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Jedi Knight
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I've got a problem with an Ebay customer that I need a little help with. I just posted and sold a wireless router on Ebay. AFTER the bidding was done the winner sends me a message asking me to test it (ad stated I had no way to test it and was being sold as is). If it doesn't work, refund his money, none of which has been paid. Part of me wants to read him the riot act for wasting my time and cutting out potential bidders, :madder: but I don't want him to post a bad review and ruin my 100% rating. :wall: It is something I take pride in. What would yall do? :confuse:
 
I'd simply point him to what you said in the ad and if he doesn't want it, let him opt out and contact the second high bidder.
 
I would advise that first, when you log on to ebay, go to the "forums" under community, usually at the top right. Go to "discussion boards", and read a few pages under Pay Pal, and sellers central. The PP terms of service trump yours. As is has no meaning at all anymore. If you ship it to this twit, they can claim it was "Significantly Not As Described", and PP will refund their money wether you like it or not. It would be in your best interest to just mutually cancel the transaction, keep your item, and not lose any more money.
 
All good information above... just let me add one additional comment. You can set-up "buyer requirements" to block certain buyers from even bidding on your item. If they have a certain number of negative feedback or unpaid disputes, etc.
Go to "Site Preferences" on your ebay home page then go to "Buyer Requirements" to set things up. It's not a fail-safe, but it does help weed out potential deadbeat bidders.
 
:iagree: with Jesse. Seems you have a buyer that you aren't going to please no matter what you say or do. I would, however, advise e-bay of the prospective buyer's actions. Simplay a caveat for them to consider or not.
 
I sent this guy a message saying if he wants to back out he could. I also did by very best to make him feel like a jack....well you know. I did read some of the comments on the Ebay forum. Kinda cheeses me that buyers can make up all kinda crap with no repercussions, but sellers hands are tied. Heck, Ebay can refund the buyers money without your permission. I'll have to look twice at what I sell from now on. :wall:
 
Make sure to add this buyer to your "Blocked Buyers" list so you never have to deal with him again.
 
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