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cscmc1 · #50 08-29-2008, 01:04 AM

Here's a good one. I just sold an item to a buyer in the US Virgin Islands. He paid before I had a chance to send an invoice with shipping adjusted for the USVI and his PayPal address is not confirmed (so no seller protection). I clearly state in my auctions that I ship only to confirmed addresses when payments are made via PayPal, so I sent him a message after he paid that states that shipping will be higher, and that I must deny his payment since his address is not confirmed. The latter is thanks to PayPal; I have NO protection from him claiming the item was not received, and will automatically lose any claim that he files.

Here is his reply; I am sure I can count on a negative (my first as a seller EVER) if this transaction goes through:

"OMG!
Can you be any more negative & condensending?
I received a xxxx from ebay Via USPS PriorityE(10x3.5)for $11.351
UNCONFIRMED???
I`m PayPal VERIFIED and, can use the verified logo on my auctions!
I`ve been a PalPal user since 1999!Nine years!
In my Ebay profile, I`ve been a member since 2000, Ebay re-set my membership then(NO FAULT OF MINE), I`ve traded on Ebay since early 1997 that was when ebay was the worlds garage sale that welcomed the world!
Now it`s dominated by Power sellers/drop shippers & people like you who, want to make a killing on "handing fees"
Correct me if I`m wrong here...
I think you know what you can do with your old xxxx, if you treat the way you treat others,(one would hope you have a reason for being so negative, hopefully it`s not your nature)I`m sure it will fit easily!
No payment request,NOTHING, So I did what a buyer is supposed to do, obligated to do, PAY.
Bottom line, do you want to sell the xxx & ship @ cost or not?
redeem yourself in a positive way."

I think he received the auto-generated reply from PayPal that is sent out when a payment is denied due to an unconfirmed shipping address, as I have no other reasonable explanation for his "condescending and negative" comments. And I quoted him actual shipping according to USPS.com estimates plus $2 and change to help cover cost of packing materials. I'm not sure what his problem is, but this is the sort of crap sellers get to deal with all the time, and there is no mechanism by which to leave this guy negative feedback if he dings me (!).