T-Top fiasco!
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 306
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From: Michigan
Just file the paypal dispute.
In the dispute, put EXACTLY what he told you, and the times and dates you called.
Then make sure you put in - seller Will not respond to my phone calls, nor will he provide a tracking number for the purchase.
File the claim and let Paypal handle it.
Don't call him and harrass him in any way. It's done - leave it be and let Paypal handle it.
Once you get your money, put negative feedback as "Seller misled & never shipped product". If he already has 7 negatives, Ebay should be on their way of suspending their account.
Whatever you do, don't wait another day. File the claim!
If it's a business - make sure you visit your local BBB webpage and report that business as a non responsive seller. That places his business on file for a possible fraudulant business, and may help later in the event that you have to take him to court.
In the dispute, put EXACTLY what he told you, and the times and dates you called.
Then make sure you put in - seller Will not respond to my phone calls, nor will he provide a tracking number for the purchase.
File the claim and let Paypal handle it.
Don't call him and harrass him in any way. It's done - leave it be and let Paypal handle it.
Once you get your money, put negative feedback as "Seller misled & never shipped product". If he already has 7 negatives, Ebay should be on their way of suspending their account.
Whatever you do, don't wait another day. File the claim!
If it's a business - make sure you visit your local BBB webpage and report that business as a non responsive seller. That places his business on file for a possible fraudulant business, and may help later in the event that you have to take him to court.
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 306
Likes: 0
From: Michigan
I use paypal for small stuff, but for bigger items (over $100) I use a U.S. Postal Money Order. If they don't go through with it, I inform them this is mail fraud (which it is) and they are !@$#ed if they don't send me said item. So...just a thought the next time you purchase something over the internet.
Another time, I had a dispute for goods, and they offer no protection for you whatsoever. They tell you to hire a lawyer or go to small claims court. They offer no protection for your money.
Oh... and Filing for Mail Fraud is a total Joke too.
THere are SO MANY mail order fraud cases, that they send you a postcard saying "THanks, but there are so many cases, that we may or may not get to yours. Contact your local authorities or an attourney for further assistance".
I was a victim of this for parts off of ebay. Sent him a US money order, and nothing.
He literally threatened me in an e-mail, and I forwarded it all onto the US Postal Service Mail Fraud center. Nada. Nada to this date, and that was back in 2005.
I learned that from first hand experience.
People complain about Paypal and similar services, but if they offer protection...it's worth it.
I tried calling him again today several times with no answer, so I sent an email saying that if I didn't get tracking info by the end of today, I'd file a dispute. No responses. I'll file the dispute tomorrow AM and keep you guys posted. In the meantime, I've already bought another set from one of our fine members of ls1tech.com, what I should have done in the first place!
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It takes time if he shipped US mail, not UPS specially if its a big package or on Holiday months and they don't give tracking #s
I got lowering my springs from eBay 1 1/2 month after payment, lady was very helpful and refunded me the shipping charges, gotta love pay pal claims
sounds like you gonna get stuck with backup t-tops or you'll get refunded by pay pal, its a simple process
I got lowering my springs from eBay 1 1/2 month after payment, lady was very helpful and refunded me the shipping charges, gotta love pay pal claims
sounds like you gonna get stuck with backup t-tops or you'll get refunded by pay pal, its a simple process
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Staging Lane
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 90
Likes: 0
From: manhattan, KS
Hey, I only live an hour away and that's where the "local" track is that has test and tune every thursday so i'm up in Topeka quite a bit with all the motorcycle/F-body guys and we'd LOVE to help you out man! HAHA
Make sure you actually FILE the dispute with paypal... Some people don't realize the first thing you click on is ONLY sending a message to the seller. You have to close the first thing you open and then send it directly to paypal (which you can only do after you open the dispute to begin with).
Sounds confusing but open your disputes and you'll see the option to end communication with seller and make it a paypal claim...
On a side note, do you still have the busted tops? I'd give you a few bucks to ship them to me. I've been wanting to play around with a set for an idea I had...
Sounds confusing but open your disputes and you'll see the option to end communication with seller and make it a paypal claim...
On a side note, do you still have the busted tops? I'd give you a few bucks to ship them to me. I've been wanting to play around with a set for an idea I had...
Thanks for the advice about the claims and disputes, but I did escalate it to a claim already. I think I do still have the busted frames, too. I was hoping to get new glass for them at one point, but my local glass shop said that you just need to buy new ones.
