A while back I had found (with my grandma) accidentally that you can buy USPS stamps on eBay for cheaper rates than at the Post Office - though if your not careful, you can also pay a lot more for them too on eBay. Anyways I had found a really good deal with a 10% credit back deal, and I purchased a lot of 300 forever stamps (valued at 50 cents each) for about 36 cents each. This really helped with my coin sales on eBay as it either reduced the cost of shipping to charge, or raised the profit range I got.
Last week I ran into my last sheet of 10 forever stamps, and I decided to restock. Now that I have a car to pay off, I didn't have the money to buy another big lot of 300 in cash. However, on July 1, eBay gave me the past quarter (3 months) worth of credit back I had earned - in all: $94.23. Now I could use that and buy the lot of 300 stamps (only paying $20-30 in cash). However that particular lot was no longer that cheap. However I did find another one the same price and I bought it. I bought it while I was at home on my phone. When I went to pay eBay informed me that the required form of payment was not supported by the eBay Mobile App. I thought that was strange as I've never had a problem with that before. So the next day at school, just before work, I logged on to eBay and payed with my credit card - I normally use PayPal. However it didn't seem to go through. So I called eBay and they told me to do it again. However I didn't have time to do it then as I had to get to work. The next day I did it again. But as I went to pay, I was not given the usual option to use my eBay Bucks (in-store credit). It immediately payed the full price of $120 - an amount I can't afford. I called eBay and they told me they would walk me through it next time - and that I can contact the seller and ask him to cancel the order. So I did. The guy was gracious and told me he canceled the order - and even sent me a picture of the cancellation confirmation. That night, after work, I went to rebuy the lot, this time with eBay's help. I called them again and they walked me through each step. I was given the okay by eBay to confirm my purchase and then enter my credit car info in again. So I did. However it did the same thing again and went a head and placed the order without giving the option of using my eBay credit. eBay then figured out where I had messed up. They informed me that the seller was a Merchant seller and thus coupons and credit can't be used on their items. They told me how to identify Merchant sellers in the future - look for the payment options. If it's Visa/mastercard, American Express, and Discover, then it's a Merchant seller. If it also includes options such as PayPal, then it is not a merchant seller. They told me they would contact the seller this time and ask for another cancellation. They told me that if the seller refused to cancel the order a second time, eBay would back me up this time. Again the seller was gracious and canceled the order.
However a few days later I noticed that I was still charged $120 on my Discover card. I went back and found that the first order was never actually canceled. I looked at the confirmation picture that the seller had sent me and found out that, as it seems, he accidentally canceled the wrong order. Another buyer had ordered a lot of 500 stamps and that buyer had a similar eBay name as I do (an understandable mistake on the seller's part). I informed the seller and asked him to cancel my order. He was very apologetic, however, he noted, he was unable to cancel the order as the stamps had already been shipped - eBay doesn't let you cancel a shipped order. He didn't know what to do, so I suggested that he refund me the $120 and I will decline the stamps when they arrive - upon declining them, USPS will return them to the shipper. The seller agreed to that, except that he would not refund me until he receives the stamps back (to ensure that I'm not scamming him). I am not worried at all that he won't refund me, because eBay will make it right if there is trouble and this guy likely can't afford a bad review.
So, I was quite disappointed that I wasn't able to get the stamps, but God had a different plan. It was as if He didn't allow the stamp situation to work out because He had something better! God is so Good! Not long later I found another seller on eBay selling 50 cent stamps (not forever stamps, but the same current valued stamps as forever stamps) in rolls of $100 for 30 cents each. So I was able to buy 300 stamps again, and only use my eBay Bucks and no cash!!!!! WOW GOD IS GOOD!!!!
Last week I ran into my last sheet of 10 forever stamps, and I decided to restock. Now that I have a car to pay off, I didn't have the money to buy another big lot of 300 in cash. However, on July 1, eBay gave me the past quarter (3 months) worth of credit back I had earned - in all: $94.23. Now I could use that and buy the lot of 300 stamps (only paying $20-30 in cash). However that particular lot was no longer that cheap. However I did find another one the same price and I bought it. I bought it while I was at home on my phone. When I went to pay eBay informed me that the required form of payment was not supported by the eBay Mobile App. I thought that was strange as I've never had a problem with that before. So the next day at school, just before work, I logged on to eBay and payed with my credit card - I normally use PayPal. However it didn't seem to go through. So I called eBay and they told me to do it again. However I didn't have time to do it then as I had to get to work. The next day I did it again. But as I went to pay, I was not given the usual option to use my eBay Bucks (in-store credit). It immediately payed the full price of $120 - an amount I can't afford. I called eBay and they told me they would walk me through it next time - and that I can contact the seller and ask him to cancel the order. So I did. The guy was gracious and told me he canceled the order - and even sent me a picture of the cancellation confirmation. That night, after work, I went to rebuy the lot, this time with eBay's help. I called them again and they walked me through each step. I was given the okay by eBay to confirm my purchase and then enter my credit car info in again. So I did. However it did the same thing again and went a head and placed the order without giving the option of using my eBay credit. eBay then figured out where I had messed up. They informed me that the seller was a Merchant seller and thus coupons and credit can't be used on their items. They told me how to identify Merchant sellers in the future - look for the payment options. If it's Visa/mastercard, American Express, and Discover, then it's a Merchant seller. If it also includes options such as PayPal, then it is not a merchant seller. They told me they would contact the seller this time and ask for another cancellation. They told me that if the seller refused to cancel the order a second time, eBay would back me up this time. Again the seller was gracious and canceled the order.
However a few days later I noticed that I was still charged $120 on my Discover card. I went back and found that the first order was never actually canceled. I looked at the confirmation picture that the seller had sent me and found out that, as it seems, he accidentally canceled the wrong order. Another buyer had ordered a lot of 500 stamps and that buyer had a similar eBay name as I do (an understandable mistake on the seller's part). I informed the seller and asked him to cancel my order. He was very apologetic, however, he noted, he was unable to cancel the order as the stamps had already been shipped - eBay doesn't let you cancel a shipped order. He didn't know what to do, so I suggested that he refund me the $120 and I will decline the stamps when they arrive - upon declining them, USPS will return them to the shipper. The seller agreed to that, except that he would not refund me until he receives the stamps back (to ensure that I'm not scamming him). I am not worried at all that he won't refund me, because eBay will make it right if there is trouble and this guy likely can't afford a bad review.
So, I was quite disappointed that I wasn't able to get the stamps, but God had a different plan. It was as if He didn't allow the stamp situation to work out because He had something better! God is so Good! Not long later I found another seller on eBay selling 50 cent stamps (not forever stamps, but the same current valued stamps as forever stamps) in rolls of $100 for 30 cents each. So I was able to buy 300 stamps again, and only use my eBay Bucks and no cash!!!!! WOW GOD IS GOOD!!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please Share your thoughts, questions, and prayer requests....