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 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 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. .

[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...

[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.