So I decide to put my old camera on ebay with a £50 reserve and a buy it now.  I come into work this morning to check if anyone is interested and it had been bought using the buy it now.   Payment had not been received, I go an check and the idiot is no longer a registered user.  They had been an ebay member for 3 days and had an account that is private so you cannot see previous feedback history.  Basically, now have had to readvertise the item.   Talk about a pain in the arse!!  The users ID was their full name as well as 1993 on the end.

Anyone else had this before?  I am presuming there is absolutely nothing you can do about it other than report them as a non buyer?

Well it all looks better now.  Someone else has bought it as a buy it now for £130 who does have positive feedback of 130.  Not received payment yet though ... so fingers crossed!  :-)

Some peeps can be total morons on ebay, you just have to grin and bear it to some extent.

ebay should re-list for free without problems in that situation.

Quote from: mrtWell it all looks better now.  Someone else has bought it as a buy it now for £130 who does have positive feedback of 130.  Not received payment yet though ... so fingers crossed!  :-)

If I remember it right, they have up to seven days from point of sale to actually make payment, before you can go down the not-paid route with ebay. So plenty of time

Well the second buyer has changed their status to private since the purchase?  I do have their full name and address as its listed in the order details.  Do you think I have another time-waster here?  Seems odd that I could see their details initially.  I then sent them a message asking how they were going to pay for the item and how they would like it posted.  I dont get a reply, but then notice an hour or so later that they have changed their status?  Seems odd given they have feedback and have been a member since 2005.  Although they did have one negative?

Thoughts or am I being stupid?

Some are a bit slow, I would give it a few days at least.

Quote from: SeriousSome are a bit slow, I would give it a few days at least.

Yeah, some times I dont get to ebay for a day or 2 believe it or not!

So Id give it a little while.

It is weird that they keep changing their status though. Whats the point.

Quote from: CheuleIt is weird that they keep changing their status though. Whats the point.

Probably makes people think that their safer online in todays world of ID theft.

Well after all that I got a message alert from ebay saying they cancelled the sale as the buyers account had been hacked.  So start the process all over again ... what a PITA!

Third time lucky hopefully. Id buy it off you but I already have one

Right, so I have had another person buy the camera as a buy it now.  They contacted me yesterday to ask a question (unlike the previous two who just bought immediately).  Today they buy the camera, but have not paid immediately what I requested.  Have I got yet another person trying to scam this?  I cannot understand what the purpose of this is?  Dont you think this is strange that three people have bought my camera and yet have not paid for it?  I am really confused now?  Suggestions?  Do I leave neg feedback for this user given I said I wanted payment immediately?  I lose out everytime as all those watching my item are lost when I relist?  What would you do??

Well just as I posted the last message, I thought Id double check paypal and lo and behold the money has gone in.  Let this run away with me thinking I have been messed around ... one slap to back of hand for mrt.

Yay, I think I have finally sold the camera!  Can someone let me know that once the money is sitting in my paypal account it cannot be retracted or anything silly like that?  Am a bit new to paypal/ebay.

Thanks for letting me rant off guys!  

Quote from: mrtWell just as I posted the last message, I thought Id double check paypal and lo and behold the money has gone in.  Let this run away with me thinking I have been messed around ... one slap to back of hand for mrt.

Yay, I think I have finally sold the camera!  Can someone let me know that once the money is sitting in my paypal account it cannot be retracted or anything silly like that?  Am a bit new to paypal/ebay.

Thanks for letting me rant off guys!  

It can still be retracted, if they fail to recieve so send recorded or special delivery.

Yes get it siphoned off to your bank ASAP.