So I have dealt with three sellers on eBay in the UK so far this past year that have arbitrarily stopped communicating with me halfway through a transaction. This has led me to be forced to open a case on them to get my money back as they become completely non-responsive seemingly for no reason. I don’t understand why this keeps happening, I’ve rarely had this happen in my 20 years on eBay in the US. Is there something I’m missing here?

我想知道的是为什么美国人会卖给我东西却不回答我购买前提问的问题？？？

So I have dealt with three sellers on eBay in the UK so far this past year that have arbitrarily stopped communicating with me halfway through a transaction. This has led me to be forced to open a case on them to get my money back as they become completely non-responsive seemingly for no reason. I don’t understand why this keeps happening, I’ve rarely had this happen in my 20 years on eBay in the US. Is there something I’m missing here?

I honestly can't answer this. I've been an eBay member since 2002(ish) and I've never had this problem. In fact I think only once have I been forced to open a dispute to get my money back. I pay with Paypal and have their pay-after-delivery service, so most things arrive before I actually get money taken from my account.

我想知道的是为什么美国人会卖给我东西却不回答我购买前提问的问题？？？

I have had that happen as well. It seems further investigation would most likely reveal this is a human issue more than a cultural one.

I honestly can't answer this. I've been an eBay member since 2002(ish) and I've never had this problem. In fact I think only once have I been forced to open a dispute to get my money back. I pay with Paypal and have their pay-after-delivery service, so most things arrive before I actually get money taken from my account.

Thanks for your input Ria! It was my thinking that I’ve just come across some bad apples in this case. I just wanted to make sure there wasn’t something I was missing. Thanks for confirming this. Hopefully I’ll be able to get someone to send me a batch of Sox lamps that I purchase one day... this is twice now I’ve had an AWOL seller for used sox lamps, gonna open an eBay case on them tomorrow probably.