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and asked you for contact information for another eBayer you've been stiffed by?
I just found out a buyer who owes me over $200 is NARU'd and owes a ton of people. But prior to going bad, this buyer did have about 12-13 good transactions.
I pulled the contact information from eBay and wanted to get in touch to put a bit of pressure on, but the information is false, what a surprise http://community.here.com/infopop/em...on_biggrin.gif
Presumably an exchange took place so they have valid contact information.
Would this be OK? This is not the time for me to get a deadbeat for a large amount of money, it really hurts. It was over a 2-week period of time, and I did not worry since their feedback was going up too.
What do you all think?
Thanks
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Assuming the tone of the letter was appropriately polite/respectful/apologetic for making a personal request etc I'd be OK with receiving a letter like this. I might agonize over whether to release the info though (privacy concerns and all!)
Christine
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Sorry, but I wouldn't give a buyer's info out to anyone.
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Yeah, but it's not a 'buyer' it's a deadbeat.
I've had exchanges in the past with other sellers who were stiffed by a certain ebay ID. Theoretically, it would be information that would be available to any seller with whom there was a transaction... (?) Sounds good to me anyway! http://community.here.com/infopop/em...on_biggrin.gif
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What Christine said . . . I see nothing wrong with trying.
It would depend on the circumstances whether I'd give out the info or not, but I would not mind receiving such an email, especially from a seller with your feedback.
kudzurose (Dorothy)
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I basically just want to explain that this buyer bought about 9 items, and never got in touch with me. Sellers' have to work together to keep creeps like this out of eBay. It really makes me angry when a buyer goes on a spree like that. eBay said they were curbing this type of binges by newbies, but they're not.
So sellers have to help each other, I would think. I do not plan to do anything illegal, just get in touch with the buyer and explain they have a legal obligation to comply with the terms of their eBay agreement. I know I'm whistling in the dark here, but it really ticked me off this time. I wish the online collection agencies were more effective. This is my third large hit in 4 months.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Theoretically, it would be information that would be available to any seller with whom there was a transaction... (?) Sounds good to me anyway! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That does sound good! http://community.here.com/infopop/em...icon_smile.gif
kudzurose (Dorothy)
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I've had people contact me regarding bidders/buyers, and I have contacted other sellers regarding bidders/buyers. Never had any problems exchanging information. Any e-mail inquiry I've ever made has netted me a pleasant response with the info I'd requested. The ones that get the best response from me are the chatty, "here's what happened to ME" ones.
Just do your best to ensure it isn't the deadbeat's sister or friend you approach. Or the deadbeat's "other" IDs. (Watch for similar ID, similar FORM of ID (eg., sara789 vs lisa123), and location)
Good luck!
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Yeah, but it's not a 'buyer' it's a deadbeat.
I must have misunderstood. I thought Mimi was proposing contacting seller's who'd had successful transactions with her deadbeat?
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I would not release that information. A customer has a right to expect that the information they provide a seller remains confidential.
If it was a matter of an invalid e-mail address, then, if I did have a valid e-mail address, I would offer to e-mail my buyer (or pass on a message to my buyer) and ask that they contact that seller directly.