chrisruzin.net :: eBay Sucks Ass! (June 1, 2004)

i discovered another little thing to hate about eBay

I wanted to leave negative feedback about someone who is selling Pink Floyd concert DVDs, and I received them today and while they are DVD’s, they have really lousy video on them – obviously this person got a bad copy of a real show and its 1000 generations down in the copy tree….

well – I tried to post negative feedback, and using Safari as a browser, ebay would not let me leave the negative feedback – it kept asking me if I wanted to leave it and I would ciick OK, and end up back where I started, so I finally had to move to EI to post the feedback

and I am not continuing Freds post, but….

I realize that eBay is sort of an open field for anyone to sell anything, but clearly what this person is selling/promoting is NOT what I expected to receive, but clearly eBAY doesnt care what people sell…..

Ebay does sucK! my whole life became ebay. I am a stay at home mom that started a home ebay buisness. What a mistake. I reached a feedback of 37 after three months and was suspended because I listed two High cost items (fendi & gucci). Ebay just shut me down. The items were real with Tags. Why did this happen to me? My husband had faith in me to make ebay work, and to pay some of our bills. What am I going to do now? I tried some of the other Auction sites. They have no traffic. I am joining a class action suit against ebay. I hope that my situation matters enough to be included in the case. I am not going to lie I miss it there and will try to get back on with some of the advice listed above. But I will never trust or recommend ebay again. I have been snowed. We all have. Diva

Yes ebay and paypal both suck!!!! heres my story
On Dec 14th, I was outbid on this item on ebay. On Dec 15th, I received a second chance offer from ebay messages originated by the seller, Brian Dovzak. When I went to accept the offer link, it said that the auction had ended at sellers request. I contacted him by phone and he said to send the payment and ebay ID # through his email address which I did thru paypal thinking I was protected. He was to ship it next day on the 16th via USPS overnight mail. On the 20th I called to tell him I had not received it. He said there was some confusion on my item and that it had now been shipped. On Dec 21st I received a package with an empty ring box, via usps. When I contacted the seller he said he had heard of items being stolen by the post office this time of year and that is what must have happened. However, upon doing further investigation through ebay members on mY OWN, I contacted the original winning bidder of the auction. She said she paid for and received the antique ring, which was supposedly a ring from the 1940’s from someone dead grandmothers estate sale. Ebay will not help me, because they said this was done outside ebay on a second chance offer. When I confronted the seller about having contacted the original bidder, he said he had two of the same items (fat chance from the 1940’s) and that the post office did indeed steal it and he was not responsible. I have now received confirmation that he tried this scam on others also, that being selling the same item multiple times. I have documentation from the winning bidder as well as payment confirmation on the item that I also paid for. Both
ebay and Paypal send you in circles with canned emailed respones and no customer service whatsoever. BUYERS BEWARE DO NOT ACCEPT SECOND CHANCE OFFERS!!!

Diva

did you speak to anyone at ebay (not holding my breath) and did they give you a reason for doing this (again not holding my breath….)

You can not speak to anyone at ebay. There is no number to call. If you call the main office they ask you, how did you got this number and tell you must ask your questions via email. They gave me reason through email saying that I was suspended for section 9 of the user agreement -“abusing ebay”. They would not tell me anything else. So I searched the net and found that thousands are suspended under section 9, but all for different reasons. The real reason I got suspended was because ebay has certian red flags that go up when you list to many items, or your items are too expensive and if they are high end products(gucci,fendi,LV. ect.), if you are a new person with low feedback. I am going to go to thearpy starting next week. One because I really need after ebay and it can only help me get on that class action lawsuit. Good luck to all those who think that you will not be suspended one day. It will only be a matter of time. eBay sucks ass! Diva

I sat on a civil trial as a juror where the plaintiff and her slimeball lawyer tried the “therapy” trick. I stood my ground and sided with the defendant for that sole reason.
Ebay has no live customer service for a reason. Their fees would triple. Can you imagine how many phone calls they would have when someone needs help inserting a picture or asking what price they should start at, etc etc etc. Having an Ebay account is not a right you are born with. I am sure you are not giving the full story. You need to be a licensed merchant to sell brands like gucci. You are not allowed to sell ANYTHING gucci on ebay because of counterfeiters. If you want to sell brands like that, you must prove it’s not junk from china and buy it from a gucci distributor and sell it in a proper retail location. Im sure you were warned at least once before ebay kicked you off, so stop whining. By the way, i think ebay sucks ass, but not for the reasons people like you do.

Oh Paul Please. You know nothing about me or my situation. ebay gave me NO WARNING. I alwaIys paid my fees before they were due. I had a 100% feedback and never any problems with any buyer. I was in ebay heaven and told everyone about it. My income was growing every month. And then one day I just no longer exsited. Are you telling me that I don’t have a right to ask a real person why. Paul Please. I have never sued anyone in my life and never planed to. I have gone to thearpy other times in my life when I was feeling down and could not get past it. So yes I am going to get some help because if I don’t snap out of this slump my son is going to feel it. if it helps me against ebay that is good too.

I should have known all the rules but I did not. That is my fault. but I thought if you owned the item this would not be a problem and I was wrong. But ebay is a hundred times more wrong. And your day will come paul like so many suckers before you. Including myself. Diva.

Greetings from eBay

Hey DIOR, What country did you invade america from, And would you please go back ! I have contacted ebay about several issues over the years and they don`t seem to have any american employees except meg whitman .Why don`t they quit Kicking people off for petty little things and no one will complain about them . Everyone on here has been removed for little things that should not have been . If someone did something wrong the punishment should fit the offense with a certain time served as suspension. If a person gets a speeding ticket they don`t lose their licence for life , It`s normal human behavior for people to disagree and have little things happen. If ebay would treat humans humanely they would get more respect. After a resonable suspension for a certain offense. Some may not come back at all but many would return and adjust their practices so it would not happen again and be better ebayers, learn a lesson . You folks at ebay need to run your business as one created by humans for humans and quit giving robot responses for real human problems .Come up with resonable penalties for offenses and tell us up front what we did to get removed and how long the penalty is upfront. Then your customer support teams will spend less time dealing with repeat email questions and questions like why am i suspended. If i would have gotten a warning not to contact member . The email arguement with other member would not have escalated to the point of suspension . Is DIOR a chicks name ? Or a guys? It sounds like a GIRLYMANS NAME. Hey chris ,is this person accessing this forum from a ebay owned email address or is HE/HER just a pretending joker ? You see this info : KEEP US INFORMED ! Opinions expessed by me are not nessasarily the opinion of all posters !

A Venezuelan girl is invading the USA from Germany, be aware!

Chris now we know who your freinds are Employees of ebay ! Now we know who`s been sucking ass and sucking up to ebay. You probobly get a paycheck from ebay yourself.

Actually chris, I am a certified heating and cooling tech with a degree. But i don`t work in the heating and cooling field anymore I`m self employed, my business is paid for and i made $500 between 3pm and 9pm powdercoating some parts for musclecars you probobly couldn`t afford . I have 5 finished classic cars ,a new truck and a high gas mileage car for everyday use all paid for . My home shop is 50 feet by 70 feet and There is also three smaller buildings for various purposes.Three acres in country, House will be paid for in three years. I got up at 11 o`clock today had lunch with a freind at a local restaurant . Dropped off a custom harley frame at a bike shop,Picked up a truckload of parts at a streetrod builder. Came home and worked powdercoating those parts for delivery tomorrow. Discussed future work with a customer online for his 70 SS454 convertible project . And i`m taking the rest of the week off .My customers say I`M THE MAN ! I live the american dream. I Do construction,Repair equipment that keeps people warm in winter and cool in summer,Keeps food refridgerated .Build my own classic cars that go from $100 junkers to $20,000 dream cars. My heros are real men that invent and get dirty building roads bridges buildings and machines that make this world go around and make life easier for people of today and the future.You couldn`t be me ,you might get dirty And you wouldn`t tell me to shut up in person or i`d send you home with your teeth in your pocket . Do you know what the difference is between a porcupine and a BMW ? A PORCUPINE HAS THE PRICKS ON THE OUTSIDE ! Bring it on tough guy ! Little prick !

Well boys I am broke with none of those things and no money. I thought we were fighting eBay, not each other. By the way do any of you rich guys need or want a wife This is so funny to me.

Agreed

FREE that’s F.R.E.E. as in no cost to list or buy. e.b.a.y. alternative

craigslist.com

Please everyone check it out…..tell your friends!
take the business away from ebay.
also try:

traderonline.com

I had complaints that were ignored by ebay plus I was charged final value fee’s for items that were never paid for.

Spread the word avoid ebay search the alternatives.

eBay doesn’t care about protecting the buyer and any complaint the buyer does make gets pushed aside since eBay isn’t making money off hte buyer.

I just recently had a problem with eBay seller dressed2the9s after doing a BIN (Buy It Now) and paying immediately. I kept emailing them asking about my item (with no response back) and it took them 11 days just to tell me it wasn’t in stock. They offered a refund which I accepted but after another week of asking about the refund I finally got a response that the item had shipped.

Perhaps now would be a good time to point out I needed these shoes for a wedding. In every email I sent them, I mentioned the date I when needed the shoes but they “never got that email”.

I did everything I could. I paid on time (within an hour of doing a Buy It Now). I kept in contact with the seller (10 emails from me and one phone call which they never returned). And I still got slammed by eBay because the seller eventually did ship (25 days after I paid). I should have just filed a Non-Performing Seller and Item Not Received.

Now I am stuck with a retaliatory negative feedback because I told the truth in my feedback to the seller. And a pair of shoes that are useless to be since they were finally delivered after the wedding. dressed2the9s is notorious for leaving retaliatory feedback (which all reads like it was written by a nasty gradeschool kiddy). They sell items they don’t even have in stock and then leave negative feedback claiming it is the buyers fault!

And now they are harassing me about the webpage I created that contains all the emails that I sent and received from them. The truth hurts and I hope it hurts them tenfold!

Hey i wanted to mention that i haev a free auction site everythign is free!!!!!!!!! www.aucitonwhirl.com start tellign everyone about it so that everyone starts using it in a month i\m investing 1000000$ in marketing so spread the world aroudn so we can overtake ebay.

These comments (as well as praise) is exactly what this new auction watch site is looking for:

http://www.auctionwatchonline.com

Ebay. Sounds like one of Saddam’s sons, doesn’t it?

My wife had her account suspended after 8 years, and 16000+ 100% positive feedback because she was sold purses by a company called Fashion Knockoffs. She stated in the ad that is WAS NOT a designer purse and even who made them. WHAM!! Account suspended, no recourse. Was forced to sign a guilty statement before they would even think about reinstating her account!! What a crock!! Had to send copy of her military ID, driver license, utility bill, UPS account statement with her business name on it, etc… and STILL has not heard back 6 days later after being told they would get back to her in 24-48 hours.

Anyone who has had the same experiences want to join in a class action lawsuit?? Email me if so…