I was auctioning a designer bag on eBay and having so many problems with a demanding buyer that I ended up cancelling her bid, adding her to my BBL, AND I removed the listing. She was sending me so many messages with so many demands that I got scared.
I haven't shared her ID here for 3 reasons: 1. I'm scared of her. 2. I had a few technical problems on eBay. and 3. I'm pretty sure that she checks this forum.
I'm just writing it off as a bad situation that fortunately I was able to get out of. She has stopped the emails and I don't think she's aware that I blocked her. (Or maybe she is and is planning her 'revenge'). I honestly don't know. The state she lives in is very large and very populated, so I could easily get an offer from someone in that state, which could be her under a different ID.
I thought it best to just remove the listing for the purse completely, hoping she wouldn't figure out what happened.
I don't want to post too many details about the purse, but this particular purse is not extremely expensive. It was expensive retail, but on eBay? Maybe it would sell somewhere between $200 and $300.
I'm wondering if I should relist the purse as a 'Buy it Now' with Best Offer? Then at least I'd have some control over the offers. I'm only doing USA shipping. For some members, it just says an eBayer is in the US and doesn't even say the state (as far as I know). With Best Offer, I believe it does say the US state.
If I do a 'Buy it Now' with Best Offer, do I have more control over the situation than if I do an auction?
The demanding buyer seemed pretty obsessed with that purse, so I am afraid that she'll use another ID to buy it and then give me terrible feedback. (She has written some nasty things in her 'feedback left for others'). Whether or not she figured out that I blocked her, she's got to be angry that the item was removed and there was no explanation from me. She's even left nasty feedback for some of her BUYERS.
Maybe I should wait a month or so before I relist, hoping she'll forget about the purse?
Thanks for any advice. I just want to sell this item. I never expected all of the unreasonable demands. And I never thought I'd be in a situation where I'm afraid to list something on eBay! Ridiculous.
I haven't shared her ID here for 3 reasons: 1. I'm scared of her. 2. I had a few technical problems on eBay. and 3. I'm pretty sure that she checks this forum.
I'm just writing it off as a bad situation that fortunately I was able to get out of. She has stopped the emails and I don't think she's aware that I blocked her. (Or maybe she is and is planning her 'revenge'). I honestly don't know. The state she lives in is very large and very populated, so I could easily get an offer from someone in that state, which could be her under a different ID.
I thought it best to just remove the listing for the purse completely, hoping she wouldn't figure out what happened.
I don't want to post too many details about the purse, but this particular purse is not extremely expensive. It was expensive retail, but on eBay? Maybe it would sell somewhere between $200 and $300.
I'm wondering if I should relist the purse as a 'Buy it Now' with Best Offer? Then at least I'd have some control over the offers. I'm only doing USA shipping. For some members, it just says an eBayer is in the US and doesn't even say the state (as far as I know). With Best Offer, I believe it does say the US state.
If I do a 'Buy it Now' with Best Offer, do I have more control over the situation than if I do an auction?
The demanding buyer seemed pretty obsessed with that purse, so I am afraid that she'll use another ID to buy it and then give me terrible feedback. (She has written some nasty things in her 'feedback left for others'). Whether or not she figured out that I blocked her, she's got to be angry that the item was removed and there was no explanation from me. She's even left nasty feedback for some of her BUYERS.
Maybe I should wait a month or so before I relist, hoping she'll forget about the purse?
Thanks for any advice. I just want to sell this item. I never expected all of the unreasonable demands. And I never thought I'd be in a situation where I'm afraid to list something on eBay! Ridiculous.
