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Just Got Ripped Off on eBay
- Thread starter D Bopp
- Start date
I hope you get your money back. I don't see why there will be any problems either, because that's plain false advertising.
Jimmy, I couldn't agree more...
I recently had a run in with a seller on Ebay over a Neuman TLM 50 Set....I bought it, paid for it, then found out the seller was a phony.
I notified Ebay, filed the complaint and WHAMMO!!! The money was returned.
Moral of the story?
We need to act in our best interests and, more importantly, like adults. This cat who sold the bass either knew/didn't know the deal. He made it right. That's what counts!
Glad it turned out well for you!!
I recently had a run in with a seller on Ebay over a Neuman TLM 50 Set....I bought it, paid for it, then found out the seller was a phony.
I notified Ebay, filed the complaint and WHAMMO!!! The money was returned.
Moral of the story?
We need to act in our best interests and, more importantly, like adults. This cat who sold the bass either knew/didn't know the deal. He made it right. That's what counts!
Glad it turned out well for you!!
Engine207
Losing faith in humanity...one call at a time.
- Dec 12, 2007
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- Endorsing Artist: Zon Guitars, Tsunami Cables, DR Strings, GK
I got burned on ebay once and paypal was great about getting my money back. I filed a dispute and the guy never responded so I got to keep the item and I got back a little cash. I didn't get nearly what I paid for the item, but they froze his account and all kinds of stuff. He later disputed it and tried to get the item back, but they checked out the ebay listing and basically told him to pay up or beat it.
Paypal was great.
File a dispute with them right away. The seller obviously wasn't honest so don't waste your time. They will handle it for you. Sorry about getting burned and best of luck for your outcome.
Paypal was great.
File a dispute with them right away. The seller obviously wasn't honest so don't waste your time. They will handle it for you. Sorry about getting burned and best of luck for your outcome.
The issue has been resolved. I was refunded $600 by the seller. I now have the bass for sale in the For Sale section to recoup the remainder of my money.
I'm confused...the other guy was in the wrong...you obviously didn't want a CIJ bass. Why didn't you just get your full refund from the seller?
He is in Canada. Shipping cost me $85 and shipping back to him would have cost somewhere near that. Add that plus Customs fees for him and he would have been looking at a few hundred extra dollars to take the bass back on top of the original sale price. He was a nice guy and I am willing to take the bass at market value to save him money since I don't think he intentionally sold me a counterfeit bass. Plus it's just easier to take the partial refund since the bass is worth around $600. If I can get that back then I'm not really out any money.
So how is the bass?
It looks pretty cool to me.
How's the neck? Does it play nice? Do you like the sound?
I don't mind Japanese Fenders. From my experience they're better than the US ones.
It looks pretty cool to me.
How's the neck? Does it play nice? Do you like the sound?
I don't mind Japanese Fenders. From my experience they're better than the US ones.
Here is another update:
About a week and a half later, I got an email from Paypal saying that the refund of $600 had failed and I need to contact the seller. I emailed him two or three times over the span of a week and he never wrote back.
I have filed a dispute with Paypal and escalated it to a claim. The seller has still not responded to the claim.
Originally, the seller seemed remorseful and sent a refund to me. I thought all was well, but it looks like it might have all been a front. Now I have to deal with Paypal in this situation. I guess he wasn't a nice old man that just happened to sell me an altered bass
About a week and a half later, I got an email from Paypal saying that the refund of $600 had failed and I need to contact the seller. I emailed him two or three times over the span of a week and he never wrote back.
I have filed a dispute with Paypal and escalated it to a claim. The seller has still not responded to the claim.
Originally, the seller seemed remorseful and sent a refund to me. I thought all was well, but it looks like it might have all been a front. Now I have to deal with Paypal in this situation. I guess he wasn't a nice old man that just happened to sell me an altered bass
I won a claim where the seller would not respond to Paypal or my emails. I hope that happens for you.
D bopp if you paid $85 for shipping one way you got ripped off! I paid $43 with a shipping co called puralator (something or another) from canada to deep south texas only $45
Just FYI
Just FYI
Not a whole lot of doubt left there to give him the benefit of. . . The guy is a ******* thief.
I am reasonably certain PayPal will side with you. But that's only meaningful if the guy hasn't cleaned out his account and disappeared during the past few weeks.
Best of luck to you.
Although I feel for you, I gotta say that I would never buy a bass off the internet without first checking the S/N. A legit buyer will understand that you want to verify the authenticity of the bass before you throw down a thousand dollars.
That said, I think Paypal will get you your money back, they are there for this exact situation.
That said, I think Paypal will get you your money back, they are there for this exact situation.
I was burned once as a buyer by PayPal and learned the hard way what you must do. It has gotten a little easier over the years but you still need to know what to do.
If you are a PayPal buyer and don't get what you paid for, first you MUST open a dispute within 45 days with PayPal (used to be 30 days). However, you must wait seven days for shipping before you can open the dispute. Then, PayPal emails the seller that there is a claim hoping that the seller and buyer work it out. If that doesn't get satisfaction, second, within 20 days you MUST escalate the dispute to a claim (they used to make you wait a while before you could escalate; this made your window of opportunity even smaller). After that, PayPal may ask for some information (like proof that you sent a defective item back). Then PayPal will make a decision based on the evidence and give the money to the person they consider more deserving.
If you don't do those two steps within the time windows that PayPal gives you, you get nothing. Furthermore, PayPal makes it very difficult to figure out how to escalate the claim -- there is no help on this step. And, if you request help, they send a canned email which does not answer the question. You must go into the transaction details and find the button to escalate the claim.
I've had scam sellers drag their feet saying stuff like "I can't ship it for 3 weeks." If they can get you to delay filing a dispute long enough, you will get nothing.
Summary:
1. Know what to do.
2. Do not wait. Be sure to get your dispute and escalation within the time windows.
3. Do not send anything back without delivery confirmation. PayPal will need this.
If you are a PayPal buyer and don't get what you paid for, first you MUST open a dispute within 45 days with PayPal (used to be 30 days). However, you must wait seven days for shipping before you can open the dispute. Then, PayPal emails the seller that there is a claim hoping that the seller and buyer work it out. If that doesn't get satisfaction, second, within 20 days you MUST escalate the dispute to a claim (they used to make you wait a while before you could escalate; this made your window of opportunity even smaller). After that, PayPal may ask for some information (like proof that you sent a defective item back). Then PayPal will make a decision based on the evidence and give the money to the person they consider more deserving.
If you don't do those two steps within the time windows that PayPal gives you, you get nothing. Furthermore, PayPal makes it very difficult to figure out how to escalate the claim -- there is no help on this step. And, if you request help, they send a canned email which does not answer the question. You must go into the transaction details and find the button to escalate the claim.
I've had scam sellers drag their feet saying stuff like "I can't ship it for 3 weeks." If they can get you to delay filing a dispute long enough, you will get nothing.
Summary:
1. Know what to do.
2. Do not wait. Be sure to get your dispute and escalation within the time windows.
3. Do not send anything back without delivery confirmation. PayPal will need this.
pay pal has recovered my funds on the last two bad ebay deals, both flakey sellers who never shipped. I laid off ebay for a year.
Paypal eventually got the dough back to me but, what a hassle. Luckily, these two flakes never put up any kind of fight, and paypal refunded to me.
For anything worth more than a couple hundred bucks, I'll stick to TB.
Paypal eventually got the dough back to me but, what a hassle. Luckily, these two flakes never put up any kind of fight, and paypal refunded to me.
For anything worth more than a couple hundred bucks, I'll stick to TB.
