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[OM] Re: Am I out of line? (EBay politics)

Subject: [OM] Re: Am I out of line? (EBay politics)
From: Michael Darling <miked2002@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 23:35:41 -0500
Well, according to my bank the money order would be clear and payment would
be final after 10 business days. That's today, so the lens has shipped.

I notified the bidder of the tracking number, and left him with the
following words:

> I appreciate your patience and cooperation. I am sorry that you felt it was
> unfair for me to hold the lens until my bank told me your payment had cleared,
> but I can not justify the risk of sending out an item without the payment
> being finalized. As I have said before, I was unaware that Western Union money
> orders would incur such a delay. Had I known of this I would have returned it
> to you and asked for payment by one of the methods listed in my auction
> description. My only experience has been with USPS money orders and getting
> the cash in my hand when I go to ship a box is a very nice way for it to all
> work out. From this experience I have learned that I should explicitly exclude
> Western Union payments from any future auctions I may run.
> 
> Please take time to examine and use the lens before posting feedback for this
> transaction. If you feel it necessary to leave me negative or neutral
> feedback, I would prefer it be for an issue such as misrepresenting the lens
> in my auction description or some other malpractice, rather than adhering to
> the sound business practice of waiting for your payment to clear.


-mike



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