How Annoying....

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*is it that bloody sellers dont put the postage/shipping amount in their auctions ANYWHERE so you have to play email tag to finalise the friggen auction

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I find that very annoying and don't even bother with those auctions. A similar thing is when they put something on the idea of "buyer to pay actual shipping plus a small handling fee." Huh? Small to one might be HUGE to another. Again, I skip those auctions and move on to the next one. I don't waste my time emailing the seller and waiting for a reply, since half the time they drag their heels about replyng.

Yes - it irritates me when they dont reply. I ALWAYS have the full shipping costs in my auction, unless I dont know due to weight, then I give them the approximate weight and tell them to go to the Australia Post Website.

Lexie
I am the weakest link?

My annoyance is a seller that compares their item with another, and the comparison is totally invalid and misleading. Like this auction title.

2000 SILVER PROOF SET (COMPARE 1999 $220+)!

A stretch of the truth... and even without the exaggeration would still be misleading. Item should sell for around $30.

ebay Pet peeves:


• The exaggeration of "rare".
  
• The exaggeration of "mint".
  
• The exaggeration of "smoke free environment".
  
• The exaggeration of "I ship within x".
  
• Adding words that cause a hit on my searches, such as "see my other auctions for x".
  

I hate it when they don't answer an email about anything at any point.
And, just to start some people off..again.. I hate auctions with reserves.

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Originally posted by Mrs.M:
And, just to start some people off..again.. I hate auctions with reserves.

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PUPPY?

But, I will agree with Mrs. M about email.

Agree or not it is what I personally find anoying!

I would suggest that non-communicative buyers are as annoying as non-communicative sellers! In fact, I have one of those myself right now.

At the risk of angering Lexie for thread hijacking , what & when does one do when there is no response from buyer after auction ends? My auction ended 12-21-03, I've sent 3 - 4 e-mails, and as of 1-3-04 have not heard back from buyer. I thought the guy may be "on holiday", so I figured I'd hold off until mid-next week before I start getting mean! I really hate the idea of getting into a feedback war over a $3.25 item! Oh well!

Jabbergah                                                    

Hi Jabber! Hope you had a nice Holiday!

Actually, I would probably just let it go and put him on your no bid list.

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off the beaten track....
*is it that I have to clean my house from top to bottom everyday and it still looks like a bomb hit it!!

Lexie

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PARENTHOOD 101

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Originally posted by Jabbergah:
At the risk of angering Lexie for thread hijacking

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THIS ONE IS TOO PRECIOUS:

SOOO SWEET!!!!

VERY SWEET.

cherubic

Another one - when the auctions says they take PayPal, then you can't send them money via PayPal.

Don't mind check, or money order, BUT - if that's what it is say so, and quickly send payment instructions.

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Originally posted by Mrs.M:
cherubic

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Great word "cherubic".

[This message was edited by Rick on January 03, 2004 at 06:10 PM.]

cherubic - an angel of the 2nd highest rank.

[This message was edited by Rick on January 03, 2004 at 06:13 PM.]

Steve, you have really had that happen??

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Another one - when the auctions says they take PayPal, then you can't send them money via PayPal.

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OMG I've had this happen to me too! The auction said they accept Paypal. After the auction ended I received an automated email from the seller saying they accept Paypal for payments over $5.00 only (I'm a small time bidder so mine was less). It went on to say that if you wanted to pay with Paypal you had to add x-amount to your payment to cover her fees. I added the amount (it wasn't much) but I also sent a separate email saying I wasn't too pleased with being surprised with the additional fee because it was not stated in her auction. When I got my package she refunded the extra fee in cash! (It was something like 50¢) LOL!! I felt like a total tightwad for complaining but it was the point that she threw that extra charge in AFTER the auction ended that made me mad. And she continued posting other auctions without mentioning the extra fee.

If it was a US transaction, it is a TOS to ask for any fees to cover paypal.

Hi,
I've been reading the forum for ages, but never dared to venture in before. Mrs M says it is TOS to charge for Paypal in the US. Please - what is TOS????

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Originally posted by 6flb:
What is TOS?,
I've been reading the forum for ages, but never dared to venture in before. Mrs M says it is TOS to charge for Paypal in the US. Please - what is TOS????

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I understand it to mean "Terms Of Service", but I'm uncertain as to Mrs. M's usage.

Welcome to The forum.

That's the way I understand it as well.

Welcome to the forum. I think you will find most of us to be friendly and we try to help.

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never dared to venture in before

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That wasn't so bad, was it?

I know that now Mrs. M. Back then I paid the fee rather than pay for a money order (which cost more than the fee). If I were ever to encounter that again I'd send the seller the link from ebay stating what they're doing is against the rules. Unfortunately lot of sellers don't even realize that.

Yes, it is terms of service, but it is also slang for you will be tosssed out of ... It is very common on AOL and other forums to use TOS in this sense, monitors use it a lot.

ANd, to our forum!

TOS = Tossed Out Of Service (TOOS)?

6flb,

Thanks for all your welcomes. In the UK ebay, I would say 50% of sellers charge for Paypal. Is it just us?

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Originally posted by 6flb:
In the UK ebay, I would say 50% of sellers charge for Paypal. Is it just us?

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I think so. It has to do with the 'Law of the Land'

US federal law prohibits charging extra for accepting a credit card.

UK considers it a normal business expense that can be passed on to customers.

On eBay, to add a surcharge for credit cards, both the buyer AND seller must be in the UK.

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Originally posted by 6flb:
In the UK ebay, I would say 50% of sellers charge for Paypal. Is it just us?

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In the States, even if it's TOS you're not SOL.

As for myself, if a seller in the States states this, I'll honor it.

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if a seller in the States states this, I'll honor it

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Me too, as long as the charge is reasonable. I also expect it to be stated somewhere in the auction so I don't get surprised with an extra fee after the auction closes. But then again, if it's against ebay's rules, they're not supposed to put it in their auction. so the best thing is for them to start the bidding with an amount that includes their fees. That's what I do.

It is legal to do it in the UK. It is even illegal in most states here. I would NOT pay it US side.

well i opened up an ebay package today, and it reeked. the guy must have been smoking a cigar when he packaged my item. lol.

     

Oh, yuck!!

Few days back, I posted a note in this topic moaning about non-communitive buyers.

Update is, I was paid & contacted yesterday but the "guilty" party. Apparently the buyer had computer problems in the last couple weeks.

Happy I had a little patience!

Jabbergah