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Ebuyer will strive to may you pay for it, without providing it.
Ok, I've often been one of the first to take the p*ss when someone
posts praise on here simply because a supplier came up with the goods. Anyone can do that... right? Well, evidently ebuyer can't even manage that simple task! I've read similar tales of woe all too often in this forum but thought "nah, they can't be that bad" or "an isolated incident surely?". Unfortunately there is no emoticon to demonstrate the eating of ones hat, because now would be a really good time to use it! ;-) For those who haven't got bored and moved onto the next thread (hell, I would of, get a l*fe pal! G)..... On the 5th December I placed an order for an item showing as over 100 in stock. Being in no particular hurry and seeing that CityLink are incapable of delivering anything next day (same week is cause for celebration) I opted for "Standard Service", their web site claiming this would be with me on 11th December. The order status changed to indicate it had been processed and everything was hunky dorey so I waited. At 16:41 on the 10th December I got the following e-mail:- ------------ If your order has been cancelled then it may be due to the following: 1) You have requested the order to be cancelled. 2) The items you have ordered are no longer available/discontinued therefore your card has been refunded. If you still require the order then please reorder the goods online at your earliest convenience. We very much regret any annoyance and disappointment caused by this situation. --------------- To which my response is, although I doubt there is the remotest chance that eBuyer are in the slightest bit interested: Sure enough my order is now showing as cancelled. Thank you so very much for waiting five days until the date of despatch to do so. 1) I didn't ask for it to be cancelled. Maybe you picked up some psychic signals while I slept, or perhaps your logistics team has a better view of my subconscious than it does your own stock levels and somehow detected my doubts that even daring to order anything from ebuyer might be a mistake? 2) The item I have ordered was listed as well in excess of 100 in stock when I ordered it, 109 when I checked after receiving your cancellation e-mail and is *currently* showing as 112 in stock - quite remarkable for a product "no longer available/discontinued". The funds were taken from my account and held by eBuyer for 5 days so forgive me if I'm not overtly impressed by your honourable gesture of refunding *my* money; it is unfortunate your fulfillment processes are not nearly as effective as your ability to extract funds! I do still require the order but there seems little point in reordering the goods from ebuyer given they are either lying about stock or incapable of shipping from it! Unfortunately I have my doubts as to the level of regret felt regarding the annoyance and disappointment (not to mention inconvenience) caused, otherwise ebuyer might take appropriate steps to prevent it from happening with the frequency reported on the various Internet discussion forums. I would like to take this opportunity to thank ebuyer for confirming my misgivings and thus ensuring I don't repeat this mistake. Oh, and a merry Christmas and a happy new year to you all! -- iv Paul iv [ Mail: ] [ WWW: http://www.hopwood.org.uk/ ] |
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