Is anyone aware of Delcampe's polices in dealing with sellers who collect money and then refuse to supply goods but continue to operate unhindered? Email messages to Delcampe Support have not provided any answers.
I purchased 2 items from a seller in Singapore 2 months ago. I received an invoice after 2 days and paid via Moneybookers including registered postage within 24 hours. When nothing arrived after a month, I sent reminder Emails both direct and through Delcampe but all have been ignored. When I registered a dispute, again the seller refuses to respond. On checking his feedback I find there are numerous complaints and feedback (using very strong language) from buyres that have had exactly the same experience indicating that this seller collects payments and supplies items selectively and when items are not supplied never responds to Emails. He ignores Delcampe's dispute resolution mechanisms.
He is an active seller with currently more than 500 items on offer so many more buyers are likely to get burnt - at least 3 this month alone based on his August feedback. Should his account no be suspended?
I will post negative feedback in the next few days but that does not seem to bother the seller so long as he supplies most buyers and takes money without supplying goods from only a few thereby still giving him a respectable positive feedback percentage overall (98% with 2667 sales). Also I expect that when I do post negative feedback he will suddenly respond with his own unjustified negative feedback and there goes my own 100% positive feedback. I've asked Delcampe support whether there is any protection against this but no response.
I can accept that I've lost my money. More annoying is the fact that the seller continues to get away with his practices.
All very disappointing given all the other positive aspects of using the auction site.
Is anyone aware of Delcampe's polices in dealing with sellers who collect money and then refuse to supply goods but continue to operate unhindered? Email messages to Delcampe Support have not provided any answers.
I purchased 2 items from a seller in Singapore 2 months ago. I received an invoice after 2 days and paid via Moneybookers including registered postage within 24 hours. When nothing arrived after a month, I sent reminder Emails both direct and through Delcampe but all have been ignored. When I registered a dispute, again the seller refuses to respond. On checking his feedback I find there are numerous complaints and feedback (using very strong language) from buyres that have had exactly the same experience indicating that this seller collects payments and supplies items selectively and when items are not supplied never responds to Emails. He ignores Delcampe's dispute resolution mechanisms.
He is an active seller with currently more than 500 items on offer so many more buyers are likely to get burnt - at least 3 this month alone based on his August feedback. Should his account no be suspended?
I will post negative feedback in the next few days but that does not seem to bother the seller so long as he supplies most buyers and takes money without supplying goods from only a few thereby still giving him a respectable positive feedback percentage overall (98% with 2667 sales). Also I expect that when I do post negative feedback he will suddenly respond with his own unjustified negative feedback and there goes my own 100% positive feedback. I've asked Delcampe support whether there is any protection against this but no response.
I can accept that I've lost my money. More annoying is the fact that the seller continues to get away with his practices.
All very disappointing given all the other positive aspects of using the auction site.
Mace
Sorry to say, but I agree with Mace.
I now stick to the same sellers if I can, knowing that I am confident with their service
If I do see items I am interested in and I have never dealt with them before, then I look with great detail in their feedback and if there is any doubt I just don't bid
I only do this because I too have had dealings with a poor seller who offered NO communication what-so-ever into goods he never sent and I felt I was beating my head against the wall when it came to Delcampes support...and YES that seller is still trading....even after complaints from me and others
Delcampe is a fantastic site, but I think as it grows then this problem will grow....not only with sellers but also with buyers and there needs to be limits to the number of complaints each member recieves
It's bad enough not getting the goods and it offers no comfort when you get very little support either
Is anyone aware of Delcampe's polices in dealing with sellers who collect money and then refuse to supply goods but continue to operate unhindered? Email messages to Delcampe Support have not provided any answers.
I purchased 2 items from a seller in Singapore 2 months ago. I received an invoice after 2 days and paid via Moneybookers including registered postage within 24 hours. When nothing arrived after a month, I sent reminder Emails both direct and through Delcampe but all have been ignored. When I registered a dispute, again the seller refuses to respond. On checking his feedback I find there are numerous complaints and feedback (using very strong language) from buyres that have had exactly the same experience indicating that this seller collects payments and supplies items selectively and when items are not supplied never responds to Emails. He ignores Delcampe's dispute resolution mechanisms.
He is an active seller with currently more than 500 items on offer so many more buyers are likely to get burnt - at least 3 this month alone based on his August feedback. Should his account no be suspended?
I will post negative feedback in the next few days but that does not seem to bother the seller so long as he supplies most buyers and takes money without supplying goods from only a few thereby still giving him a respectable positive feedback percentage overall (98% with 2667 sales). Also I expect that when I do post negative feedback he will suddenly respond with his own unjustified negative feedback and there goes my own 100% positive feedback. I've asked Delcampe support whether there is any protection against this but no response.
I can accept that I've lost my money. More annoying is the fact that the seller continues to get away with his practices.
All very disappointing given all the other positive aspects of using the auction site.
Mace
Surely the answer is - Only buy from sellers with GOOD Feedback
Surely the answer is - Only buy from sellers with GOOD Feedback
True....I have found that out
I would have thought it would be to Delcampes interest to weed these people out....I wouldn't touch those sellers with bad feedback, but what about the newbies ??
Surely the answer is - Only buy from sellers with GOOD Feedback
I agree that checking feedback is important and I did check feedback at the time - 2 months ago whenh I bought the items. Over the last 2 months his negative feedback has expanded significantly. I also understand that some buyers are hard to please and will post negative feedback to honest sellers (eg when they did not pay for registered mail and the item does not arrive). So I will accept a limited amount of negative feedback. How do we define good feedback. 100%? Or is 98-99% still reasonable feedback?
Bottom line is that this seller's illegal activites are so blatant and have become much worse over the last 2 months and yet he is allowed to continue unhindered and will continue to rob other buyers.
I agree that checking feedback is important and I did check feedback at the time - 2 months ago whenh I bought the items. Over the last 2 months his negative feedback has expanded significantly. I also understand that some buyers are hard to please and will post negative feedback to honest sellers (eg when they did not pay for registered mail and the item does not arrive). So I will accept a limited amount of negative feedback. How do we define good feedback. 100%? Or is 98-99% still reasonable feedback?
Bottom line is that this seller's illegal activites are so blatant and have become much worse over the last 2 months and yet he is allowed to continue unhindered and will continue to rob other buyers.
Mace
Mace
Mace: Checking your seller or buyer's feedback is really your only recourse......then you make up your mind whether it is worth the risk.There are plenty of rogue buyers and sellers on this site.These people do plenty of buying and selling and come up with feedback rating in the 90% level at least because they will have thousands of positives when they choose to pay and/or send material to offset the hundreds of negatives.I also have sent Delcampe emails on this subject most have been answered I must admit but answered with little that is concrete............we will take this under advisement......for instance.This approach by Delcampe not being open and transparent makes one quite cynical and leaves one to believe as long as these rogues enhance the companies bottom line,they are untouchable.So the rest of us are left to fend for ourselves and be as circumspect as possible when it comes to our e-commerce dealings.Delcampe to give them their due,are very prompt about reimbursing final fees with a sales that has gone bad but of course they have no way of rectifying a buying experience that has gone sour. Jim