I'd have blocked the buyer and the seller.

Rude and hostile attracts rude and hostile.

And a sock so it seems.

I'm thinking an outfit of dryer sheets might be more beneficial around here

I've had to help a few newbie buyers through the eBay/PayPal maze- none of them asked me about refunds. Then again, my TOS clearly states that I do accept returns. Guess they didn't feel the need to ask.

This buyer asked a few questions, and gets put on the sellers BBL (well within their rights).

Encouraging the buyer to bid, and ask questions later. The very thing sellers are hoping to avoid...

> I be you'd be hard pressed to find an experienced seller who would not have blocked this buyer ...
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> 1. After buyer asked if she could return a wedding dress for any reason.
> 2. After buyer was rude and hostile
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> However, I wouldn't ever buy anything from the OP because he's opening post is just too belittling.
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Someone pass me an explanation and a tanq on the rocks please.
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Ok
Why do ya think that way ? Whats so belittling ?


BTW have NOT seagulled I am busy & had to go somewhere & felt the need to vent a little bit about a newby buyer who is a very big risk to a seller

I am a PS with over 4500 FB 100% pos FB DSRS are 4.8, 4.9's & 5.0 with 1000's items listed . I do not have tons of spare time to spare at any given time. Yet I really did try to help the buyer out{ over 2 hrs wasted } until they got stupid rude hostile towards me.

Thats when i call it quits on helping a newby buyer out holding thier hand just so they could buy it & quite possibly force a NON valid return on me. No it is not a dress or clothing.

Item not revealed to protect my seller ID

Item is fragile & easily broken if not handled or packed securely

like say if buyer returned it BUT did not pack it the way i packed it {Most likely???} it would be broken when i got it back useless & NON sellible to another buyer.

Private Emails are NOT allowed to be posted & too many button pushers around here .

Asking a ? is NOT why buyer got blocked. I encourage ?? to be asked as i want happy buyers

But i do not want to risk selling to a buyer who is asking for no ?? asked returns { for ANY reason } before or after sale .

If she did a return on me it would cost me money plus risk of NO item to sell because they could easily damage it on purpose to force a refund AFTER they used it for the wedding.

I lose the $$ Item out shipping ETC. Yep just not worth it when sale starts out with buyer asking for a ANY reason refund policy, that I do not offer & is stated so in listing.

I would only voluntarliy refund for MY error or shipping damage which most likely will not happen as i have {KNOCK on Wood } Jinxing myself never have had a item damaged during shipping. I do pack very well ! Overkill packing but how many sellers who sold over 7000 items in 5 years can say legit wise no shipping damage ever . and NOT 1 LOST package either

> I remember needing help with my first purchase here and e-bay was a lot less complicated then. I'm glad I got someone who was nice about it.
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I was VERY nice VERY helpful at 1st.

Spent too much time really but i was trying to help her out

> Blocking a buyer because they ask a question before bidding, which is what everyone here suggests, is not right. Virtualwhimsy was right when she said new buyers might need a little hand holding. What's the problem with helping a buyer through her first purchase AND making some money in the process? I swear, some of you sellers shoot yourselves in the foot over nothing.

$60 item + $12 Shipping is NOTHING to you

Way too Big Risk for me when buyer is asking about returns for ANY reason .

I will ship you exactly what you buy, there is no need to accept a return for any reason.

If you are unsure if it will meet your needs or not go buy it from a retail store if you can. unless it got damaged which most likely will not ever happen with my packing

I hand hold buyers many times but there comes a time that with some buyers a seller needs to cut that buyer loose.

You do realize OP that any buyer can force a return on you if they want. If a buyer really wants to scam you and just use the item for their wedding and return it, pay pal will enable them to do that. I'm just saying, a scammer probably wouldn't even ask or care what your return policy is.