I've had a public blog since we began the adoption process with Abigail and Jennifer in the summer of 2012. It was my hope to help others along the way in the confusing world of international adoptions. It has also been a fun way to communicate with those who helped to get our kids home and wonder how we are all doing. It has since evolved to encourage others with special needs kids.
Tonight I set my blog to PRIVATE. Why? I purchased a gait trainer for Sonnet from Ebay. I was sent a size smaller than the posting specified and have been "in conversation" with the seller about a way to remedy this.
Tonight she denied my request for a refund and actually responded to me mentioning that they had seen my "website" and all the kids we had adopted. Honestly, it creeped me out major time that this person must have done a search to find my personal information.
I don't know how long I will leave the blog set as private, but if you're here, "HI!" Feel free to invite others who would benefit from some of the adoption specific information or just like to keep up with our sometimes crazy family. Leave me a message with their name and email address -- messages are set to never publish without my pressing that magic publish button -- and I'll add them.
Hi Randi - I have been wondering about your family and missed seeing your posts. I hope that the ebay thing was resolved. I am an eb*y seller myself and what happened to you is NOT okay. Did you get your refund? In the eb*y world, the buyer is always right. If the seller makes a mistake and sends the wrong item, they must refund and pay the return shipping. Sure hope that you contacted eb*y about this.
ReplyDeleteMost of all, I'm happy to see that you have opened your blog again. Hugs to all of your family.
We never were able to come to a conclusion with the seller and Ebay itself finally issued our refund. I'm not sure what they did from there. It was a very stressful experience and honestly makes me check Amazon before I even think of Ebay. :( Thank you for your kind comments. I'm glad to be back. Hopefully we'll be left at peace.
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Heck. That is very creepy and horrific! I was wondering what had happened when you went to private, and so glad to see you, now that I randomly checked back. I struggle with privacy vs support from outside my immediate circle, but have honestly had more support and encouragement than creepiness, sooo....
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