To those still having success, I wish you well.. However, you are going to find these situations happening much more frequently now (as many all ready have) and the "seller" is now considered in the wrong - no matter what
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The reality that buyers can rip you off is so prevelant and widely accepted now that the new trend seems to be for for other sellers/collectors to buy (at what are now rock bottom prices for ebay b/c of summer & the economy) and then file "not as described" in an effort to get their money back.
I'm always very careful to note any and all flaws I find, yet I've been hit with two "collectors" in the past few months who are disappointed b/c - as they freely admit - they didn't read the description or bother to enlarge the 6-8 photos in the auction. One NIB doll I sold is already listed by this wonderful self-described "collector" at more than double what I sold it for, however according to her complaints last week, it wasn't even worth the postage to send it back b/c the factory now sews a tag into the body seam that they didn't fifteen years ago.
Next month, when it hasn't sold at her outrageous price after a few relists, I suspect it'll show up in the mailbox and I'll have to refund in full. After all, today sellers can't afford the hit to their DSRs so, if we want to continue to sell, we have to play nice even when the other guy doesn't...
My BBL list is growing way too fast these days, filled with problem bidders from not just my transactions but every seller I know, and those great bidders whose feedback left comments are so horrible that nobody is willing to chance selling to them just in case. Ironically, many of us have also now blocked the sellers who we know routinely buy cheap and re-sell items in our category - those bids were once welcome guarantees that you'd get a fair price for your widget by the time someone outbid them, now they're a potential risk too if the market drops too badly and they can't make a good profit reselling your item.
I'd like to say OP will prevail, and fairness will win out in the end, but that's be about as rare these days as calling wdw to book a week at all stars and being offered the castle suite free instead.
