Bad Seller: JCagney
You know, this one really pisses me off to no end. I win an auction, I PAY for the auction, the seller refuses to accept the terms of ebay, and SELL the product, instead refunding payment unless I pay more to them. This is your classic illegal operation here, quite seriously.
The auction: I won an auction for 2 MTGO cards. No worries there, right? I win these things all the time, and pay immediately. I even won using BIN, at the SELLER’S price!!!
The problem: The auction (for two cards) was less than a buck. Yay, no worries there. Unfortunately, the seller is, in fact charged almost .40 by paypal. Well, this isn’t my concern at all, and shouldn’t be passed on to the end customer AFTER the fact.
This guy’s solution?
He demands that customers pay a minimum of $5 to paypal, meaning that the individuals MUST purchase $5 worth of cards from him in order to pay via paypal. If this isn’t done, and the customer actually PAYS (gasp) via paypal, the individual demands an .80 extra fee. This is absolutely and totally horseshit!
Update - June 23, 2006:
I received an email from E-Bay, stating they shut the auction down. At least they’re trying to clean the place up, a bit too late though. More on the way as they come in.
Filed under: Bad Seller