Feedback request, English is blackmailing | Selling on eBay

nonop89 · 2023-07-26T19:33:07.936000Z

Hello, I am not a professional, I’m selling for the first time, and the last time... I sold an item (€250) from France to an Englishman. I already had problems with the invoice, since it was in the package and not on the outside, clearly visible for shipping. But I solved that problem. Delivery took ~10 days longer (we’re at ~25 days now). Once it was released, customs imposed a tax of ~€70 (which I didn’t know about). The rose-BIF (surely very proud of his brexite) started complaining and “threatened” not to pay the customs fees. And that it would come back on me because I’d have to pay the return shipping if I want to see my item again. I had already fought hard over this whole story, I wanted to be nice and settle this the best way. I offered to pay the fees by giving him the money via Paypal. I even rounded the amount up above half to play it cool. The British guy paid the customs fees and received the package. I tell myself, finally, it’s over. Nope. This buyer, unbearable, sent back a message requesting a refund and return (Very little chance he’ll do that in my opinion). Explicitly asking that if I don’t pay ~€30 (the amount of the customs fees he paid), he wouldn’t remove his return and refund request. He is blackmailing me. His reason, for blackmailing me, is to complain about the quality of the product. It’s a graphics card, sold in “Open, never used” condition. It works very well (and he says so himself), sold with the box and all the “accessories” like new, nothing broken or bent. But there is dust and screw marks around the 2 holes provided to mount it. To sum up : a sale abroad that was very difficult. Significant extra costs, €40 customs, €20 shipping, €30 for EBAY on a product sold for €250 A buyer who gets cocky, blackmails people and takes them for fools... No guarantee that he’ll withdraw his dispute after accepting his “extortion”. And payment with some other completely illegitimate method that has no weight against Ebay. All that because of a bit of dust and 2 scratches. My question is simple: would his reason, in the face of an Ebay intervention, be enough for him to be found right? If yes, how much more am I going to have to pay? If he were standing in front of me, I’d settle this story the “100 Years’ War” way and he’d stop with those “Best regards” or “Thank for your time”. You’ll see, I’m going to TIME eat you, gelatin eater. England, that French colony that went wrong. (Clemenceau)

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