Trevor Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 I'd had nothing but good experiences buy and selling on ebay - 25+ deals in 3 years, mostly car parts, mostly $50 or less. The absolute best was buying a very rare 60-year-old John Deere tractor accessory, having it shipped to my dad in Arizona, and watching him open it at Christmas. When the big screen TV scam was in the news last Summer, I kept telling my co-workers how honest the "old car parts people" were. I'm venting because I paid a guy $21 ($1 bid for the part, $20 for shipping!) back in November. After 2 equiries he writes back that he hasn't shipped my package because he has not been paid. Paypal AND EBAY tell me otherwise. Grrrrr. Maybe I should always read the feedback - 12 out of 20 in the last 6 months had similar complaints..... Neutral : slow shipping Neutral : Took a while, but received the item Complaint : Payed him double the bid ammount, item yet to be delivered. Complaint : TOOK MY MONEY AND DIDN'T SEND ANYTHING OR ANSWER EMAILS JUST RIPPED ME OFF Oh well, just when I was beginning to trust people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Sorry to hear that. Feedback is king. Doesn't have to be 100%, but I'd never buy from someone with <96%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denny411 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 I feel your pain. My little brother just got screwed by a guy for 1250.00 that was for a laptop pc. The worst part of his story is that he is in isolation at the OSU James Cancer Center. The laptop was supposed to help him pass the time and to play online games. He`s been there for 8 weeks now and is getting quite bored. My sister in law has a copy of the guys drivers licence from when he cashed the money order. When I get ahold of it, I`m going to plaster it on every website and forum that I can find, along with my brothers story and copy`s of all of there emails concerning the transaction. I hope to make him the most UNpopular person in the world. From what I remember, he is from Los Angeles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Yep, 140 good transactions (purchases) here, but 2 sellers took my money and ran on purchases I paid for. It's an honor system and some people have no honor (I only buy from Klingons now). One thing that really pissed me off on the last one was that Ebay, at the sellers request, hid (or made secret) the negetive feedback. It was too late for me to use it anyway, but to hide negative feedback, even after the fact, still stinks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted January 7, 2004 Author Share Posted January 7, 2004 some people have no honor (I only buy from Klingons now). Thanx Terry. That made my day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Update! My faith in humanity is restored. Hopefully this seller's conscience, or the 2 PAYPAL and EBAY receipts I forwarded to him, got him motivated and I got the package in the mail last week - Only 2 months after payment was made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 some people have no honor (I only buy from Klingons now). Thanx Terry. That made my day. Aren't klingons the things you find orbiting uranus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Alex has personal hygiene issues...ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 One word for you Alex, Cottonelles... Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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