Turkey Basted

I set up a new evil-bay account. I jump through all the requisite hoops, only 10 items a month, 24 hour shipping, 21 day wait for payment. I sell some dinnerware to help Master (my mother-in-law, don't ask where that nickname came from, lol) out and,...drumroll please...an idiot buyer strikes again, but not before a comedy of errors that apparently only happen to me.

Buyer pays. I attempt to print out the shipping label, and get an error message saying to pay using my poo-pal account. Well, ASSHOLES, my money is on HOLD. I don't have $69 in my bank account...any of them.

Since my phone needs minutes and a charge, I e-mail poo-pal requesting they release shipping funds only from the transaction. I get a response saying to call. I charge my phone, log in to my Virginmobile account and top-up. I keep trying to dial out and get the snotty-toned "I'm sorry you have to top-up" message. I call them and get an Indian outsource who keeps insisting that I put $20 more on it. I write them a pissy e-mail and get a form e-mail regurgitating what the indian guy said.

Fuckin' A. I e-mail poo-pal again, I explain that I have NO phone access at this time. By this time, the turkish buyer is pissing and moaning about "When will I ship?" I tell him I am having problems with evil-bay shipping, please be patient. poo-pal responds..."Call evil-bay customer service, here's the phone number" Did I not just tell them I HAVE NO PHONE ACCESS?

The turkish guy gets all pissy and wants me to cancel the transaction, I refund his money and then cancel. He is out nothing but $109 for 24 hours...he leaves me a negative. There goes my feedback. I hate people.