Recently I did a thread about my non payers. I have since acquired more!
Getting really fed up.
One in particular is a problem...any advice would be very welcome.....
A German buyer won a pair of boots from me.
Turns out he's not registered on UK eBay.
He said his friend will pay, and gave me friends address to send the boots to (friend is not on eBay). He asked for my bank account details. I said I do not take payment in that way (if he'd read my listing fully, he'd know that). I said friend could pay me by Paypal. I also looked up the friend's address (it's a work one in UK) and that seems legit. Looked up friend on Facebook too..also no probs ie he seems to be a real person!
But... a week has passed and no payment.
So I sent the original buyer (after all, he is responsible, not his mate, who I've never had any contact with whatsoever) a new invoice..just to give him a nudge, really.
He (the winner) has just had the cheek to send me a 'Where is my item' email!!! Stating that his friend HAS definitely paid me. I check my Paypal account regularly. He most definitely has not.
Should I cut and paste my most recent payments (is this safe?) to show this orig buyer that his friend's name is not in there? (he hasn't asked me to do this, btw)
Otherwise how can I prove to him that his friend has not paid me?
I've also just opened it up as an unpaid item case, and that's bound to annoy this 'buyer' . But, I have to protect myself.
Damn, should've said no in first place.
I should only sell to the orig winner, and their address, shouldn't I??
Anyone else had this??
Also..if his mate pays..even if i send the boots recorded, what comeback is there for me if he claims they've gone missing?
As I'm not actually sending to the winner.
Should i just cancel the whole transaction?