Knud | 100 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I bought off a seller on ebay which has a huge selection of games, two games couple of weeks ago, he refunded me some shipping fees and all was good. Well packaged and all in order. Then out of nowhere I get some bundle of games that I did not order and had not ordered anything again, PC games and some stuff worth around $100. Clearly it was a mix up. I do what I would have wanted from someone in that situation and tell the seller about it via email. Seller asked me to ship it back and he would cover shipping. Which I did, sent him the tracking number. Asked about buying some games just through email not ebay and getting my shipping, got some photos after a long time. Week passes between the responses and I politely ask for updates once a week. Get some excuses about his cat escaping etc. I also get notified that the package had been delivered. Then when I hear nothing for a week after a month going back and forth I just tell him to keep the shipping fee and I don’t bother trying to do it anymore…and no response that I got after that, was hoping for a bit of a wake up call. I just don’t get it why people are so much douchbags it was only $25 but still kind of felt betrayed after my guesture regarding shipping back some items he had sold to someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Why wouldn’t you ask for the shipping up front? I mean it sucks but its also not surprising, you got to protect yourself when dealing with strangers on the internet. No money up front=no ship 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knud | 100 Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) It was my idea, it is a seller on ebay with 9000 feedback and just thought we could make a sweet deal. But I was wrong. Edited September 16, 2021 by Knud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,722 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 This type of person sucks. I'm at the point in my life where I don't even let them bother me, I figure they must need the money more than I do and I move on. Thing is, most of the people in the world are decent folks, despite what we may read in the newspapers or see on TV. You did a good, honest deed, this guy then did you dirty, karma will get him back at some point. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 ^^ karma gonna get em ^^ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,793 Events Team · Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Knud said: Get some excuses about his cat escaping etc Sorry, I can't pay you because my cat went outside. Lol. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,012 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 That's bullshit. I'd be super appreciative of you for doing that for me. I get mix ups about once a year and it is such a hassle. You did the right thing and that guy is a douche bag. I'd call ebay honestly since ultimately it's their company. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knud | 100 Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, JamesRobot said: Sorry, I can't pay you because my cat went outside. Lol. I just hope his cat is OK. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,722 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Knud said: I just hope his cat is OK. If the guy let his cat escape, that makes him an even bigger douchebag. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,932 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Probably was part of some wet market by now. Seriously, nice is nice, but I would have pre-weighed it, then asked for him to pay the shipping before sending it. There's nothing cheap skate, sneaky or wrong about that. it's his fault, now you paid for it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaC | 104 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 8 hours ago, Knud said: It was my idea, it is a seller on ebay with 9000 feedback and just thought we could make a sweet deal. But I was wrong. Sorry this happened to you. This hobby breeds greed and bad behavior like this for some reason. People will do anything to save a buck especially if there is no consequences. You are probably wondering "why would someone screw me for $25?". I've come to understand that the whole "omg I just got a $100 game for $1 at Goodwill" slowly degrades into "omg I just saved $25 on a mistake I made!". Feedback on eBay or anywhere else, doesn't mean much. Especially buyer feedback. Always protect yourself even if the person seems nice and has high feedback. Just remember you did the right thing and it only cost you $25 to maintain your dignity. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I had a seller send me an extra big box PC game once. No issue I forwarded it along to the end buyer. Apparently he had put some contents of the wrong game into some of my games though so it didn't arrive complete. I offered to send out the inserts, but he said it wasn't worth it and got mad at me for trying to fix his fuck up, never repaid me the $8 to ship back the original box, lol. If you send me wrong stuff I'm keeping it unless you pay me in advance now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalHouse | 117 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 One time a seller fudged up and sent me $125s worth of free loose carts. Part of me was like score but the other part of me, my conscious felt like I had to inform the seller and I did. The seller didn't ask what I had, just to keep it. Sadly, I forgot the sellers name but good service. Heres another story about when I used to sell gaminghead statues a long time ago. Customer purchased a skyrim standard edition and I grabbed the limited edition by mistake and shipped it to the buyer. The boxes look similar. Back than, i was selling the standard for $250 and limited for $750. Once I realized my mistake, I msg'd the buyer but no response. He got a great deal.. I learned my lesson to never put limited edition statues next to standard edition statues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonanza125 | 55 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 This has happened to me several times where a seller sent me items that weren't intended for me. I just got the shipping cost and ship the games to the buyer it was intended for. It was a nice thing you did by sending the games back to the seller without shipping cost in advance but as you experienced there is a risk which was you would get screwed out of money. There are a lot of honest people in this world and there are a lot of dishonest people in this world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenpp72 | 1,233 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 10:36 AM, fcgamer said: If the guy let his cat escape, that makes him an even bigger douchebag. Cat probably hated him 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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