Got a small Ebay situation to deal with....

[Leon]

Originally Posted by shammus

Actually no, it is not worth the hassle to send the item back, demand a refund or file a complaint really. It's too low in price for that and part of the "lot" is usuable to me. But I do want to let the seller and others know I wasn't pleased with how the auction was described and would prefer to leave neutral/negative feedback if I can do so without any sort of retaliation. Sellers used to not be allowed to leave negative feedback for buyers...I'm assuming that's still the case...

As far as I am aware sellers still can't leave negatives. I would maybe tell the seller simply.....give me a partial refund, as is warranted, or I will be forced to give you a negative. Then do it if they don't make it right. The choice is then theirs...

[shammus]

If I left him a neutral/negative, would he be able to just simply have it removed easily?

[Jacklitsch]

Originally Posted by shammus

If I left him a neutral/negative, would he be able to just simply have it removed easily?

No. You can neg or neutral a seller. He is stuck with it.

[kmac32]

Two words. Move on. Not worth the time.

[Wichita]

Good to know that you at least tried to work things out with the seller. By the way, even if the seller indicates no refunds on his listing, that would not apply if the item was not as described.

From the sellers side of of the coin, I am sure there are very few things more frustrating than having a buyer slap down negative feedback without even giving the seller an opportunity to make things right. Sometimes things just get damaged or lost in shipping. I always try to show the same consideration as a buyer.

When I am selling, I want the buyer to be happy about the deal. If something were to get damaged in shipping, or even if the buyer is just not satisfied with what they received (even if exactly as described), I would rather take the hit and lose a few bucks than to have the buyer leave with a bad taste in their mouth.

[packs]

I'd leave a negative. You tried to work it out and the seller still thinks he can keep your money just because you paid him.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Leaving 1 star in each category can do the most damage to a seller, IMO.

Jeff

[mrmopar]

Ebay will actually jump you for this type of thing. I told a seller I was going to leave negative feedback for an item he didn't ship and shortly thereafter I received an email warning from ebay about feedback extortion or some crap like that. Apparently he had turned me in to ebay.

I ended up leaving a negative and he was able to get it removed and I was out the money and the card!

Originally Posted by Leon

I would maybe tell the seller simply.....give me a partial refund, as is warranted, or I will be forced to give you a negative. Then do it if they don't make it right. The choice is then theirs...

And yes, there is no retaliation options for sellers anymore. They can't leave negative feedback for buyers. They can only file a non-payer claim for a deadbeat buyer, which is really the only way a buyer can underperform, other than delay a payment. I love the rule, because there were plenty of spiteful, crappy sellers who openly retaliated for deserved negatives.