Ebay advice needed please.

[RobD]

I purchased a digital camera from a seller on Ebay just over a week ago,paid for it almost immediately using Paypal.I still haven't received this item,should I wait a wee bit longer or should I report this to Ebay?I have tried to contact the seller twice......no reply,I'm beginning to get the feeling I have been ripped off.The total price inc p&p is £37.50.Any advice greatly appreciated.Cheers.

[ukviha]

I purchased a digital camera from a seller on Ebay just over a week ago,paid for it almost immediately using Paypal.I still haven't received this item,should I wait a wee bit longer or should I report this to Ebay?I have tried to contact the seller twice......no reply,I'm beginning to get the feeling I have been ripped off.The total price inc p&p is £37.50.Any advice greatly appreciated.Cheers.

Give them a chance, id normally say 10 days is about as long as i would wait.
Then again it is holiday period and people are away and etc.
Check his feedback and see if he is reliable and if he / she has any recent feedback

[pops]

when this happened to me i contacted e-bay they did nothing but paypal did
found seller not playing by the rules got me money back and next day got item in post RESULT. but seller left me bad feedback and her paypal account was restricted for a while too so hopefully wont do it again
REPORT IT I SAY

[Rob_88]

No need to report it yet.
I think EBAY rules say something like 14 days before they must post.

I've sold thing with the auction finishing on a Sunday but not had chance to get to the post office until the following weekend and then that weekends been a bank holiday. I've had to deal with a lot of snotty people who don't realise that I might have other things to do with my time than take time off work to post their stuff.

Give it another few days before you start to worry.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Same here, I bought a performance exhaust for my Mini twelve days ago, and it finally arrived yesterday. mainly due to the bank holiday I guess.

[pops]

dont you think if you were selling something you would have the courtesy to acknowedge your buyers e-mails ??
and if going on holiday say so as most people in hurry to recieve there goods for a reason.

[RobD]

I'll give it till the end of next week,been getting one or two Ebay spoof emails ever since I contacted the seller,maybe just a coincidence.The seller has a zero feedback rating,but then so did I when I first started.

[Tee Surf]

ebay mare

I bought a mobile phone for the Mrs last month on ebay, paid thru PAYPAL, phone eventually turned up 14 days later, after a lot of chasing, asking where the item was. (no bank holiday excuses) It eventually arrived looking nothing like the item the guy had posted on the sale page, it looked like It had been reversed over by a bus.

I contacted the buyer, who told me to 'stop wasting his time'...CUE EXPLOSION OF TEMPER.... reported him to PAYPAL, and within 1 HOUR I was refunded the cost of the phone....I then promptly waited for three weeks before sending it back to him. Was great to see him have to chase ME for the phone after the tw*t delayed sending, then sending me some piece o' cr@p!

[Bogus]

dont you think if you were selling something you would have the courtesy to acknowedge your buyers e-mails ??
and if going on holiday say so as most people in hurry to recieve there goods for a reason.

I would pretty much agree but dont forget that people do have lives outside ebay and may for many reasons not be in a position to check their mail. I think a few more days and a little bit of patience is in order and the earlier advice about checking history/feedback might give some comfort. I think people are too quick to rush to judgement sometimes and all too ready to assume the worst.

Bogus

[RobD]

It pays to wait.......................cam era arrived this morning.

[BUSHWHACKER]

No no, YOU paid to wait!