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Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:09 pm

virtualj wrote:Is the lesson to be learned here not to gamble with flippers and only buy from other collectors?
Sounds like something that print guy would say
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canuck
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Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:58 pm

I knew after I read that the seller was taking pictures of the rolling process this would not end well.
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Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:07 pm

What kind of clown doesn't use kraft paper. Canuck I need a new hockey themed avatar....Blackhawks preferred.
NEWPORTS69 wrote:ive kept journal for very long time and ranked public restrooms because i srs hate using them, was working on an app but im not very smart
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Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:44 pm

Easy.

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Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:45 pm

canuck wrote:Easy.

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Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:55 pm

cotis wrote:so guy buys item, hasn't paid in 48 hours. told him bid would be cancelled after 48 hours.

filed unpaid item case... am I safe to relist?

*edit - I know unpaid item case can take up to a month to resolve, and I'm fine sitting on item. but figured i'd see what others have experienced in this situation.
follow-up...

user was bumbowlbee1432 - block them to save yourself the troubles.
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jjttdw
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Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:12 pm

I thought eBay liked to give 4 days to pay. halftonegraphics can set me straight if I'm wrong.

Thanks for the new avatar canuck.
NEWPORTS69 wrote:ive kept journal for very long time and ranked public restrooms because i srs hate using them, was working on an app but im not very smart
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cotis
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Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:23 pm

jjttdw wrote:I thought eBay liked to give 4 days to pay. halftonegraphics can set me straight if I'm wrong.

Thanks for the new avatar canuck.
well it was over a week and no payment. so...
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Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:36 pm

jjttdw wrote:I thought eBay liked to give 4 days to pay.
it is a seller listing setting
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Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:47 pm

soupysound wrote:
jjttdw wrote:I thought eBay liked to give 4 days to pay.
it is a seller listing setting
Ahhh. No one buys my overpriced stuff on eBay so I never have to worry about payment
NEWPORTS69 wrote:ive kept journal for very long time and ranked public restrooms because i srs hate using them, was working on an app but im not very smart
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Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:05 pm

jjttdw wrote:I thought eBay liked to give 4 days to pay. halftonegraphics can set me straight if I'm wrong.

Thanks for the new avatar canuck.

you can open an unpaid claim as soon as 48 hours after auction end. buyer is then given 4 days to pay, from opening of the claim.
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Thu Aug 17, 2017 11:02 pm

Update:

eBay authorized the return, now waiting for the seller to give the me return label...

No word from him yet though, eBay said if he doesn't respond they will just close the case in my favour...

Fingers crossed that I can end this soon...



Question: when I pack the print do I take a video of me doing it just in case the guy says I return it with new damage?
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Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:54 am

biglemoncoke wrote:Question: when I pack the print do I take a video of me doing it just in case the guy says I return it with new damage?
It might be a good idea. CYA.
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Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:54 am

you can take a video, but i've seen people that took video, submitted video, get fugged and have to refund anyway.
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Sun Aug 27, 2017 8:56 pm

Update:

So seller never responded to provide me a label - in fact, he actually never really responded so eBay closed the case in my favour and will be processing my refund.

Given that I still got the item, eBay advised me to hold onto it for 30 days and arrange with the seller to return the item. Tried contacting the seller and even letting him know that I can pay to return the prints to him but I am getting no response.

The prints are worth quite a lot so I do want to return the prints to him since I don't think it's right to keep the print and the money. Furthermore, the seller recently moved so the address he has on file with eBay is different than the one he texted me (during our transaction).

So the question is:
- Should I just return the prints to the address he provided through private texts and call it a day? Or
- Should I wait out for a response for 30 days and then send him the prints back to his current address if I do not receive any response?

Given the value of the prints, I am a bit nervous in how I should proceed; I want to make sure I got my bases covered and not have the seller come back and say that I stole the prints from him or have him take me to court for something I never did.

Tried getting eBay to fish a return address from him as well and I don't think he is responding to them as well.
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