I am new to this forum and joined after checking out other similar pages. Because I am selling automatic knives, I am very careful. I have heard numerous horror stories in which sellers shipped such knives to states where they were illegal and paid the price. As such, I felt comfortable with this forum, which Blade HQ highly recommended.
In this case, I agreed to sell the knife to the buyer as they claim. When payment arrived, there was no mention of the item to be purchased nor the user's forum name. As such, I sent the buyer a message through the PayPal message center at 11:37 AM Monday, July 3, asking which knife they wished to purchase, but there was no reply. As the moderator said, perhaps due to the aforementioned hoopla, I contacted them. Because I had not heard from the buyer after several hours, I issued a full refund, including fees. From my perspective, I erred on the side of caution but made a mistake.
Since then, I have heard from the buyer several times, suspecting me of selling to a higher bidder, not wanting to pay shipping fees, and asking for an honest answer. I have explained to them what I have shared here: I did not sell to a higher bidder, and I don't charge shipping fees or insurance unless the buyer prefers a method other than USPS Priority Mail. To make amends,
I have apologized profusely and offered to send, FREE of charge and with FREE USPS Priority Mail, the Italian OTF automatic knife valued at $60.00 and in mint condition and listed here, but he declined.
Although there is no connection between this site and eBay, I have been an eBay seller since 2000, and I encourage readers to check my profile @
https://www.ebay.com/usr/drumbeat5a#tab1
My feedback rating is 100% positive because I am honest and transparent, describe items pessimistically, offer fair prices, don't sell junk, and provide free USPS Priority Mail with insurance and tracking within 24-48 hours (depending on the size and weight of the item.) In other words, I don't scam people.
Bruce