View Full Version : My 100% rating on eBay just tanked
lspencer534
12-04-2011, 4:28pm
I sold my old 1998 Jaguar with 152K miles on eBay for about $7300 (NADA retail was about $9500). Now the buyer has left negative feedback, claiming the car wasn't as represented, that he already has $6300 in repairs. WTF? The only thing the car needed was front struts, which I told him. I bought the car new, paint and interior were excellent, no engine or transmission issues, tires were almost new Michelins. Nothing was misrepresented.
How in hell do you get $6300 in repairs? Struts would be about $1200-1500, which is why I took about $2000 off retail. I'm not going to dispute his feedback; I don't buy or sell enough on eBay for it to matter. It just pisses me off. Just a sorehead I guess. End of rant.
DJ_Critterus
12-04-2011, 4:30pm
dispute it anyway and leave him some negative feedback.
Jeff '79
12-04-2011, 4:30pm
:seasix: Attorneys will screw you at every turn.
99 pewtercoupe
12-04-2011, 4:33pm
Has he said what repairs ran $6300?
Rotorhead
12-04-2011, 4:35pm
Buyer remorse dude. Ebay is off my list of selling or buying anything due to the shit I've had to deal with.
lspencer534
12-04-2011, 4:35pm
Has he said what repairs ran $6300?
Here's everything he said: "Smooth transaction. Car not as represented. $6300 in repairs."
Rotorhead
12-04-2011, 4:36pm
:seasix: Attorneys will screw you at every turn.
Yep.
lspencer534
12-04-2011, 4:38pm
:seasix: Attorneys will screw you at every turn.
I agree that some (most?) will. Here's my "tag line" for all car parts that I sell: "If you don't like the part, return it for a full refund. My reputation is more important than any car part." I did not put that in the car ad, because it would be stupid to offer a money-back guarantee on a used car with 152K miles on it.
Not sure I would have sold a car on the internet just for that reason, nor would I buy a vehicle on the net. But that's besides the point, sounds like you were 100% honest in the description.
Jeff '79
12-04-2011, 4:45pm
Buyer remorse dude. Ebay is off my list of selling or buying anything due to the shit I've had to deal with.
:iagree:...Me too...I think that it's a rip off too....
CertInsaneC5
12-04-2011, 4:46pm
It's a Jag. What did you expect? :lol: :leaving:
oyealiz
12-04-2011, 4:48pm
dispute it anyway and leave him some negative feedback.
I agree.
Kerrmudgeon
12-04-2011, 4:53pm
Feeback gotten is feedback given! It's a stupid part of ebay, with no winners, although I hear now there is a arbitration part where it can be reversed!:thumbs:
Post that he is an idiot for buying a car without checking it out first. :lol:
1998 Jaguar with 152K miles on eBay for about $7300
Dayummmm!
Mirroredshades
12-05-2011, 8:35am
Guy was obviously an idiot. Who would pay $7k for a Jag with 150k on it?
That car was on a string and a prayer 50k miles ago.
:)
DJ_Critterus
12-05-2011, 2:41pm
Track the guy down, beat him senseless, pour gas on the car and light it on fire then tell him he's too stupid to own a car.
Then go home and post negative feedback.
Show him your The Handle :thehandle:
Guy was obviously an idiot. Who would pay $7k for a Jag with 150k on it?
That car was on a string and a prayer 50k miles ago.
:)
Jobuck can give you a good estimated value of that string :yesnod:
C5SilverBullet
12-05-2011, 2:48pm
Ebay changed the review process, sellers can't leave negative feedback.
ApexOversteer
12-05-2011, 3:14pm
I got negative feedback on an auction once...
The auction description was something like...
"CHRISTIAN HOSOI COMMEMORATIVE RE-ISSUE SKATEBOARD DECK
Skull Skates released these commemorative decks with Hosoi's iconic 80's "rising sun" graphic to celebrate Christian's release from prison."
Guy buys the deck for $150 and leaves me this feedback:
"Seller is a liar, this is not an original Hosoi deck, it is a replica."
Back then you could respond to feedback, so I responded:
"Buyer apparently cannot read."
I got several comments about "Hosoi Guy" from other buyers for months...
Olustee bus
12-05-2011, 3:17pm
Post that he is an idiot for buying a car from a lawyer. :lol:
Fixt
Mike Mercury
12-05-2011, 3:22pm
:seasix: Attorneys will screw you at every turn.
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onedef92
12-05-2011, 3:24pm
:seasix: Attorneys will screw you at every turn.
Was the buyer really an attorney and shit? :confused5:
Olustee bus
12-05-2011, 5:12pm
Was the buyer really an attorney and shit? :confused5:
Uh, no. That would be the sellar!
lspencer534
12-05-2011, 5:59pm
Was the buyer really an attorney and shit? :confused5:
No, seller (me) is. If the buyer had been a lawyer, and if he had a legitimate gripe, he would've done something about it, instead of leaving some puzzy comment on eBay.
lspencer534
12-05-2011, 6:02pm
I got negative feedback on an auction once...
The auction description was something like...
"CHRISTIAN HOSOI COMMEMORATIVE RE-ISSUE SKATEBOARD DECK
Skull Skates released these commemorative decks with Hosoi's iconic 80's "rising sun" graphic to celebrate Christian's release from prison."
Guy buys the deck for $150 and leaves me this feedback:
"Seller is a liar, this is not an original Hosoi deck, it is a replica."
Back then you could respond to feedback, so I responded:
"Buyer apparently cannot read."
I got several comments about "Hosoi Guy" from other buyers for months...
Oh, you gotta explain to me WTF all this is!
dispute it anyway and leave him some negative feedback.
^^^^THIS^^^^
Ran into an issue with a buyer.
I put in a dispute.
Ebay could never get the guy to respond.
They dropped the negative feedback.
kylebuck
12-05-2011, 6:46pm
Show him your The Handle :thehandle:
Jobuck can give you a good estimated value of that string :yesnod:
6300 dollar string
polarbear
12-05-2011, 6:53pm
I sold my old 1998 Jaguar with 152K miles on eBay for about $7300 (NADA retail was about $9500). Now the buyer has left negative feedback, claiming the car wasn't as represented, that he already has $6300 in repairs. WTF? The only thing the car needed was front struts, which I told him. I bought the car new, paint and interior were excellent, no engine or transmission issues, tires were almost new Michelins. Nothing was misrepresented.
How in hell do you get $6300 in repairs? Struts would be about $1200-1500, which is why I took about $2000 off retail. I'm not going to dispute his feedback; I don't buy or sell enough on eBay for it to matter. It just pisses me off. Just a sorehead I guess. End of rant.
If you can sell a 12 yr old, 150K mile Jaguar for $7300, I've got a job waiting for you up here. :D
lspencer534
12-05-2011, 7:46pm
If you can sell a 12 yr old, 150K mile Jaguar for $7300, I've got a job waiting for you up here. :D
Believe it or no, NADA on that car was around $9500 (with an $150 add-on for low mileage). Like I said, I bought it new, it was pampered, oil changed every 3K miles, nothing wrong with the car other than needing new struts. No parking lot dings, no worn upholstery, no body damage, no rust. It was a very dependable car for me.
But, I agree, in a way. Would I have paid $7300 for such a car? Probably not, because you never know what may happen tomorrow with the car. Anyway, it was represented correctly, and I don't feel like I took advantage of anyone.
Olustee bus
12-06-2011, 4:27am
You buy a used car and you takes your chances. Especially a used British car. No offense. They are good looking cars and probably good performing for the most part.
ApexOversteer
12-06-2011, 6:57am
Oh, you gotta explain to me WTF all this is!
Hawaiian Christian Hosoi was one of the top vertical skateboarders in the 80's, easily the match of Tony Hawk. As vert declined in the 90's Hosoi became addicted to meth, which is what he was caught trying to smuggle from LA to Honolulu. He was given 10 years in federal prison, did 4, got clean and found God.
While he was in prison the skate industry helped him out and when he was released, several of the companies he once skated for, SIMS, Santa Cruz, Skull Skates, and a few he didn't, re-released his old skateboard decks, and some new designs, as a way of providing him income upon release.
Scissors
12-06-2011, 8:31am
It's a Jag. What did you expect? :lol: :leaving:
Jags need $6,300 in repairs brand new off the showroom floor.
onedef92
12-06-2011, 9:39am
No, seller (me) is. If the buyer had been a lawyer, and if he had a legitimate gripe, he would've done something about it, instead of leaving some puzzy comment on eBay.
I agree that is a wuss-assed move. :kick:
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