This can't be true can it? Ebay.

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Is there any way I can find out if this email from a seller on Ebay is true? I am in floods of tears over this. Heres what he wrote,
"I hope your lil keyboard warrior efforts made you feel good - the reason I have not been in touch or dealt with the issue was the fact that my daughter sadly passed away just before Christmas and I held her funeral on the 28th of December so forgive me if having some stranger twist about 2.50 second hand tshirts were not top of my priority list!! Here is hopin you never ever have to experience the pain of losing a child and then have someone twist and twine on at you about a postal service which is beyond anyone's control!"
I'm shaking and crying how was I to know?

That is true - even if the seller were telling the truth there is absolutely no excuse for their nasty tone and abusive horrible words.

is waiting for a funeral date a different thing from waiting for the paperwork to be done? because for example muslim funeral parlours and funeral parlours that cater for muslims will give funeral dates immediately like the same day or the next day.

Poor you - it's horrible getting stuff like that - who wouldn't be upset by it?

Saying that, I can more or less guarantee this person is lying. If you think about for a moment once you're over the shock - if you had lost a child, especially in such tragic circumstances, would you be checking ebay?

I would report this back to ebay. Just forward the email and say you are concerned about the seller. Bet you aren't the only person they've done this to. May be worth checking their feedback.

REALLY common tactic on my local gumtree and netmums nearly new page

Oh x posts with just about everyone else I see

Even on the microscopically small chance this is true, there is no reason for the aggressive and unpleasant tone. Sounds like an arsehole.

Sorry MrsDV.

Look, you weren't to know. I don't know if its true or not but just to reiterate where I live most funerals take place within 36-48 hours of death, so I don't think you can assume he's lying on that count.

Regardless - if he's lying its a horrible thing to do and if he's not lying then poor, poor man.

It doesn't matter whether they have a loved one die or not. If it is true, they still sent you a pile of old shit before the death. You were right to complain. Report their email to ebay. You are so in the right.

I got some bad feedback when I missed post after my son was in hospital. We were 3 hours from home an there was no way I was leaving him in a critical state to post sodding eBay tat.

I think I sent a vague email explaining after a few days, but whether they believed me or not is anybody's guess. Can't say I minded either way! Don't feel bad or over think it. Even if its true and they were furious in the heat of the moment, the two events are so unrelated. You haven't done anything wrong.

Again, "twist and twine"-? Is this some eBay vocabulary? Do people say this in other contexts? I have been out of the UK for 3 years, is it a common expression?