Thank you dear! I am sorry you had such a bad experience too! It can be very stressful on evilbay and I have actually not sold for 1 or 2 years prior to this, well, I sold two items sucessfully Before this belt. Feedback extortion was something buyers did earlier, now the rules are so lax and in their favour that they do not need to take that route. Once I had someone asking to return a pair of boots because they didn`t fit and I accepted immediately. They never shipped them back since shipping was Close to $100 for a package of that size and weight.
My buyer refused the partial refund so I Think it is buyers remorse. I Think they also Believe they will get a refund Before shipping it back to me. I agreed to refund them on receiving my item back in the same condition as it originally was. I messaged them through the ebay system to let them know that.
I am not too worried getting a negative since I do not plan on Selling much there anymore. The new rules that are coming into effect on November 15 (I Think) let buyers keep an item for 180 Days and still return/open a claim. It is free rental of my items and I cannot accept that. It used to be only 45 Days.
Why do I suspect it is buyers remorse or some other shady reason? If there were a scratch on the buckle (which there is not) the buyer would most probably have accepted my $100 partial refund because of the simple fact that when they started wearing the belt the buckle would automatically get scratches. At least that is my conclusion. Of course the fact that the belt was new makes me Think it must be buyers remorse obviously. They never communicated at all, not Before buying nor after. That to me is also a red flag.
This! When I got that info from e-bay I couldn't believe it. Seriously, what were they smoking when they came up with this new gem.