Sigh...am I being unreasonable?

[chocolatepuppy]

Selling on ebay can be a pain sometimes. I would think ebay would be on your side about this one. Two months later? Be careful when you sell items such as this, make sure you take a 'picture' of the serial number on it. People have been known to have something that's broke, see it for sale, buy it and claim it doesn't work and want a refund. Good luck.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Selling on ebay can be a pain sometimes. I would think ebay would be on your side about this one. Two months later? Be careful when you sell items such as this, make sure you take a 'picture' of the serial number on it. People have been known to have something that's broke, see it for sale, buy it and claim it doesn't work and want a refund. Good luck.

I was just thinking this. He mentioned in his SECOND email to me that he has "Several" identical units
I think he is trying to defraud me.

Edited to add: Paypal just notified me that he tried to dispute payment but since it was over 45 days old they weren't going to do anything. He has just closed his ebay dispute as well although he has a right to file a formal complaint according to ebay. I say let him at this point. Blah, Im going to go pet a cat now lol.

[ramanth]

Glad eBay and PayPal sided with you. Two months is far too long. As far as anyone knows he could of taken a hammer to the darn thing and tried to get his money back.

[Husky_mom]

I was just thinking this. He mentioned in his SECOND email to me that he has "Several" identical units
I think he is trying to defraud me.

Edited to add: Paypal just notified me that he tried to dispute payment but since it was over 45 days old they weren't going to do anything. He has just closed his ebay dispute as well although he has a right to file a formal complaint according to ebay. I say let him at this point. Blah, Im going to go pet a cat now lol.

save that email, in case needed, you have "evidence"...

[DJFyrewolf36]

I saved the email. According to the ebay TOS any communications involving a dispute have to be handled through ebay or else they are dismissed as fraudulent. Im sure ebay will contact me, as the guy seemed head up about filing a formal complaint so I have his emails as proof that he contacted me outside of ebay.

[jennielynn1970]

I've been having an issue with a buyer on ebay as well. He bought a cell phone that I bought through ebay and never opened. It was new in the box, and it wasn't till after I bought it and read the literature on it that I realized it was WAY more than what I needed (it was a PDA).

So, I listed it and sold it, and the the guy bought it through the "Buy it Now" option. I had emailed him 3xs to ask whether it was received within the first month. He never replied. I also noticed on his feedback he had bought the exact same phone that he bought from me a few weeks before the one he bought from me, from another seller.

A month goes by and he finally emails me, only to say that the phone is now defective and he wants his money back. Umm.... excuse me. You never contact me, not even as a courtesy to let me know if you received the phone (I didn't have tracking on it, but I did have insurance on it). I also have a strict 3 day return policy. He keeps emailing me, and starts making threatening comments, and then he relists the item and says that it's used, but in working condition, just has a scratch from it being dropped. He's listed it 3xs now, and no one has bought it. He did keep emailing me and telling me I have to buy it back from him, or that I need to help him relist it to get his money back. I told him he should have bought a "Square Trade" warranty, which is what I bought with the new phone I got on ebay. It's offered, and he could have gotten it, but he refused to get it.

I also think he's a scammer, and I did report him and all his emails to ebay, because how am I to know if the phone he is claiming isn't working isn't the one he bought from the other seller, and not the one from me??? I never even unpacked the darn thing, and just resold it within a day of receiving it. He still has it listed on ebay, still says it is working. I'm just so upset he's going to sell it to someone knowing that it's not working, claiming he bought it for $349 (which he did not, not even close), and that he's only selling it because he's trying to make some money to help his mom with her bills cause she's old and sick. Funny how he never told me any of that..

I'm waiting to see if he does try to file a claim with PayPal. I don't think it would stand up if he did.

I trust no one these days. It's like so many people are just out there to defraud others and just want to make money.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Today he has sent me an email saying he knows my address and will "ruin" me. I have closed my pay pal and have reported him to Ebay. I also am seeing if I can report him to the police. Hopefully the state police here will give me a direction to take action against this individual. Since he has my email I am worried that he is going to do something fishy with my bank or something similar since he said he is an "expert" on computers. Maybe I should call my bank as well and have them watch out for any odd activity.

[Grace]

I think calling the State Police is a wonderful idea. And I would notify everyone that this jerk is harassing you. Contact his ISP and tell them.