By Draylo 2026-03-20 17:36:11
wow i just got completely screwed on ebay.
I sold an item, two days later the guy requests to cancel. I ask why, he says it would not arrive in time (lol really after 2 days) and wants to cancel. I told him fine, even tho I had a deadline by ebay that was not reached, I will refund him because I was getting screwed on fees (which I later relisted and got it sold for higher.)
So I go to refund him and the page bugs out and doesn't let me select my card to use. I tell him and I contact ebay, then they told me its an error on their end and I have to tell the buyer to contact them.
I told him that and he contacted them. He then cancels the request and makes a new request for cancellation with the reason (buyer did not receive item.) I was like wow you slimy POS, why would you do it like that? He said oh thats what ebay told me to do, don't worry it won't be anything bad. Even in my chat with ebay they said the buyer would then need to make a "case" and get a refund that way since my method was bugged. I told the guy (of course from an India call center) that sounds bad, a "case" and like it will be a negative remark on my account.
He then says oh dont worry its ok. So I went ahead with the refund and it went thru by going to my actual profile to change my card (it still bugged when I tried to refund thru the request.)
Now a couple days later I resold that item, and my payment is on hold. I found it strange because I get paid very fast even before shipping. So then I sell a second item and it again gets put on hold, all until the buyer gets the item.
I contact ebay and the support says oh sorry that is just a systematic thing that happens after a case and nothing we can do. Youl;l just have to wait it out and sell as normal and maybe it will be lifted, sometimes its never lifted.
I just find myself in situations like this completely not my fault and it just makes me seethe. Like I just have such bad luck sometimes. If anyone decides to sell on Ebay never ever trust information from an indian call center, always go with your gut (i was just gonna send it and say screw him when the refund didn't work.)