Ducko Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 evening felas!bought something of ebay had problems getting funds,seller has threatend court action, i understand i was a nob buying it when i was unsure about funds etc.really confused, concidering saying my account has been hacked?better ideas would be appreciated.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Logan-Price Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 evening felas!bought something of ebay had problems getting funds,seller has threatend court action, i understand i was a nob buying it when i was unsure about funds etc.really confused, concidering saying my account has been hacked?better ideas would be appreciated.thanks i dont think he can take it to court Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsinchris Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 could you not tell him you got robbed or something so you dont have the money anymore?or you could tell him if he waits then you could get money in next week or whatever, then he will either have to agree to wait or if not at least he knows your trying to sort it out, so he will be less annoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 i dont think he can take it to court im pretty sure he can if its the terms of contract thing he's trying to pullI suggest pay his ebay fee for putting the ad up and pay for it to be put up again. That way he'll get something back and wont have lost any money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayn3 Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 He/she can't take you to court (well i don't think they can), all they can do is give you negative feedback and report you to ebay. I did it ages ago, and ended up with a -1 feedback score, which didn't allow me to use ebay from that account anymore. I don't think and more than that can be done, so don't worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 I think, as soon as you bid you enter into a legally binding contract saying you have to pay. If you dont pay, then he probably does have case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 He can't take you to court. He's probably just pissed off 'cause you was a f**king moron.I hope you've learned your lesson.eBay will probably ban your account, and ban you from ever using eBay again, at a guess. Especially such an expensive item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 thanks for ideas,emailed him saying my account was hacked, changed my password, emailed ebay saying ive won an item i didint bid on possible hacking etc etc,well see what happens they have to prove my account was nopt hacked then.crappy fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Logan-Price Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 He can't take you to court. He's probably just pissed off 'cause you was a f**king moron.I hope you've learned your lesson.eBay will probably ban your account, and ban you from ever using eBay again, at a guess. Especially such an expensive item.just abit ott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 He can't take you to court. He's probably just pissed off 'cause you was a f**king moron.is that 100% certain he cant take me to court?yeah i admit bad calll form me and lesson learnt,try meeting someone who has not mad a mistake before doesnt happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Greenthumb Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Would Ebay not check your IP address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Would Ebay not check your IP address?dont undestand what IP is sorry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 just abit ottNot really. People that bid and then don't pay are the thorn in eBay's bollocks.He can't take you court."Oh sir judge, this man bid on an item and didn't pay"- "Give a shit, i've got murderers to convict"I've not heard of one case of someone being taken to court.Also, they will take one look at the IP log and account activity and trends, and notice straight away you are bull shitting. They'll probably still ban the account, either way, and possibly you for ever. E-mail, IP, name, paypal, etc etc, you get the idea.I don't even use eBay, but thats from past knowledge.IP is your internet address. Its unique to you, and doesn't change that often, sometimes never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Greenthumb Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Umm i'm not too sure, someone else will explain, basically you have an IP address at each computer location, so your comp will have a different IP to mine.What i'm suggesting is that ebay may be able to check your IP history and see if other IP address's have been used with your account. So if you have a history of just your same IP over and over again, ebay won't believe you.I think....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 when you list something on ebay and it sells you have to pay a percentage of the winning amount to ebay.therefore, assuming this was a large value item, he will have to have paid paypal quite a bit, just for the simple reason that it sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 bid was made in college, would work in my favour,im not arsed about being banned form ebay at all,big mistake yes, have to agree with simon on this one,im still unsure if he can take me to court or not.thanks for replyswhen you list something on ebay and it sells you have to pay a percentage of the winning amount to ebay.therefore, assuming this was a large value item, he will have to have paid paypal quite a bit, just for the simple reason that it sold.i pay the fee's?no hard feeling eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 just saying, i'd be pretty pissed of too if i had to pay ebay £20+ for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 totally agree mate,ive been a dick really, i was the only perosn to bid on the item,and surely pay pal wont take anything until the item has been payed for?cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 emailed him saying my account was hacked, changed my password, emailed ebay saying ive won an item i didint bid on possible hacking etc etc,well see what happens they have to prove my account was nopt hacked then.Coudn't you have just been honest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBProductions Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 totally agree mate,ive been a dick really, i was the only perosn to bid on the item,and surely pay pal wont take anything until the item has been payed for?cheersahh no unlucky dude ... sweet bike though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) Coudn't you have just been honest? could have been,initial shock and worry usually brings on the blagging.*sigh* ill stick with my guns and see what happens.. Edited June 29, 2006 by craigdavies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bee_ Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 there is a thing on ebay where you both agree to cancel the sale and he gets all his fees back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 yeah this guy is pissed off thou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) He can't take you to court... he can leave you negative feedback and can file an unpaid item strike against you where he fills in some form telling ebay what happened and they then check it out. I've had an unpaid item stike when i left my computer at school logged into my ebay site and my mate thought it would be funny to buy an air filter for a car... i just told the seller i didn't have a car and didn't buy the item and got a message saying that i'd had an unpaid item strike. That was all that happened about it as well Also if he relists it because you didn't pay, ebay will pay the relisting fee's so don't worry about that, just forget about it now... you've done it, the most they can do is ban you from using ebay, and what they are more likely to do is look at your previous references... see your a nice guy (if you've got some good feedback mind you) and just let you know you've received an unpaid item strike... whatever the f**k it is There is absolutely nowhere on the ebay site that describes what one of these strikes is.Don't be a c**k again and hope they let you carry on using ebay.EDIT: just found out "eBay will issue a strike on the account of the buyer who does not honor their obligation to pay. If a buyer gets too many strikes in too short a time period, their account will be suspended indefinitely." Too short a time being 3 in a year. Edited June 29, 2006 by Krisboats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 He can take you to court, but in 99% of cases it's not worth the bother. You were a dickhead and you should feel ashamed of yourself, suck up the -1 feedback and stop worrying. You're not going to court. Just don't do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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