Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Seeker]

APC overnight! I made a point of staying in, I open the garage door and patio door to show I'm in. I get an email telling me I'm not in and I have a card pushed through the door. There's no card.

It's frozen fruit so delivery tomorrow isn't going to work. Allegedly, the driver is returning...

[ethariel]

About a year ago I was home with a rotten cold, as i stumbled past the front door heading for the coffee, a card started to be pushed thru so i whipped the door open and told the idiot to try the bell, he just looked dumbstruck, had no intention of even attempting a delivery as it took him 10 mins to find it in the van as i stood in front of it refusing to move till I got it, he had a handful of pre-written 'You were out' cards in his hand.

I called DPD about it and was told they would look into it, oh how I laughed.

They know they do it and simply don't give a stuff, they have already been paid for the delivery so why cause a fuss, half the 'Depot management' used to be drivers so know exactly what goes on, only way round it is something like Royal Mail Special Delivery by 10AM as you can claim compensation if its not there

[Bibio]

good grief Bri, that is a gripe of the day. they say it comes in threes so hope all is well from now on.

[DJ123]

Originally Posted by svenrico

Think you are probably being a bit optimistic at £160, but having sold a few almost new accessories off bikes a year or so ago I don't understand why some people think parts a few months old should be half the new price.
(having said that I did let some go at half price to obvious enthusiasts)

not really when i achieved close to it . . . .

i'm not in a rush to sell so it's about the right buyer being around, who has the finances to support their shopping needs.

[Sir Trev]

Sorry to hear all that Bri. Hope things improve for you and yours soon.

[maviczap]

Flipping heck Bri 😔

[maviczap]

eBay buyer ******s

Had a guy message me about an item, moaning it didn't work. I offered him a refund on the purchase price, but not the postage, if he returned it.
He said it wasn't fair I wasn't going to refund my postage costs, and he was going to keep the item for spares anyway!

Why bother messaging me if you didn't want to return it then. Feck off

[Craig380]

Originally Posted by maviczap

eBay buyer ******s

Had a guy message me about an item, moaning it didn't work. I offered him a refund on the purchase price, but not the postage, if he returned it.
He said it wasn't fair I wasn't going to refund my postage costs, and he was going to keep the item for spares anyway!

Why bother messaging me if you didn't want to return it then. Feck off

I've had this a couple of times, in both cases the item was working fine immediately before posting. I suspect that some striping gits know that most of us would rather keep our 100% positive feedback score and use that to get the purchase price refunded.

[Adam Ef]

Yep. I've sold things in the past and had the buyer do a bit of amateur mechanics on them, mess them up and then send them back at my cost.

[svenrico]

I haven't sold anything on ebay yet . I have sold motorcycle parts through forums, where buyers have come to collect so there wasn't a problem, or by posting where photos of the item showed the condition before I sent them. I describe items accurately and, touch wood, I haven't had a problem so far. I would never claim a refund by making false claims but isn't there some procedure in ebay where a seller can dispute a bad rating when it isn't justified.