n got the amp 2hrs later. So I then take my listing off ebay...methinks they did their 2+2 equation and got 4. This morning me gets "a good telling off" email from ebay. Oops.

guitarfishbay

Maybe eBay was concerned for his wife

Bridgehouse

siraxeman said:

sold a marshall 1922 cab last night, but the guy sent me a message with his phone no. so we chatted on the phone - he said he wanted it would I agree to a BIN price, I said yeah - we did the deal verbally and his missus came n got the amp 2hrs later. So I then take my listing off ebay...methinks they did their 2+2 equation and got 4. This morning me gets "a good telling off" email from ebay. Oops.

You were flatly in the wrong. 

Sassafras

What sort of man sends his frail wife to pick up a big Marshall cab?
Obviously not a gentleman.

usedtobe

You naughty, naughty boy!

  

Col_Decker

I had the same telling off last month. I was watching a nice Takamine Classical guitar that was only 10 miles from me. I decided I wanted it so I emailed the guy selling it to see if he'd do a buy it now for cash.

He did

We did

We got told off.

Bridgehouse

I said, you were FLATLY in the wrong.....no?

professorben

Sassafras said:

What sort of man sends his frail wife to pick up a big Marshall cab?
Obviously not a gentleman.

1922 big????

Rox

Will you post using the Ebay Global Shipping program?

Brize

See my thread here:

http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/100789/had-a-phone-call-from-ebay-today

bloodandtears

curious...... when you ended the auction.. what did you cite as the reason??

John_P

I've heard that some people instead of cancelling the listing, just edit the price to something crazy high that no one would pay and edit the time to the minimum so it will quickly run it's course without upsetting ebay.  I wouldn't know any of these people that do that of course. 

Rox

bloodandtears said:

curious...... when you ended the auction.. what did you cite as the reason??

I'm going for, "Will not ship around the world as it is a factually inaccurate conspiracy led by the Freemasons and their Astronot stooges."

Lebarque

Can't you just state 'advertised elsewhere' and 'sold elsewhere'?

Benson

I hate the ebay nazis and take every opportunity to kick them in the nuts whenever I can. I have no morale issue in doing so. 

Voxman

Benson said:

I hate the ebay nazis and take every opportunity to kick them in the nuts whenever I can. I have no morale issue in doing so. 

milamber

John_P said:

I've heard that some people instead of cancelling the listing, just edit the price to something crazy high that no one would pay and edit the time to the minimum so it will quickly run it's course without upsetting ebay.  I wouldn't know any of these people that do that of course. 

I've heard that too

impmann

Erm "fuck off" is the my answer to stuff like that - if I decide to change my mind about selling MY PROPERTY through eBay, then I will do just that. If I subsequently sell it to someone else then that's my business.

eBay have made enough money out of me for me to feel zero guilt out of such activities.

John_A

impmann said:

Erm "fuck off" is the my answer to stuff like that - if I decide to change my mind about selling MY PROPERTY through eBay, then I will do just that. If I subsequently sell it to someone else then that's my business.

eBay have made enough money out of me for me to feel zero guilt out of such activities.

I agree, but you have to see why they are peeved.  You've used their site for free advertising.  Would never do such a thing myself

freakboy1610

John_P said:

I've heard that some people instead of cancelling the listing, just edit the price to something crazy high that no one would pay and edit the time to the minimum so it will quickly run it's course without upsetting ebay.  I wouldn't know any of these people that do that of course. 

I'd not heard of that but will be passing it on to my "friend" who sells on Ebay!

stickyfiddle

I can see why they're annoyed. But they can't do anything about it - if they start suspending accounts permanently they'll start shrinking their userbase, which is self-defeating.