Odd message on eBay, as well as a pickle of a situation

[drummy]

i.wish.to.get.this.if.et.al.possible.yet.i.have
no.access.to.pay.pal.yet.iz.willing.to.pay.any
way.possible.please.listen.i.am.grovelling...
before.you.to.pay.via.any.method.check.etc.
i.will.pay.first.so.you.wouldn't.need.to
send.it.until.you.hav.payment.secured
please.i.will.do.any.ting.necessary
let.me.know.thank.you.thanx.thnx. .

A guy who bought my Doom GBA cart for $25 messaged me that after buying it. Now, my specific instructions was PayPal only. What do I do?

This guy needs to go to an English school or something, although his info says he's from the US.

[Jed]

That's crazy. He needs a new keyboard, one where the spacebar works. But hey, Paypal only is Paypal only. The only exceptions I make to that are for good DPers. >_>

[briskbc]

If it were me and I didn't need the money right away for another purchase or a bill I would just tell him to send a money order. Otherwise you have to wait for him to get a Paypal account or relist the item and wait for the auction to end.

Then again you could give the next highest bidder a second chance offer. As long as it wasn't a BIN.

I feel for you man. I hate it when people don't follow simple instructions.

[drummy]

If it were me and I didn't need the money right away for another purchase or a bill I would just tell him to send a money order. Otherwise you have to wait for him to get a Paypal account or relist the item and wait for the auction to end.

Then again you could give the next highest bidder a second chance offer. As long as it wasn't a BIN.

I feel for you man. I hate it when people don't follow simple instructions.
Thing is, it WAS a BIN. So this pisses me off. I'll ask for a Postal Money Order I guess.

[Austin]

Yeah, tough situation. If you can accept money order, that's real nice of you, but you don't have to do it.

Strange, strange message, though. Yeesh.

[Griking]

Tell him to pay via BidPay (http://www.bidpay.com) money order. It's a lot safer than accepting one from the gas station down the road and it's a lot quicker since he doesn't have to leave the house to buy and send it to you.

[drummy]

Tell him to pay via BidPay (http://www.bidpay.com) money order. It's a lot safer than accepting one from the gas station down the road and it's a lot quicker since he doesn't have to leave the house to buy and send it to you.
Well, I like Postal Money Order because it's fast, and I don't think it can be bounced.

[Whiskers the Wonder Cat]

i.wish.to.get.this.if.et.al.possible.yet.i.have
no.access.to.pay.pal.yet.iz.willing.to.pay.any
way.possible.please.listen.i.am.grovelling...
before.you.to.pay.via.any.method.check.etc.
i.will.pay.first.so.you.wouldn't.need.to
send.it.until.you.hav.payment.secured
please.i.will.do.any.ting.necessary
let.me.know.thank.you.thanx.thnx. .

LOL

[johno590]

If you go into your sellers preferences, you can make it where someone HAS to have a paypal account in order to bid on your auctions. I would tell him sorry I only take Paypal, relist it, and get your fee back.

[Mr.Faxanadu]

It’s too bad eBay doesn’t have any entry requirements! You never know who you’re going to deal with. For all you know this could be a young kid or a man with the mental capacity of a kid.

As for your problem, I normally allow for money orders and personal checks to be used for payment and have never had any problems. I make it clear that the that the item won’t be shipped until the check/order clears. Hell, I even had a money order issued by the “meat packers union or Pennsylvania” that was sent as payment. When I brought it the bank they said it would take 1 month to clear because they had never seen something like it. 1 month later I sent out the package and all was good.

[Chronodriftersx]

ah here is a buy it now option that makes it so you have to pay with paypal before the BIN dissapears and the auction is won.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Well, about Bidpay - I've told bidders to pay with Bidpay but they say that they're not registered and would rather pay with Paypal (dammit!)

I only have a seller's Bidpay account - is a buyer's account that difficult to obtain?

I'm pretty close to just ditching Paypal altogether, and I want to make sure it is easy for people to start using Bidpay instead.

[drummy]

If you go into your sellers preferences, you can make it where someone HAS to have a paypal account in order to bid on your auctions. I would tell him sorry I only take Paypal, relist it, and get your fee back.
Well, if I don't get the Postal Money Order in a week, I will do that. Where is the option of requiring buyers to have a PayPal account? I don't see it.

EDIT: Nevermind, I found it. However, what if the guy leaves me negative feedback? Despite counter-attacking with the fact that he doesn't have a PayPal account and that my instructions were PayPal only, he can still leave me negative feedback if he so pleased.

[drummy]

UPDATE:

Well, you guys were right, check out these messages I just got.


wen.you.are.suffering
know.that.i.hav
betrayed.you


kain.the.marine.here
plans.hav.changed
i.guess.things
aren't.always
as.they.seem

Fuck. Can someone give me the link to reimburse my seller fees? I can't find it.

[Jermack71]

you need to file a nonpaying bidder's complaint, and then go through the "process" and then they will reimburse you your fees.

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?CreateDispute

[Austin]

UPDATE:

Well, you guys were right, check out these messages I just got.


wen.you.are.suffering
know.that.i.hav
betrayed.you


kain.the.marine.here
plans.hav.changed
i.guess.things
aren't.always
as.they.seem

Fuck. Can someone give me the link to reimburse my seller fees? I can't find it.

Saaaay what? Those are the strangest messages I've ever seen.

[rpepper9]

UPDATE:

Well, you guys were right, check out these messages I just got.


wen.you.are.suffering
know.that.i.hav
betrayed.you


kain.the.marine.here
plans.hav.changed
i.guess.things
aren't.always
as.they.seem

Fuck. Can someone give me the link to reimburse my seller fees? I can't find it.

Saaaay what? Those are the strangest messages I've ever seen.

Those ae song Lyrics, at least the first one is. I believe it is Marilyn Manson or some such.

[VACRMH]

UPDATE:

Well, you guys were right, check out these messages I just got.


wen.you.are.suffering
know.that.i.hav
betrayed.you


kain.the.marine.here
plans.hav.changed
i.guess.things
aren't.always
as.they.seem

Fuck. Can someone give me the link to reimburse my seller fees? I can't find it.

Saaaay what? Those are the strangest messages I've ever seen.

Those ae song Lyrics, at least the first one is. I believe it is Marilyn Manson or some such.

Correct.

Ah middle school... :D

[Whiskers the Wonder Cat]

drummy I hope that guy won't pull off some weird crap on you. He didn't get your address right?

[drummy]

drummy I hope that guy won't pull off some weird crap on you. He didn't get your address right?
Actually, he did. My college address. I had to tell him where to send the money order to.

[suckerpunch5]

yeeeikes!

[Whiskers the Wonder Cat]

I seriously hope that guy isn't some goth psycho that was just stalking the Ebay site to pick a random victim by "buying" from them just to find out where they live and do their thing.

Yeah, I been watching too much horror movies.

[SuperNES]

holy crap! that is seriously weird. :eek 2:

[johno590]

Hopefully everything works out... those messages are definately weird.

If he does for some reason leave negative feedback that is one thing eBay is good for, removing negative feedback for items not even paid for or whatever. So all you would have to do is contact eBay, but lets hope that doesn't happen.

[syd]

That's one of the most screwed up messeges I've ever seen. Someone who writes something like that shouldn't be allowed to use a computer, much less buy anything on ebay. LOL

[drummy]

Got a few new messages:


please.i.still.need.this.and.am.very.apologize.for
delay.i.know.last.friday.i.said.yet.i.was.troubled
due.to.the.war.please.let.me.one.last.chance.time
i.will.make.out.the.usps.money.order.for.wat.you
resend.to.address.dat.you.resend.please.one.chance


please.i.beg.of.thee.giv.me.one.chance.just.give.m e
a.chance.and.i.will.send.you.the.usps.money.order
this.friday.december.2.nd.i.really.require.this
cartridge.and.won't.fail.you.again.please...
thank.you.thanx.thnx.thx... .. . .


doom

I like the last one. LOL

[Diatribal Deity]

Is this guy i.kain? If so I just got this message from him...

"please.i.need.to.pay.you.to.secure.this.thing.ok
i.need.to.know.how.payment.how.much.and.where
to.send.it.i.hav.no.pay.pal.access.yet.i
won't.let.you.down.let.me.know.thanx"

LOL

[drummy]

Is this guy i.kain? If so I just got this message from him...

"please.i.need.to.pay.you.to.secure.this.thing.ok
i.need.to.know.how.payment.how.much.and.where
to.send.it.i.hav.no.pay.pal.access.yet.i
won't.let.you.down.let.me.know.thanx"

LOL
Yeah, same guy. More messages:




i.am.very.so.sorry.for.my.failure.last
friday.i.wish.to.




i.still.can.send.the.usps.money.order
if.you.please.specify.the.amount
and.resend.yur.address.i.had
a.serious.occurence...
..

My favorite one:




please.yur.not.listening.to.me
kane.said.he.saw.thousands
of.eggs.down.there
thousands... .. .

And this one again:


wen.you.are.suffering
know.that.i.hav
betrayed.you
... .. .

[VACRMH]

Clicky (http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidItems&userid=i.kain&completed=1&all=1&rows=25&sort=3)

Boy seems to love his doom.

[Whiskers the Wonder Cat]

That is fucking creepy.

[Austin]

What the...?!?

Strange, strange kid. His bidding history adds a whole new dimension to this.

And I thought the messages were as strange as it was going to get...

[Diatribal Deity]

Well, I've left my feedback for this person. It goes something like this:

"No.pay.No.play.Your.feedback.is.now.DOOMED."

LOL

[drummy]

Two guys left him negative feedback, but he only has a feedback of -1. Isn't it possible to go lower than -1?