Posted Apr-10-07 15:05:21 PDT
COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY !! LETS FACE IT SOMETIMES THINGS GO WRONG THAT PEOPLE DONT PLAN FOR BUT, IVE DISCOVERED THAT LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BUYERS AND SELLERS MAKE MATTERS WORSE. I HAVE RUN INTO THIS SITUATION ON BOTH THE SELLING END AND THE BUYING END. HERES AN EXAMPLE I BID ON AN ITEM ON MARCH 18TH WON THE ITEM AND EBAYER DIDNT EXCEPT PAY PAL SO I CALLED , GOT THE ADDRESS SENT A CHECK AND THE CHECK CLEARED A FEW DAYS LATER BUT NEVER RECIEVED THE ITEM. SO , I SENT COUNTLESS EMAILS AND GOT NO RESPONSE. I CALLED BUT GOT NO ANS OR A BUSY SIGNAL. SO I WAITED AND HEARD NOTHING. I KEPT SENDING EMAILS AND STILL NO RESPONSE! FINALLY I HAD TO LEAVE NEG FEED BACK WHICH I HATE DOING !!!!!!!! AND GOT EBAY INVOLVED!! NOW THE SELLER SAYS I LOST YOUR ADDRESS! WHAT ARE YOU KIDDING ME !! MY ADDRESS WAS ON THE CHECK ITS ALSO ON THE INVOICE ITS ALSO AVAILIBLE FROM EBAY!! NOW MAYBE THIS WAS A HONEST SITUATION OR MAYBE ITS NOT AND REMEMBER THIS TRANSACTION INVOLVED A TOLTAL OF 12 DOLLARS AND 1 CENT. SIMPLE COMMUNICATION COULD HAVE SAVED THIS SITUATION FROM BEING A MESS ! THINGS LIKE HEY I WENT TO PACK THE ITEM AND IT BROKE OR MY DOG ATE IT OR WHATEVER MY POINT IS THAT THINGS GO WRONG SOMETIMES AND SOME TIMES THE SIMPLE ACT OF JUST SIMPLE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BUYERS AND SELLERS CAN SAVE A LOT OF AGGRAVATION. ANOTHER EXAMPLE , I PUT UP A MINT SET FOR SALE AND IT SOLD FOR LESS THAN 10 DOLLARS , ITS BEEN 10 DAYS NOW AND NO PAYMENT AND NO COMMUNICATION. MAYBE THE TRANSMISSION WENT IN MY CAR AND I DONT HAVE THE 10 DOLLARS!! WELL OK TRUST ME I KNOW FIRST HAND THINGS HAPPEN JUST PLEASE COMMUNICTE WITH ME THATS ALL I WILL UNDERSTAND , SOMETIMES THINGS GO WRONG. MY POINT OF THIS BLOG IS VERY SIMPLE , SOPMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN AND SOMETIMES SIMPLE COMMUNICATION CAN AVOID PROBLEMS. SIMPLE ISNT IT !