how much you loose?
what happened with the rims?
tell me you are joking
uh oh :? lets hear the story lol…ive never been scammed but ive gotten things that arnt what they were described as.
i got my money back thats about it
i got scammed for a hks ssqv
i got scammed for 180sx tail lights (not kouki) and not on ebay.
Almost all of my recent eBay transactions have gone bad to some extent – but luckily I ALWAYS use a credit card through Paypal. If Paypal doesn’t give my money back - I just tell the creditcard company to take it back.
I’m in the process of getting scammed trying to fight for my money back but I was the seller in this case who did nothing wrong.
Basically what I think happened is the seller damaged the product physically themselves when they received it
took pictures and then reported it to american express AND paypal.
Paypal is good about it, they hold the funds themselves which is great because whoever was right (in this case, me) will eventually get the funds back once they show proof (which I have a lot of).
Unfortunately, credit card companies are stupid and when someone files a chargeback they actually RETURN THE MONEY TO THEM in full. So, since they take the money from PayPal, paypal basically sends me a message saying SORRY but the money was taken from us, we need to take it from you also.
So right now the buyer has their server which probably still works and also has their money.
They’ve since then CANCELLED their ebay account and I’ve been fighting like a mother with UPS but they of course are trying to come up with a million excuses that they dont have to refund my money but I’m still going back and forth.
YES the package was fully insured. :-/
So how much you ask?
Eat this:
Chargeback Settlement Jan. 17, 2006 Completed Details -$3,799.99 USD -$10.00 USD
And yes, they took an extra $10.00 for NO REASON
wtf is that haha
Ooooh - nothing like a 3700USD kick in the balls eh John? BRUTAL!
I never got scammed over ebay (thank god), but then again, I never bought much off ebay in the first place. I think I bought more stuff off 240sxforums and zilvia than ebay. And so far all the items arrived w/o problems.
The stuff I bought off ebay was usually off a power seller or from someone that had a high feedback number, with almost no negative feedback at all.
I usually try to do that, because it gives me a peace of mind knowing that the seller usually does business over ebay and that he/she is trying to make it work instead of just trying to scam people.
i always pay by paypal of Credit card…
my mom nearly had a heart attack when i told her i paid by Credit Card over the phone for my engagement ring…lol
i prolly spent over $40,000 in 2005 on-line… never had a single problem that i know of.
but i have had to file chargebacks in the past and i would do it in a heartbeat if someone tried to scam me.
i would also drive several hours or even fly across the country to combat this $hit if i lost enough money.
i’ve also helped alot of people get their money back this year. that guy on SON who was scamming people scammed a dude in Montreal who coudlnt speak english. i called the Alberta police and filed a report and all that junk for him. he got his money back a few days later i beleive.
Avery will get his money back, the guy who did this is too high profile to get away, plus we have tons of people in Vancouver to help out.
I bought a pair of infinity 3 1/2" speakers for my beater mustang and they arrived damaged. I didn’t know I could chargeback and would of in a heartbeat as the auctioneer said they were in mint condition.
Ever since then I don’t buy on ebay, it’s been 4 years…
I don’t like buying used parts without seeing them work because I have gotten burned like that before and I also had a seller tell me his part was in mint condition, but in reality it looked like some one droped it down a fllight of stairs. I also had a few friends that got scammed on ebay too.
I think e bay is great for new parts but used parts can be a gambel.
I only use it as a reference to see what used parts are selling for. If the seller is local I will take the drive and go see the part and buy it directly from the seller instead of doing it through e bay.
chargebacks on paypal can only be done withint 30 days…
if the guy is still giving you hassle on the 29th day, no matter what the excuse or how apologetic… chargeback his ass…
I won an HKS EVC4 off eBay Dec. 7th. I paid the same night after winning.
I heard from the seller once and then no contact.
I ended up getting his contact/address and phoning him (in Michigan).
He told me they were having paypal/ebay issues and will sort things out.
After calling, no word for a week and a half. Till I called back. At which
point he assured me it will be shipped today and thanked me for being
very cool about this.
Sometimes you just have to give it time :dunno:
I almost got screwed on my I/C when it showed up about 2 weeks behind
schedule. It’s weird.
I have bought and sold on Ebay for about 4 years now “anything and everything” and I’m yet to be scammed I guess…
I did have a case once where I bought a Header for my Integra and it did not fit… The seller claimed I was “un-aware” of what I was doing and that was the reason why it didnt fit (but mean while, I had a friend @ his shop install it since having a hoist made it alot quicker) and then I faxed the copy of the receipt to the Seller to prove that a Professional Mechanic was paid to install the item and it didnt fit…
On top of the “fitment” issue… The Port holes on the Head Flange looked to be say “1.5-1.6L” and not big enough for a 1.8L so they would have been required to be bored out… “Same with the gasket, fitment was crap”
So in the long run the Seller would not take responsiblity or even help me out on the matter as he was a authorized dealer and claimed it was a “manufacture defect” in which case my only option was to ship to the manufacture and see what they were to say and what they would do to help me on the matter…
So I put it back on Ebay and sold it for $25.00 Less… :lol:
Other then that 1 time… I have never had anyone screw me for funds, or my item. I did have 1 case where the Gentlemen claimed to have been hospitalized due to a sickness so that was the reason for about a 2 week dely in shipping.