Piggywinkle
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Hi all, I'm usually a bit of an eBay expert, but this is more to do with the principle of something rather than the technicalities so I came here for a little advice.
I sold a few little bits on eBay last week and a few were collection only. None of them went for more than a tenner.
One item sold so I waited a day for the buyer to message me about collection, but there was nothing so I messaged her. She replied at 4pm on Friday that she could pick up that night at 6, but I was already busy so I asked her if she would like to pick up on Monday at the same time. She said she would come Monday but it would be later than 6. I asked if she could let me know an approximate time but I didn't get a reply. Monday night comes, so I give her the benefit of the doubt and wait in... no one turns up.
I'm a reasonable person, maybe she's forgotten over the weekend? I message her again to say that I thought we had arranged a collection for that night and gave her my number to text rather than ebay messages as they may not have been getting through.
She sends me another ebay message saying she could pick up last night, so I asked her a time and got no reply, so I waited in AGAIN and no one turns up.
This morning, I look at my phone to see a text from her at nearly midnight last night saying she'll pick up 'tomorrow' if it's still okay.
Hubby told me to tell her to do one as we've been waiting in for two nights already and she's not even offered any kind of apology. I'm a bit worried in case she turns nasty now though because she's got my address and phone number. All for 6 lousy quid! Do I ask her to cancel the transaction or do I give her another chance to pick up?
I sold a few little bits on eBay last week and a few were collection only. None of them went for more than a tenner.
One item sold so I waited a day for the buyer to message me about collection, but there was nothing so I messaged her. She replied at 4pm on Friday that she could pick up that night at 6, but I was already busy so I asked her if she would like to pick up on Monday at the same time. She said she would come Monday but it would be later than 6. I asked if she could let me know an approximate time but I didn't get a reply. Monday night comes, so I give her the benefit of the doubt and wait in... no one turns up.
I'm a reasonable person, maybe she's forgotten over the weekend? I message her again to say that I thought we had arranged a collection for that night and gave her my number to text rather than ebay messages as they may not have been getting through.
She sends me another ebay message saying she could pick up last night, so I asked her a time and got no reply, so I waited in AGAIN and no one turns up.
This morning, I look at my phone to see a text from her at nearly midnight last night saying she'll pick up 'tomorrow' if it's still okay.
Hubby told me to tell her to do one as we've been waiting in for two nights already and she's not even offered any kind of apology. I'm a bit worried in case she turns nasty now though because she's got my address and phone number. All for 6 lousy quid! Do I ask her to cancel the transaction or do I give her another chance to pick up?