On Sun, 2 Feb 2014, Al Kossow wrote:
wow
won some manuals cheap, then sent a message to see if they would
combine shipping.
the seller canceled all of the auctions, and apparently there is no
recourse from the buyer.
read his reply for yourself.
this is the first time in 5000+ ebay deals that someone backed out
after asking for combined shipping.
beware..
his 'justification'
Dear al_kossow,
1. You won several items yesterday.
2. I sent you an invoice for the total amount.
3. You emailed your disagreement over the terms of your purchase.
4. Therefore, we do not agree over the terms of the transaction.
4. So I filed the appropriate request to cancel the transaction with
ebay.
Now, you have suddenly changed your mind and claim that your
purchase was a "Binding Contract"?
Sounds like you want your cake and eat it, too.
First, you engage in feedback extortion to try coerce me to lower
the purchase price.
Then, when you did not get your way, you attempt to compel me to go
through with the transaction.
Unfortunately, when you expressed your disagreement over the terms
of the sale, it was obvious that there was no meeting of the minds
in this transaction. As such, there is no contract. We both
agreed to cancel the transaction and that is ok. I am sorry you were
disappointed in the terms. I have refunded your paypal payment. You
are whole.
I am just curious as to where else you can buy something and then
negotiate the terms of the transaction.
After you have filled up your gas tank, do you then ask the gas
station for a discount?
That tirade was a response to a simple request? Someone must be off
their meds...
for the record, the two msgs I sent to him were:
"could you send an invoice with combined shipping for the S-100
manuals from the auctions that closed yesterday? $14 seems high."
and before he actually canceled the auctions, I paid for them and said
"you've been paid, and the auctions are a binding contract to deliver
what was sold."
Apparently, they aren't. You can cancel them even if both parties did
NOT agree to it do so on the disputes page.