Sold a widget, stated in the auction I couldn't post for maybe up to a
week, got a friend to post it within a couple of days (last Thursday),
now I have the buyer moaning that my friend must have sent it via
pidgeon post, and that I will be getting a neg for it now.

So I have refunded the P price, which I know I dont have to, RM cant
track it as its not available till its been signed for, its a really
low value itm (less than £3), etc.

Is there anything in the t&c's of ebay for a buyer threatening to neg?
I cant see that I or my friend has done anything wrong, and I am
blaming RM for it, and I just have an impatient buyer. Is it one of
those take it and just deal with it things, or something else?

I can follow up the neg, there is no problem there, I just want to do
whatever I can to get rid of the chance of it coming!

-Ben

Wagg  wrote:
 

>Sold a widget, stated in the auction I couldn't post for maybe up to a
>week, got a friend to post it within a couple of days (last Thursday),
>now I have the buyer moaning that my friend must have sent it via
>pidgeon post, and that I will be getting a neg for it now.
>
>So I have refunded the P+P price, which I know I dont have to, RM cant
>track it as its not available till its been signed for, its a really
>low value itm (less than £3), etc.
>
>Is there anything in the t&c's of ebay for a buyer threatening to neg?
>I cant see that I or my friend has done anything wrong, and I am
>blaming RM for it, and I just have an impatient buyer. Is it one of
>those take it and just deal with it things, or something else?
>
>I can follow up the neg, there is no problem there, I just want to do
>whatever I can to get rid of the chance of it coming!
>
>-Ben

Officially there is, but since it's something ebay are encouraging you
have no chance of getting them to do anything about it. It would be
like reporting shill bidding.