Ebay user cbcardss3
 

Does anyone have any experience with this seller or know if he is a member on Net54? I recently purchased a Jeff Sweeney t206 card from him. It was graded 4(MC), but the photo was very clear and it was evident the card and holder were in great shape.

It was listed for $100 BIN, but the MC qualifier made me hold off, so I resorted to watching it to see if there was any subsequent price reduction. Fast forward a weeks, and I received an offer in my inbox for $80. I quickly accepted and was excited that I had gotten a cheap price for a sharp looking card (albeit with a qualifier).

A week goes by, and the seller notifies me today that the order was cancelled because, "Would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused but we cancelled the purchase of the T206 Jeff Sweeney card as we found it was damaged and would was not as described in the listing. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience caused."

Am I out of line to find this hard to believe? A little skeptical because I felt like I got a good deal. Any input on how to handle ebay cancellations would be appreciated.

It would seem that someone else offered him more money for the card and he took it, leaving you in the cold. Might not be the case, as I don't know the seller, but when this scenario unfolds, it is usually (95% of the time) for that reason.

Agree. Leave appropriate feedback and move on :)

Call his bluff. You could tell him that you might still be interested and can he send a photo of the damage?

Agree with both sentiments. The unfortunate thing is, unless I am missing something, I don’t believe I am able to leave feedback on an order that has already been cancelled/refunded.

The plot thickens. I asked what damage occurred, to which he replied, “I did something stupid. I was going to put a small box with it in my car and set down on my driveway. Forgot about and later backed over it.”

This seems so egregiously not believable that I feel I have to call his bluff and offer to see/still buy the card. Stay tuned.

Or his dog ate it.

You can, if the order isn't in your purchase history, go to your feedback page and click on "leave feedback" the transaction should be there.

wow. that is funny and could not even come back with a better excuse

The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.

Update
 

I decided to call his bluff. I asked to see pictures of the damage and said that depending on how bad it was I might still be interested. His response was this:

"Unfortunately it was destroyed. I through it away. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience."

I mean, I find it pretty insulting that he thinks I would believe this. Not sure what else can be done considering I havent even found a way to leave negative feedback. So irritating. Anyways, hope you all at least got a kick out of this if nothing else. Attaching a photo of the conversation for full effect.

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I think I've read on a Facebook group, or Twitterverse, that ebay got hacked and a bunch of "sellers" are listing fake sales that don't exist. It's just as likely that a troll is trying to raise hell.

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Most of those appear to start at $1. In many of their listings one of the images will say something like 'this item is for sale for $... and include an email. The scammers email is info@ebsalx.com if anyone would like to spambomb them.

This has happened to me twice in the last 5 or 6 months with Mantle items. The first one "got coffee spilled on it while packing". I asked for pictures of the stained photo and heard nothing back. The second was "sold on another venue and no longer available". I asked for a link to the sell and heard nothing back. If the seller cancels the sell and refunds your money, the item is closed and you cannot leave feedback. I contacted eBay and notified them about what happened and said I suspected the items were sold off eBay to another buyer to avoid eBay fees. I was thanked, told they would look into it, and also told that the results of their investigation would be private. I checked the sellers out later and they were still on eBay with no apparent negative blowback. I suspect they were given a slap on the wrist at best. It is extremely disappointing that I could not leave the sellers a negative feedback.

I don't care for sellers who don't honor their sales agreements. Having said this, I'd much rather they tell me the truth, as the seller likely did in your second example.

The seller with the "coffee" excuse is absolutely pitiful. Either they're flat-out lying to a customer or they're destroying Mantle items with coffee. I'm not sure which is worse.

As far as excuses go, it is rare, but I have misplaced cards only to never have them turn up again.

I will give a different view point. It is a eBay transaction for a baseball card that didn't happen. It's eBay anybody can cancel any transaction as a buyer or seller for ANY reason and the other party can't do a damn thing about it.

Why waste time and energy on something that simply doesn't matter. Same goes for leaving negative feedback. Maybe .01% of eBay buyers care about feedback. Weirdly those that really care about it are usually the ones you want to avoid. Not much worse than somebody messaging multiple times because you have not left them useless feedback.

I can't figure out why the hell everyone worries about a buyer does this or that or a seller does this or that. Sometimes you just gotta say WTF and not worry about it.

Guess I'm a dinosaur, then. When I see dozens (or hundreds) of negatives, I'll scroll through what others have written.

Let's say, for example, the seller has accumulated dozens of negative reviews regarding careless packaging. I'd probably pass on buying something fragile. Why tie up my money and then go through the time and hassle of documenting/returning something? Easier for me to sidestep that odyssey.

I would say I am worried about it because I wanted the card and purchased the card and then did not receive it. That seems to be like a fair reason to be bothered, particularly when the reason seems hard to believe.

I wouldn't call a seller deciding to not sell you an item you already purchased a "this or that" issue.

Found a way to leave feedback...
 

For those of you still interested, Jim's advice on leaving feedback for canceled orders worked. I think I may be a bit slow, since I was a bit confused on what he meant by the feedback page, but if you click on your feedback number (shown below), the transaction will be listed and you will be given an option to "leave feedback".

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Thanks for the tip Jim! We can finally let this thread die.