It's funny.......(or not)

When you are writing a blog you think a lot about it during the day - anyway I do. You compose all of the things that you have to say in your mind. If only that was all you had to do........you also need the time! Something I don't seem to have very much of (left over at the end of the day is what I mean). Hopefully I do have more TIME left!

And now that I'm sitting here - fingers on keys - where are all of the blogs I composed in my mind yesterday and the days before? GONE!

I guess that is why people carry pads and pencils with them (do people still USE pads and pencils?) or at least something to record your thoughts. While I'm thinking these things though it is all so clear and it's right there - why would I think it would be gone when I needed it?

So for the moment I'll just thank Gael and Edye - they know why! Some of my ebayers are GREAT! some of the others - not so GREAT! Like the person from Switzerland who did a BUY IT NOW on the Balenciaga bag for $750 and then NOT A WORD!

Now the problem with this (and there are many problems) is that your first step with ebay is to "report a non-paying dispute" - well, this ties your item up until the dispute is over! At the end of this dispute (which can take a very long time) ebay will CREDIT you back for the FINAL LISTING FEE! Well, great - but what about the actual LISTING FEE? No, they don't credit you back for that.

I went onto LIVE CHAT the other night with ebay explaining that I know that this gal is NOT going to pay for the bag. "How could I know that" Robbie wanted to know. "I know it in my gut" was my reply - this gal had only two feedback. One positive for something she bought at least a year ago and the other NEUTRAL - because after buying the item she told the seller that she couldn't pay for it! So my GUT knew that she wasn't going to pay for a $750 handbag! Also - she did not buy anything else in a very long time.

Robbie agreed that this didn't look good - but told me that I should put in for "an agreeable end for non-payment" - meaning we both agreed to end it amicably. That would be the only way to end it NOW! Of course both parties must agree - and the other party - well, she obviously is not coming to the party (ha ha ha) because although I have emailed her repeatedly - I get no responses.

So I told Robbie that I wanted my Listing Fee credited and he told me that ebay does not do that.

Does this seem fair to you?

Someone bids on your item - wins it - has no intention of paying for it - you have to put in a "non paying dispute" - you have to wait the month for it to end - and then all you get is your FINAL SELLING FEE back. You can't give the buyer a NEGATIVE (how will anyone else know) unless you just give them a negative (no dispute involved) and risk having this creep give you a negative back (even though you've done nothing to deserve it) AND not get your final fees back.

I think that there are still some things that ebay has to iron out.

In the end though Robbie did give me a credit for the listing fee ($5.70) and told me it was a COURTESY! (one time only). I have relisted the bag even though the dispute is not over - really, this gal is not going to do anything! and I shouldn't have to wait a month to relist my item.

I love ebay - you know that I do - but I do have some complaints!

A lot of good it does me!