The eBay Drop Ship Scam

Ok.  I cannot believe what prompted me to write this today, I GOT BURNED by someone using drop shipping.  Well, at least I am 95% sure they were.  Here is the situation.

I was buying a cool little novelty lamp on eBay and got what I thought was a great price – under $10.  I was very pleased and the seller had good feedback rating of 98.2% with many feedbacks.  So, I was excited and paid right away with PayPal as I always do.

Then, about 2 – 3 hours later I get an email from the seller stating they cannot complete the transaction because they are out of stock.  How could they be out of stock, they listed the item for sale!!?  So, I asked them what this meant.

“$14 is less than we can sell the lamp for as it is way below our cost and our supplier is currently out of stock.  We meant to list this with a minimum bid of $30, we are sorry for the error.  We have a similar lamp we can list if you would like to buy it now for $33.50 which is our cost.  The total would be $37.50 with shipping.  We hope that you will understand and will not leave negative feedback as we have already refunded your Paypal payment.

Regards,
Nick”

So, looks like a victim of drop shipping.  But here is the question.  Do I leave neg feedback?  I really wanted the lamp and was excited to find a good deal, on the other hand I feel sorry for the guy and with my recent experience can understand his situation.  Drop Shipping Sucks.

I will think about it.

The good news is most of my auctions are going strong.  I did have a couple without bids but I am still in the PROFIT zone which is all I am trying to do right now.  Consistantly profit.