Re: Non-Payers
- From: "Zaphod" <dyhibb@xxxxxxx>
- Date: 31 Dec 2005 07:37:54 -0800
Kris Baker wrote:
> "Zaphod" <dyhibb@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1135993774.666962.15200@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have had four non payers the last couple of months which is a lot for
> > me since I don't sell that much. I reported one and re-listed the item
> > and sold it for more the second time around. I got a negative feedback
> > in retaliation for reporting that one and now it appears I have three
> > more non payers.
> >
> > I have a bit over 300 positive feedbacks so far and the one negative
> > has not hurt any as far as I can tell. If I report the three latest
> > ones, I will likely be getting three more negatives. If potential
> > buyers don't read the feedbacks and my responses to them, it will look
> > pretty bad having four negatives over a couple of months.
> >
> > Is this really much of a problem? Should non payers always be reported
> > regardless of the consequences?
> >
> > There is really not that much money involved. I just hate people who
> > bid and don't follow through.
> >
> > Regards, David
>
> Is it possible that you are selling items that appeal to immature people?
>
> I don't think retaliation is a given. It's how you do it. Stick to the
> facts, never accuse or use epithets, and what can they do? Make
> themselves look worse by retaliating to facts?
> I've had 27 nonpayers in 9 years, have left negatives for all but two (who
> got neutrals for some odd reason)...and have had no retaliations. My
> nonpaying rate is actually improving in the past few years for some
> reason; most occurred prior to 2003 (yet I've sold more recently).
>
> Kris
The first one that left me a negative was a Bellamy Brothers CD. After
I sent the invoice and a follow up two weeks later and another follow
up another week after that, that person's first response was "Piss on
you and eBay too". Before I responded to that, he sent another saying
that if I reported him he would ruin my perfect feedback rating. He
already had at least one non payer strike against him so I gave him
another. After he left me a negative feedback, I left one for him.
Another thing that pissed me off was that when he left me the negative,
I was able to respond and he was able to respond to that all the time
lying like a dog and I was not able to respond to his last comment.
Of the later auctions I have had trouble with, one was a ZUMBA Latin
music exercize VCR tape and the other two are books. A couple of the
bidders have only a couple of feedbacks. I have seen several ebayers
who wind up getting a few negative feedbacks when they first start and
wind up being good ebayers after getting more experience.
I have reset my seller preferences to exclude bidders who have a low
feedback rating or have a couple of recent non payer strikes against
them.
Thanks, David
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