Buyer to avoid - fatjonny2

runscott

runscott

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I recently sold an old Palmer Titlist blank cue to fatjonny2 on ebay (John D Ogrey) and then had to sit back and wait for the ebay deadbeat bidder process to play out before I could list the item again. A little bit of research showed that his San Mateo, CA location is no good and he now lives in Oregon. He ignored all attempts to contact, and also ignored ebay during the resolution process.

I wouldn't have posted here, except I believe he's a member of our forum. Hopefully this is not 'fat jonny' who posted here on August 28, several days after fatjonny2 on ebay purchased a Palmer from me, ironically posting about someone else's deal gone bad, and who displays an antique Palmer in his profile here. If it's not the same guy, then 'fat jonny' needs to separate himself from the fatjonny2 on ebay.

There are plenty of legitimate excuses for not completing a deal; however, ignoring communication isn't okay. I asked him to kindly request a cancellation of the transaction so that I could re-list, and I was ignored.
 
I sold an expensive watch on Ebay this year and had a deadbeat buyer.
Kind of a pain in the ass.
Had to contact Ebay because they invoiced me for the 10% auction fee, then the guy I dealt with on Ebay didn't follow through with something and I had to contact them again.
Took a while to resolve, you think Ebay would be more sophisticated than that.
Haven't sold that much on Ebay but Billiards items haven't been a problem...yet
 
I look at a person's feedback and purchase history before accepting an offer. This guy looked okay. Once the offer has been accepted, you have access to the person's full name and location (based on what they have told ebay). At that point you can use Google, but of course then it's too late for the information to be of use, except to give you an idea of the likelihood that he will complete the transaction. The real problem in my opinion is that a seller can't give a negative, so buyer feedback is largely meaningless.
 
Final Value Fee Credit

Ebay has a feature that provides a final value fee credit when a buyer does not complete a transaction. You simply file a Unpaid Item Report and eBay will refund your selling and listing fees if the buyer does not pay within a certain period of time. This also logs an unpaid item on the buyer's profile which will help future sellers who within their own settings don't allow bids from buyers with a certain number of unpaid item reports.
 
such is life. people make deals and get buyers remorse or realize it wasnt what they wanted and back out. no deal is complete until money changes hands.

still a stand up person would contact you and tell you so.
 
maha said:
such is life. people make deals and get buyers remorse or realize it wasnt what they wanted and back out. no deal is complete until money changes hands.

still a stand up person would contact you and tell you so.
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Exactly. I asked him to please cancel the transaction so that I could re-list it, and he ignored me.

I have also had buyer's remorse. The solution is simple: I pay, then I either convince myself it was a worthwhile purchase or I sell it. That's what grown-ups do.
 
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