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Can someone tell me what the deal is with these buyers who absolutely can’t read auction listings anymore? I mean seriously, come on! Apparently people on eBay have forgotten how to read.
How do I know this?? Well for 2 reasons. I will discuss in detail below how I now know people can no longer read on eBay.
1-People Ask the Dumbest Questions
You wouldn’t believe some of the dumb questions I get asked as a regular seller. I mean, I can have it posted 10 times in the auction that an item can only be shipped within the United States-no exceptions.
But guess what?? I’ll get 10 emails saying, “Do you ship to Canada & if so how much?” Come on people. I love you international people just as much as anyone else, but maybe if you took 2 seconds of your time to actually read something, you would get your answer from the 10 times I posted it i the listing…Sheesh!
Also, (since I am on the subject) I get so tired of the spam emails sent through eBay with the stupid scam artists trying to steal your money. They always go something like this…
“Dear Sir or Madam, we are a large wholesale company that has many electronics products. Our website is blahblahblah.com. Please come buy our products.”
Please don’t ever fall for that one because they are scam sites that don’t even really exist. They are just trying to get your information & I get so sick of getting them! I just report them to eBay ASAP every time I get one.
2-People Will Email You After the Sale
This one frustrates me even more than the emails do. If they ask you a really dumb email question, you can always ignore it or simply answer the question. Worst case scenario, you can block the idiot before they attempt to buy something from you.
But in the chance you get a real moron that doesn’t know how to read, and you have already delivered a product to them, it can be a real headache.
You can post in the auction that all sales are final, but guess what you will get sometimes?? The good old, “hey can I return this item.” The answer is always the same….NO. Simply because I don’t deal with returns. Some sellers allow returns, that’s great. But not me because I bust my tail to make sure the auction lists everything you need to know about it. If you don’t want it, don’t buy it. Simple as that! And if you have a stupid question…By all means ask it before you engage in a transaction with us honest eBay sellers.
I even remember an episode of Judge Judy, where this guy thought he was slick & listed a picture of a really expensive phone. In the listing he clearly said, “This is for a picture of the phone, not the actual phone.”
Now, obviously this guy was a scammer & was trying to deceive people. There is no doubt what he did was wrong. But still, what was the idiot that bought item thinking? If I am going to buy something expensive, I am going to comb over the listing with a microscope to make sure everything is known before I buy it. This was even a woman that looked like she was intelligent & at least middle class.
So please people, learn to read something. Yes, it may take a minute of your time. But all of us honest & hard working sellers would greatly appreciate it if you would actually take a second to read before you ask a question, & DEFINITELY read before you buy something!
Oh, and for those of you who might be curious. The scammer lost the case & the poor lady that was scammed was given her money back. Hopefully she will read an auction better now.
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Posted under Making Money, eBay
This post was written by Ben on April 26, 2009
