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Am I the worst e-bayer ever!

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bizziebee · 20/05/2007 20:31

Bought a bugaboo parasol on e-bay recently. Got carried away and paid as much as it would have been if I had got off my arse and gone to the shop and bought a new one. Turns out it doesn't fit my type of bugaboo. So - thinking some-one else would be as stupid as me and spend the same amount - put it back on e-bay. It just sold for less than half as much as I paid for it! Feeling utterly demotivated by my first e-bay experience. Any one have any worse ones?

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misdee · 20/05/2007 20:34

what bugaboo do you have? they fit all of them dont they?

taffy101 · 20/05/2007 20:37

you win some, you lose some! better luck next time

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bizziebee · 20/05/2007 20:40

It's a gecko - it seemed too big and just kept slipping down.

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misdee · 20/05/2007 20:45

dd u not get the book with the parasol, there are certain points it fits on

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bizziebee · 20/05/2007 20:47

Oh bloody hell- have i just sold a parasol that would have fitted?

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misdee · 20/05/2007 20:49

yup!

liquidclocks · 20/05/2007 20:52

I know it's a bit naughty and you risk negative feedback but you could email the buyer and say it has been damaged and then give tem a full refund...

Depends how high your current score is, whether you mind or if you cold easily start over with a new ID.

I'm very bad person, tell me off now

kittypants · 20/05/2007 20:53

oh dear!

kid · 20/05/2007 20:54

I agree with liquidclocks. Check if it fits your one first, if it does, tell the seller its no longer available.

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bizziebee · 20/05/2007 20:55

I think i just want to post the bloody thing off - and never see another parasol for the rest of my life! dd will just have to have the sun in her eyes!

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LynetteScavo · 20/05/2007 20:56

If you get negative feedback on you first transaction, you'll have 100% negative feedback.

Like taffy said, you win some, you lose some.

misdee · 20/05/2007 20:58

just checked bugabooc.om it says it can go on the handles or handle bar, only ever put it o na foam covered part.

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bizziebee · 20/05/2007 21:00

I think i tried that. Hope I haven't sold a faulty product. This just gets worse!

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Flamesparrow · 20/05/2007 21:00

Nah, refund the money, start a new id

misdee · 20/05/2007 21:01

says put the sharper bit on first?

Original poster
bizziebee · 20/05/2007 21:04

Right - have just tried it. It fits! I am so hopeless! Can't get negative feedback though cos have currently got a couple of jackets on.

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LynetteScavo · 20/05/2007 21:04

Agree with falme sparrow, if it is ok, you've got no + feed back to loose, so refund and start a new id.

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bizziebee · 20/05/2007 21:05

thanks misdee for looking into this for me - should have done this earlier!

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LynetteScavo · 20/05/2007 21:08

If you give a really good excuse as to what has happened to it, you might not get negative feedback

Flamesparrow · 20/05/2007 21:11

As long as the buyer isn't an MNer

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bizziebee · 20/05/2007 21:11

Any ideas! Other than pleading with them!

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misdee · 20/05/2007 21:13

tell them you stepped on it and its snapped.

liquidclocks · 20/05/2007 21:15

Honestly - I've done it - I couldn't find an item I'd sold. I told the buyer I'd damaged it and gave her a full refund. I asked her to leave me neutral feedback as a negative would damege my rating and gave her a full refund. In exchange I said I'd give her a positive - geuess what, she was lovely and gave me positive too!

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bizziebee · 20/05/2007 21:19

How do you go about refunding? can you do it through paypal?

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Housemum · 20/05/2007 21:34

Yep - there's a button on paypal to give a refund - I think all you lose is the Paypal fee. Got to your account on Paypal where it shows the transactions.