OMG Never Ordering From Ebay Again!

did you communicate with the seller at any point.

maybe they are dumb and just forgot.

That happened to me with a book I bought from half.com. It said it shipped from the town that is literally next to mine and after about a month I emailed him and said something along the lines of "it's been 4 weeks and the book still hasn't come. The class I needed it for is almost over. I'd like my money back please." He emailed back saying he refunded the money (which he did) because he couldn't ship the book. The only reason I could think of that he couldn't ship the book is that he didn't have it, in which case why did he list it and why'd he take money for it? Was he hoping that I would never say anything? Long story short I didn't really need the book for the class so it was probably for the best that I didn't waste the money on it.

I would ask for the money back and if he doesn't give it to you file a complaint.

i just got a ps3 game from ebay. i got mine in three days.

i hope your game got broke during deliverybroncoz33

did you communicate with the seller at any point.

maybe they are dumb and just forgot.

DrDoomed

usually it takes 6-8 weeks upon delivery. Good luckhell_blazer899

It shoud[QUOTE="hell_blazer899"]usually it takes 6-8 weeks upon delivery. Good luckN_Six

6-8 weeks? Lol.. no.. 2 weeks at the most, depending on what kind of shipping he used. But even standard media mail (USPS) shouldn't take more than 2 weeks.

It's very possible to just get entirely screwed over by a seller on Ebay, and Ebay won't necessarily do anything about it. There could be a legitimate excuse, though. I recently bought a game on Ebay that didn't get here for two months, but that was because the seller died and his brother took over sending out the items.Teuvan

eBay can halt the seller's auctions and cancel their accounts but they wont give you any money. You have to contact Paypal or your credit company. You have to do it as soon as possible because your CC company will eventually not give a **** about the transaction and you'll be screwed, tc.

[QUOTE="Teuvan"]It's very possible to just get entirely screwed over by a seller on Ebay, and Ebay won't necessarily do anything about it. There could be a legitimate excuse, though. I recently bought a game on Ebay that didn't get here for two months, but that was because the seller died and his brother took over sending out the items.DeeJayInphinity

eBay can halt the seller's auctions and cancel their accounts but they wont give you any money. You have to contact Paypal or your credit company. You have to do it as soon as possible because your CC company will eventually not give a **** about the transaction and you'll be screwed, tc.

They can, but they usually don't. And if you paid by cash, you're very much screwed.

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"]

[QUOTE="Teuvan"]It's very possible to just get entirely screwed over by a seller on Ebay, and Ebay won't necessarily do anything about it. There could be a legitimate excuse, though. I recently bought a game on Ebay that didn't get here for two months, but that was because the seller died and his brother took over sending out the items.Teuvan

eBay can halt the seller's auctions and cancel their accounts but they wont give you any money. You have to contact Paypal or your credit company. You have to do it as soon as possible because your CC company will eventually not give a **** about the transaction and you'll be screwed, tc.

They can, but they usually don't. And if you paid by cash, you're very much screwed.

Yeah, they only do it when it's clear that the seller is trying to rip off a bunch of people. Which is why it's always important to report the sellers on eBay anyway.

That's why I stopped paying with money orders. You're pretty much at their mercy when you do something like that.

i dont trust ebay anymore

Email the seller, asking what is going on and why you haven't received the item yet. Depending where they are from and where you are from, it might take a while; however, email them and ask them. Hopefully you used paypal.

Edit: Also check the seller's feedback. Do they have more positive feedback or negative? If they have more negative, don't deal with them.

Always check the sellers feedback before dealing with them. I have a personal rule that I don't mess around with people that have 0 feedback, or anything less than 90%. I've been dealing on ebay for about 5 years now, never had a problem. You just have to know what you're doing and who you're dealing with.Marty_McFly_

Exactly. Many people don't check the feedback or read through the auction with a fine comb. This is what I do on ebay when I find an item I'm interested in:

- Look at seller's feedback %. If its less than 98% I hit the back button. I've made exceptions to that in the past, but only when it was due to an undeserved negative. Also, sellers with low feedback scores should be avoided unless there's reason to believe they're legit (such as the auction having lots of pictures, a good description, and they quickly respond to questions).

- Read through the auction and keep an eye out for weasle words. Such as "great condition" without defining what "great" means. Other things to look out for is the cost of shipping and return policy.

- Ask a question to the seller. Doesn't matter how trivial it is, ask one anyway. If they don't answer, don't bid. If a seller can't take a couple minutes out of their day to answer a question then what do you think they're going to be like if you want a return?

- Read through their feedback. Is there a pattern? For example, does the feedback show that the seller is a slow shipper, is hard to get returns from, has a habit of never shipping the item, etc.? Keep in mind sometimes there's negative feedback hidden in positive feedback since some people are afraid of retailiatory negatives (an example of which might be "Happy with item but item didn't ship until a month after winning auction")

- Read through the feedback they leave others. Do they have a habit of leaving negative feedback to people who leave them negative feedback? Are they rude when responding to feedback?

I do all of that before I bid. I've been buying for quite awhile now, haven't had any problems. Its all about playing it safe. If you buy from a guy with 89% feedback who had only a stock picture and a one sentence description of the item, don't be surprised when that item never arrives.

[QUOTE="Teuvan"]It's very possible to just get entirely screwed over by a seller on Ebay, and Ebay won't necessarily do anything about it. There could be a legitimate excuse, though. I recently bought a game on Ebay that didn't get here for two months, but that was because the seller died and his brother took over sending out the items.DeeJayInphinity

eBay can halt the seller's auctions and cancel their accounts but they wont give you any money. You have to contact Paypal or your credit company. You have to do it as soon as possible because your CC company will eventually not give a **** about the transaction and you'll be screwed, tc.

Yeah, if you're prompt about it you can get your money back in a timely matter. I bought something on eBay only to find out soon after that the seller's account was frozen. I sent in a claim with PayPal and got my money back in a little more than a week.

[QUOTE="broncoz33"]i hope your game got broke during deliveryMidnight_Ice

ha lol xbox dead anyways Hman321

Yup.

Check the sellers feedback :!:deadnoise91

ha lol xbox dead anyways Hman321

Did you get a tracking number?Marty_McFly_

[QUOTE="Hman321"]ha lol xbox dead anyways lugiemojeed

ok its dead let it be..

there still 1 more game I wanna play.