So...basically he's admitting to avoiding eBay fees.  I thought I read somewhere about that being against their policy.

deimos3428 wrote:So...basically he's admitting to avoiding eBay fees.  I thought I read somewhere about that being against their policy.

Ah yes...circumventing fees

http://pages.ebay.ca/help/policies/list ... nting.html



If you click on Some Examples that would fall under the Unreasonable shipping or handling costs.



Also fall under their Excessive Shipping Charges Policy

http://pages.ebay.ca/help/policies/list ... pping.html



g026r, I have a strong constitution for that stuff, when I did some work in the IT industry it was part of my job to wade through non-disclosure agreements and hardware/software interface documentation.  

g026r wrote:
I've heard of this doc-u-men-ta-tion, but I always thought it was some kind of legendary creature like Bigfoot or Loch Ness monster -- everybody's heard of someone who's seen it, but they've never laid eyes on it themselves.

Trust me...it involves a serious SAN loss.  
I had an entire box of those...unspeakable tomes...interface specs for call accounting systems and phone switches, electronic door locks, minibar interface specs, reservation systems.
If I abided by every non-disclosure agreement that I ever signed, I would not be allowed to even look at, touch or even think about any electronic devices again.  

"if the P&P is free, it is of course added into the starting price, (ebay get a % of the sale price,m not the P&P)
that will increase the starting bid therefore starting fee,
the increase has to be added on, that will nean items wont sell as poften as altready indcreased form the price you saw listed, thats another relisting fee, at a higher rate.
and the FVF at the end pof the ebay sale/ auction will aloso therefore go up."

Email that, right there, to eBay and state he overcharged you for shipping.
Nail him.

Out of curiosity, has anyone ever received any positive inclination from Ebay that they would do anything about someone overcharging for shipping or handling?

Just so I am clear, I do not mean filing a dispute with the seller or with Paypal but rather Ebay actually doing something?

I have tried this several times and Ebay has never done anything about it.

The only thing eBay is concerned about is making money and covering their legal butt.  They will only do what they absolutely have to do.  They are not concerned about a quality product for the consumer or the seller, just the shareholder.

Anyone who would take half a second to look at Coug's feedback would realize he's a royal pain, a thief, a liar and awful with the English language.  The first three should have had him booted years ago.  As it is right now with the eBay feedback changes, he's mostly just entertainment for me.  I avoid him and recommend the same to anyone else.

Still, I'd report him anyway.  Who knows, we might get lucky.  What he's doing is clearly against eBay policy.

benjoshua wrote:Anyone who would take half a second to look at Coug's feedback

Well, half a second isn't long enough to look at much, especially if you're a newbie.  And I guess that's how he stays in business.

One thing I've noted is that what is considered a "good" vs. "bad" positive feedback percentage depends on the eBay category.  Coug's feedback is lousy for D&D collectibles, but 97-98% isn't supernaturally bad in the used computer parts section, it's par for the course.  There are guys running around there at 85%, still selling strong!

cougarrinard wrote:Dear tallulahsmum11,

thank you for posting our private emails on a public forum, sure I can return the favour


- cougarrinard

I didn't think there was anything particularly private in those emails.  I was happy to post my email I wonder why David Whitfield isn't happy with his emails being disclosed?  If there was anything he was unhappy with he shouldn't have emailed me.

The point is David Whitfield says in one of his first emails to me when I asked if I could bid on his items:

cougarrinard wrote:If anything goes wrong (postal delay/loss, e-mail black-out, picking error, human error) please give me a chance to correct it or sort it before leaving negative feedback that way we can both be happy.

Something did go wrong; he overcharged postage and packaging.

I contacted him to "correct it or sort it" but he didn't want to.

Instead he has admitted that he does so to earn a living.  The way I see it he should earn a living by selling things for a profit rather than overcharging for postage.

This forum is the first hit on googling cougarrinard.  I thought I would share my experience with you guys as you seem to have a long history with David Whitfield.

This is the last hit on the first page of google.

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.games.frp.marketplace/2006-01/msg00006.html

If I was Mr Whitfield I'd be more worried about that!

As for trying to save the planet I am all for that.  I just don't see why David Whitfield should charge me for doing it!

Tallulah's Mum wrote:
Something did go wrong; he overcharged postage and packaging.

I contacted him to "correct it or sort it" but he didn't want to.

Instead he has admitted that he does so to earn a living.  The way I see it he should earn a living by selling things for a profit rather than overcharging for postage.

This forum is the first hit on googling cougarrinard.  I thought I would share my experience with you guys as you seem to have a long history with David Whitfield.

This is the last hit on the first page of google.

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.games.frp.marketplace/2006-01/msg00006.html

If I was Mr Whitfield I'd be more worried about that!

As for trying to save the planet I am all for that.  I just don't see why David Whitfield should charge me for doing it!

You have to understand Dave reads this forum on daily basis and he hates us all on here for the most part. He doesn't post here because he is a gutless turd, but he reads everything on here religiously.  He actually just sent me an email through Ebay in regards to my remarks in this thread from yesterday about the feedback he leaves.  So in other words don't pay any attention to it or just flame his ass in return like I did yesterday.