Bad eBay Buyer: pinstripes618

[kingofsnake]

Last Sunday (January 31), I sold a 2015 Topps Heritage Sasha Banks Autograph to a pinstripes618 with 177 feedback. Original auction is the link below:

Sasha Banks (https://www.ebay.com/itm/324463297908?ul_noapp=true)

Right after the auction ends, he sends a message:

"Hey transferring funds will pay when it clears!"

I reply on the same day:

"Thanks for the bid and for the heads up. Will look for the payment later this week then."

Then today, one week later, I send the message:

"Just seeing if you still want the card/if payment has cleared. No worries if you don't want to purchase it at this time, but we'll be filing a NPB per our standard procedure so we can at least get our fees back. Please let me know."

He replies:

"Feel free I already contacted eBay and won't be getting a strike and you already know you don't have fees so do what you want but yeah I'm not purchasing I already got one cheaper."

It's frustrating that eBay allows this with no recourse for the seller. I just want to make you all aware of this smug time waster from Quincy, Massachusetts, pinstripes618.

[1980bust]

You can get fees back right away by cancelling because 'something was wrong with the buyer's address'. I do this whenever a buyer starts raising red flags - just cancel and move on. No messing around.

[Justin7]

Yes open a non paying buyer case- I do it every single time. After 2 strikes they get auto blocked by most sellers depending on their settings. I have never once had an issue with a non paying buyer case, always results in a strike for them.