My wife and I buy and sell on eBay, and we've never been burned either way. One time I bought an item that the seller said the item was NIB. When I got it, I found it had been dropped and damaged (cosmetic only). I left negative feedback, never heard a reply, and bought a new part for it (minor cost). Dr.1 Driver "There's a Hun in the sun!"
Oh, you are SO bad! ;^)
Did you attempt to contact the seller about this before you left negative feedback? Just curious. Bill
Absolutely, several times by e-mail. His reply was, "Tough s**t."
He never responded to the feedback.
The damage did not show up in any of the pictures. Of course, the engine WAS in a plastic bag when the pics were taken.
Dr.1 Driver "There's a Hun in the sun!"
I can think of an ideal storage location for the engine, once he gets it.
Ed Cregger
Fun! Wicked, but good fun. I have to say that the guy I have been dealing with has now offered to send me the agreed value of the engine as soon as he receives it, so he is playing by the rules. I will be out of pocket to the tune of two lots of international post, but that is the risk we take buying used, unseen from a distant country. The seller seems as shocked by the condition of the engine as I am; I suspect he bought it in to sell on and only glanced at the engine, as I did when it arrived. Only a more detailed inspection revealed its true condition.
I've bought an Irvine for the 4 star instead, not as 'sweet' as the 4 stroke, but it will fly and I won't have wasted my time in building it.
I would have left him neg feedback too, along with contacting EBay. I bought a starter from a guy, received it only to find out it had a bent shaft. He refunded me the cost of a new motor unit. He obviously wanted to protect his perfect 100+ rating.
Oh, that's wonderful! Bill
David,
YOU should be complemented for having the patience to see if it could be worked out rather than 'slagging' the guy on an international forum.
-- Jim Branaum AMA 1428
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Thank you, Jim. I do think it is too easy to blast someone and spoil their reputation before all the facts are known. Although the seller & I are taking a loss on the deal, I think we have agreed on the best compromise for us both.
Just for the record, I haven't blasted anyone on the internet yet, even though a few of my deals were less than optimum on my end. Life is too short to get that worked up about such things, really. Besides, honest mistakes do happen. I make mistakes too. Maybe someone has cut me a break and I didn't even realize it?
Ed Cregger
whatabout me??? I dated a woman(for a summer) i met on a train, who was from Finland(she was an opare) she made me spend every cent i had on her!!! she was beautiful though... we had great times then she had to go back :( does that count for anything? But on the serious side I agree with the other guys in here.. you are most patient ! Gig
Gig,
You want me to find her and get your money back? ;)
I would disagree about '30 rating policy'. I've bought some items from users with rating of 5 and they(users) were nice folks.On the other hand-bought one time a radar detector from a guy who had
160 rating with 100% posi. Item came in damaged and he just tried to give me run around.So I gave him negative feedback and problem was fixed.Right there. ASAP.I got full refund.Be careful with Ebay.Judge people by the way they answering emails.Thats what I do :) Have a good day. MittyMit "me" ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ: news:opOdnXUnsau9 snipped-for-privacy@yvn.com...
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