What should I do? eBay situation. Need help ASAP

yankeesfan24 · 01-15-2012, 02:13 PM

I sold a Joe Namath certified jersey /100 a few minutes ago and the buyer paid instantly.

Right after he paid, I get this message:

hello. sorry bout htis , but i told my brother i got this card and he said he already got me one for my birthday. is it possible to undo this transaction? again, sorry about this. thanks --corey

Seems pretty fishy. Dont you think you would check before you submit the offer?

Clueless on what I should do here because this has never happened to me before.

iluvfish2 · 01-15-2012, 02:16 PM

Could go either way. Once again ebay will likely win out. If you dont cancel it (mutual) you wont get your fees back, but at the same time, buyer can nail your dsr's

hasayrs · 01-15-2012, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan24

Dont you think you would check before you submit the offer?

Not necessarily. He might have shown his brother after the fact because he was excited. His brother probably saw it and explained that he had already bought him that same card.

Good luck.

gergs1134 · 01-15-2012, 02:20 PM

Not much you can do but refund and open a request and message him to cancel the transaction. If you send it, who knows what happens. If you refund, you still have the card. Not sure what the question is.

yankeesfan24 · 01-15-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by iluvfish2

Could go either way. Once again ebay will likely win out. If you dont cancel it (mutual) you wont get your fees back, but at the same time, buyer can nail your dsr's

thanks for the help. I sent him a message questioning him. If he doesnt respond, I am going to assume he is BS'ing it and will continue the deal

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Originally Posted by hasayrs

Not necessarily. He might have shown his brother after the fact because he was excited. His brother probably saw it and explained that he had already bought him that same card.

Good luck.

Well that is his problem then, not mine. We have an "agreement" when he clicked commit to buy, and now he does not want to.

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Originally Posted by gergs1134

Not much you can do but refund and open a request and message him to cancel the transaction. If you send it, who knows what happens. If you refund, you still have the card. Not sure what the question is.

the question was should I really buy the story, or was it an impulse buy and now he wants his $ back

gergs1134 · 01-15-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan24

the question was should I really buy the story, or was it an impulse buy and now he wants his $ back

Does it matter? He is armying out of a deal. Not much you can do.

yankeesfan24 · 01-15-2012, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by gergs1134

Does it matter? He is armying out of a deal. Not much you can do.

Well if he does not respond to my last message, I am going to assume the deal is still on...

yankeesfan24 · 01-15-2012, 02:52 PM

The transaction will continue. He said he made a mistake and feels bad about it. Thanks for the help guys

benshobbies · 01-15-2012, 05:51 PM

You can always back out of a transaction by refunding the buyer through paypal and opening a Mutual Cancel Transaction through the "Customer Service" tab on ebay. If the buyer really doesn't want the card, the right thing to do is give him the money and cancel the transaction. The only thing you lose is the $.35 or so it cost you to list the card, then relist and sell it again. I had to do that for a $45.00 purchase this Christmas season when someone accidentally double upp-ed their order.

01-15-2012, 02:13 PM	#1
yankeesfan24 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 19,031 tommy2221race yankeesfan24	What should I do? eBay situation. Need help ASAP I sold a Joe Namath certified jersey /100 a few minutes ago and the buyer paid instantly. Right after he paid, I get this message: hello. sorry bout htis , but i told my brother i got this card and he said he already got me one for my birthday. is it possible to undo this transaction? again, sorry about this. thanks --corey Seems pretty fishy. Dont you think you would check before you submit the offer? Clueless on what I should do here because this has never happened to me before. __________________ Always looking for high-end Spencer Dinwiddie, Arsenal, and Mike Muscala

01-15-2012, 02:16 PM	#2
iluvfish2 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 26,684 iluvfish2 iluvfish2	Could go either way. Once again ebay will likely win out. If you dont cancel it (mutual) you wont get your fees back, but at the same time, buyer can nail your dsr's __________________ Blowouts Resident Wade Boggs Super Collector

01-15-2012, 02:52 PM	#8
yankeesfan24 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 19,031 tommy2221race yankeesfan24	The transaction will continue. He said he made a mistake and feels bad about it. Thanks for the help guys __________________ Always looking for high-end Spencer Dinwiddie, Arsenal, and Mike Muscala

01-15-2012, 02:20 PM	#4
gergs1134 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,320 gergs	Not much you can do but refund and open a request and message him to cancel the transaction. If you send it, who knows what happens. If you refund, you still have the card. Not sure what the question is.

01-15-2012, 05:51 PM	#9
benshobbies Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Berkshire County, MA Posts: 7,547 benshobbies benshobbies	You can always back out of a transaction by refunding the buyer through paypal and opening a Mutual Cancel Transaction through the "Customer Service" tab on ebay. If the buyer really doesn't want the card, the right thing to do is give him the money and cancel the transaction. The only thing you lose is the $.35 or so it cost you to list the card, then relist and sell it again. I had to do that for a $45.00 purchase this Christmas season when someone accidentally double upp-ed their order.