On 2008-02-05, SteveB wrote:

"Ignoramus31218" wrote in message
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On 2008-02-05, SteveB wrote:
BTW, iggy, please explain your negative to illustrate my point. With one
out of 900, the buyer musta been a doozy.

Yes and no. There was my fault. I sold some "US navy synchro tester"
of which I had several. They were all similar. All seemed to somehow
operate. They sold for maybe $5 apiece, plus $5 shipping, as no one
really needed them. A guy with feedback of about 9 bought one and the
next thing I knew, I had a neg because the tester had a REJECTED
tag. (US Navy rejected it).

What I know is that the military rejects stuff for all sorts of
reasons.

I gave him a refund, anyway, but was quite upset as I would rather not
get a neg. I am usually liberal with refunds, as they do not occur
often.

i

Now. As per my point ........... have you ever given refunds in
cases where you thought you were right just to keep the high %?

That has not happened so far. All returns were for defective items
that I did not realize were such. In one instance, the buyer returned
a tapping head that he said was defective and would not reverse. A few
months later, I took it apart and realized that it was simply stuck
due to sitting for too long. But the buyer definitely was acting in
good faith.

Business and industrial buyers are usually nice and reasonable people.

I don't think this guy should have negged you either, but you get
that with new ebayers who really don't understand the feedback
system.

Yes, though I still regret it as I would have given him a refund
without much questioning.

i