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E-bay and its sellers

Well I bought some items from a seller on ebay two days ago, today I saw another item on the same ebay web-site....So I made a offer and got a responce from the seller , he told me to "FO" which I though was a little rude, so I told him that I didn't care for that answer , and I had already purchased two other items from him........I told him I really didn't like doing business with sellers like him , so he cancelled all my purchasses and told e-bay that I cancelled them, which is totally untrue......So be careful with some of the sellers on e-bay, because they are getting like Amazon sellers, a little touchy and a lot rude...............That's my e-bay stoty for today            

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I have over 800 positive reviews on eBay.  It’s never appropriate for anyone to receive a response as the OP did.  Even low ball offers get a ‘no thanks’ response from me.  If I’m very firm on the price I don’t respond.  Sometimes I’ll play along with a high counter offer if I’m more flexible.

I occasionally  buy things to resell and make a buck, but what’s wrong with that?

I will make offers of maybe 25% off, if that’s what I’m willing to pay, and I’m often surprised that sellers accept.  I don’t want to make offers to offend a seller, but I probably have.  That’s just part of selling.

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The OP also said that the seller cancelled some sales and incorrectly reported that the buyer canceled.  So there’s a second infraction of eBay policies.

The OP may be venting, but he’s also warning us about potential buying issues on eBay.

I just sold a brand new espresso machine finger guard that I took off my grinder before using it.  Then the buyer sent me a return request with a picture of the guard with coffee grounds on it.  He said it was dirty and used.  So I was out the shipping to him, and returning it to me.  So there are bad buyers and sellers on eBay.

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