shamrocks Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 long story short. i bought a record on ebay. paid $67.50 and was told the record would be sent out on Monday. On Tuesday, I get an email (through ebay) that the seller wasnt sure about the shipping total and so he refunded my $67.50 BUT STILL SENT THE RECORD! something about sending it and then not being protected if he didnt refund the money...sounds ridiculous. he was "relying on the goodness of my heart to let him know when the item arrived and find a way to make this right". BTW, the item on ebay was marked refunded. since i didnt see any paypal refund i let him know that i would keep an eye out for the item and let him know. i received the LP on Friday and also noted a 'pending' refund in my paypal account for $67.50 (which clears tomorrow). the dude said if I just sent him back $60 we could call it even, whenever the refund clears now, my thought was and is that he is trying to scam ebay fees, but it doesnt add up to the 7.50 difference. my worry is that if i pay him $60 for something and he then turns around and tries to get the $67.50 back...im not sure how this could happen, its just so completely ridiculous that i now appear to have both the record and the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 i would just bring it to ebay's attention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 YOLO bro, free $70 record...enjoy! jeremybentham and thomasj182 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippingOut Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 yeah that sounds sketchy. Not related to records, but a very similar situation happened to me on ebay a few months back selling a textbook. I listed it as new but in my description I explained that it was lightly used. The buyer paid for the book, but got a refund thru Ebay (their money, not mine) So essentially he got the textbook and his money back. People are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 yeah i mean he refunded me the money. somehow i just feel like a nigerian prince is looking for me to offer me a great deal on transferring funds. alogical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnstypls Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 i would just bring it to ebay's attention Best advice here. This way even if he does try anything sketch, if you've followed the advice of an eBay rep and it's in writing, how can they fault you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenanigans Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Best advice here. This way even if he does try anything sketch, if you've followed the advice of an eBay rep and it's in writing, how can they fault you? This. Either keep the money and item and wait it out or see what ebay has to say. Don't pay the dude again just because he refunded you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 If he keeps the record and the seller does get his $$ back.... it still works or keep the record he gets screwed for being sketchy and you get the record and $$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 yeah im happy to pay for this, just feel like theres a loophole ready to be exploited by him edit: i mean i assume sketchy but maybe just stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Sounds like a crack head ebay seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Just curious, what's the sellers feedback number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 its good. 100% positive, 95 ratings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 straight up ask the dude why he is doing this. If he can't give you a logical answer just keep the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 its in the first post. literally he refunded the money after he shipped the record, "thinking the record might not get here and then he would be on the hook for the money." makes no sense im pretty sure hes a legit dude, just so confused by who would refund a transaction with an LP in the mail, knowing that the worst possible scenario would be for me to have both the record and the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindovermatter Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Just get an eBay rep involved so that you're protected. If they advise you, you're safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 ok thanks, ill work on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 anyone know the easiest way to "get an ebay rep involved"? its kind of a nightmare navigating the help center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bub 85 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 The phone number is 866-877-3229. You have to get through a bunch of robot voices first, but I got a human eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 anyone know the easiest way to "get an ebay rep involved"? its kind of a nightmare navigating the help center There is a contact eBay phone number in customer support and they give you a one time use code. Then you get nice Indian girls on the phone that are kind of confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodle Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Team, Rather than creating a new topic - adding to this one. Sold a record on the cheap for $15.00 to someone through ebay. According to the tracking, it was delivered on 4/5/13. I receive a message on or about 4/11 asking for status. I had previously uploaded the tracking number and marked as shipped and told the buyer same. Today, I get a message where the buyer states the following: "So apparently something was up with the label on the package and it wasn't deliverable. USPS said the package is being returned to you. Please send it back out to me when it arrives. To confirm, my address is:"... There is nothing on USPS that suggests that it was sent back to sender/me. Here is the kicker. I have since moved since I shipped it out.... 1,200 miles away. I will never get that. What would you do? I don't want to screw the guy - but this seems quirky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsaleaf Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 What would you do? I don't want to screw the guy - but this seems quirky. I had the same sort of thing. My approach was... USPS says it was delivered, so it was. My conscience is clear, and I avoided losing money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Team, Rather than creating a new topic - adding to this one. Sold a record on the cheap for $15.00 to someone through ebay. According to the tracking, it was delivered on 4/5/13. I receive a message on or about 4/11 asking for status. I had previously uploaded the tracking number and marked as shipped and told the buyer same. Today, I get a message where the buyer states the following: "So apparently something was up with the label on the package and it wasn't deliverable. USPS said the package is being returned to you. Please send it back out to me when it arrives. To confirm, my address is:"... There is nothing on USPS that suggests that it was sent back to sender/me. Here is the kicker. I have since moved since I shipped it out.... 1,200 miles away. I will never get that. What would you do? I don't want to screw the guy - but this seems quirky. This isn't terribly helpful, but I've found the USPS tracker to be odd at times. Last week I checked on a package I bought and it said "undeliverable to address; returned to sender" or something like that. Then it was at my door half a day later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm currently dealing with some jerk I bought a pickguard from. It didn't fit my guitar, I messaged him, he said to send it back for a refund. Dude gets it yesterday and takes it upon himself to keep $5. I paid for shipping both ways and we never agreed upon a partial refund. Normally I wouldn't care because $5 isn't a lot of money, but since this guy is being an ass about it I'm going to make it difficult for him to try and pocket a few bucks like the chump he is. hudsoncomplex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Can't believe nobody asked what record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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