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February 20, 2024 21:46
Finally I had my first sale here. But now I receive an email from the buyer that the purchase cannot go through. Without further explanation.
Is this just possible?
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OMGItsRetro Hello, I don't really understand what the problem is. There are countless reasons why a buyer might want to cancel a potential purchase and, in my opinion, he or she does not need to add an extensive explanation. The Dear man/woman has sent you a message nicely so I think there is no other option than to take your "loss" and wait for the next "buyer"
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catacrumpie isn't it a good question from someone who is getting an order for the first time? The question is simply whether it would be nice of a buyer to give some reason. Lastdodo is not a marketplace, is it? At least if I were to order something and regret it, I would tell you the reason. Canceling like that is rude, isn't it?
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Sorry Harry56 but it is not rude to cancel if at least you send a message to say I cancel it what is rude is not to pay and don’t send any message.

You don’t need to explain why you cancel as it can be for very personal reasons like  health problems, the death of your partner or that you have big money issues that you haven’t before ordering and personally it is the right to members to not tell these private matters to a stranger. Life privacy is more important that an order or money.
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OMGItsRetro
Unfortunately yes, that is possible.
Luckily, that user sent a message. Then you know. Without notice you are sometimes left in limbo waiting for something that will not come.

It's a real shame that you have to experience this with your first order. But it is the case on all sites where there is supply and demand. There are (potential) buyers who sometimes click on the order button a little too impulsively, and then regret it in no time. That's just the way it is.

It's worse if someone creates an account and places orders for fun, and then doesn't bother with LD anymore. I've also experienced this a few times.
Don't lose heart. Most buyers do buy.
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  • February 21, 2024 13:26
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The strange thing is that the person who bought it canceled it the same day. And yes! I think it's strange and unacceptable to do it this way. Think about it first before you buy something. And don't just blindly buy something and cancel it as soon as you receive an email with payment instructions.
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February 21, 2024 14:06
OMGItsRetro
(Oh my God, that's not an easy avatar name to type)

Every person is unique. Some more than others.
You can always report it via 'contact' (found at the bottom of every page on LD). You can even mention the name and surname of the person concerned there (not on the forum).
If multiple signals arrive at that location for the same user, this could have consequences (after investigation, of course).

I once had the idea of being able to hand out 'Pinocchio noses' as a user. E.g. for those who order and then don't respond to anything (and don't pay either). Bland people who are then fitted with such a nose from 3 users (from different users of course), could then be automatically excluded from a number of functionalities, for example.
The victim could then ensure that this blockage is given up, by doing the necessary (what is assumed to be normal), by communicating like adults. To make such a nose disappear. And for all I care, it could also be with Trumpies instead of Pinocchio noses.
Fun orderers (placing orders = holding items hostage... this is how you damage a shop) would not be able to do fun unnoticed and unhindered, but would have to take responsibility if they still have certain options.

Unfortunately, the idea was not retained.
Now this is all done manually and via messages for each 'case'. Labor intensive. And then only if several users make the effort (send messages to report it) ...

However, it has been proven, in other circumstances on LD, that depriving (temporarily or otherwise) of certain opportunities on the site is the only way to success in a (re)education process.
LD offers numerous options for free (up to a certain threshold).
Abuse of those options is one of them, and it is also included in the standard package.

With this Rene the idea has been resuscitated once again.

I have another nice idea. A 'buddy' or 'guarantor' system (stamp, badge, quality mark).
New shop owners find it difficult to get those necessary first (good) reviews. A potential buyer looks at the reviews already given and decides to buy from a shop. This makes it difficult for a new shop to get off the ground.
Why not provide the option to give a shop owner a 'buddy label'. Only if, for example, you have received > 100 (mostly) positive reviews yourself. In other words: if you have already proven that your word does have value.
If I have a friend who I can persuade to start a shop on LD, then I could, as it were, vouch for that person (otherwise I wouldn't ask him to start a shop on LD) by giving him such a badge. or stamp. A quality mark that says: 'I know that person, and I think he will do well'.
It's not the same as positive ratings, but it can convince a doubter to try it in a shop. In a number of cases it could show that a shop does not just appear out of the blue (and then perhaps quickly disappear again).


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