"Please Confirm Purchase" Open Market Seller Sent Text at 2 AM... Treated as 'Blacklist' After Complaint

An incident where a seller on an open market contacted a buyer's personal phone number at 2 a.m. was reported on an online community on the 22nd. Photo by Online Community Capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] A seller on an open market caused controversy by demanding purchase confirmation through the buyer's personal contact number at 2 a.m.

On the 22nd, a post titled "Weird seller sending texts at dawn" was uploaded on an online community. The author of the post, Mr. A, revealed text message exchanges with the seller, saying, "I received a message from the seller asking me to confirm the purchase after 2 a.m."

According to the disclosed messages, seller Mr. B contacted Mr. A's personal number around 2:13 a.m. with a screenshot of the purchase details, saying, "Please confirm the purchase." When Mr. A protested, asking, "What are you doing at this hour of the morning?" Mr. B replied, "You just need to confirm the purchase. There's no need to get upset, so why are you getting worked up?"

The argument between the two continued. When Mr. A asked again, "Why are you sending a text at 2 a.m.?" Mr. B sarcastically responded, "It's 2:24 a.m. now. Can't you see the time? Are your eyes bad? Can't you read numbers?" He then added, "Get a grip. And you are on the blacklist."

Mr. A stopped replying to the messages, but Mr. B continued to contact him. Around 3 p.m. that day, Mr. B used the open market messenger to say, "Do not purchase any products sold by the shopping mall from now on. I will not sell to you," adding, "You have been registered on the blacklist for obstructing business. The notice explains how we handle abusive buyers like you."

Mr. A appealed, saying, "I am starting to feel scared now," and added, "I have not responded or made any inquiries since the text messages. Nevertheless, I keep receiving messages from Mr. B. Since Mr. B knows my home address, I don’t know what he might do, so I am reluctant to return the product." The post has since been deleted.

Meanwhile, on the 22nd, Mr. A posted again on the online community to inform that the incident has been settled for the time being. He stated, "I received a response from the open market customer center saying they will penalize the store," and added, "I will follow up to receive further updates on how the matter is handled."

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