neglus
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posted on March 21, 2006 03:21:24 PM
I ordered a DVD and paid $27 on Jan 22. I still haven't received it.
In early Feb I contacted seller and he emailed back that there was a back order and that it was shipped the previous weekend. I gave it some time to arrive (maybe he shipped media mail?) and then emailed again, and again..no answer. Of course the time to get PayPal $ is long past. I filed item not received dispute with ebay - no answer.I tried calling toll-free number in the listing... got the machine and left message to call me yesterday ..but you guessed it ...no reply. He has three of the same title listed in his ebay store (must be a drop shipper).
I hate to leave a neg because he probably will slap one on me but I just want my $ back! Haven't I done all I can? WWYD?
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sparkz
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posted on March 21, 2006 03:45:53 PM
Pick up your phone and call the local police department in his city and report him for fraud. File a fraud claim with Ebay. Even though the time limit has long passed and the claim will be denied, the report will be on his record. There may be others from the past and your may be the straw that breaks the camel's back. You can also file a fraud report with the Federal Trade Commission. Too bad you didn't send him a Postal Money Order for payment. You could have more than $27.00 worth of fun with this guy by getting the Postal Inspectors involved.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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classicrock000
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posted on March 21, 2006 03:49:37 PM
"In early Feb I contacted seller and he emailed back that there was a back order and that it was shipped the previous weekend."
aaaahhh let me guess-this dealer is a dirtbag power seller.
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sparkz
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posted on March 21, 2006 04:45:04 PM
Classic...It's worse than that. He's a seller who lists and sells things he doesn't even have. Sort of the way the Romanians and Nigerians do with laptops. Only difference is, when he gets painted into a corner, he'll try to push the blame off on a dropshipper who may or may not exist.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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fenix03
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posted on March 21, 2006 05:13:40 PM
File a PayPal chargeback.
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neglus
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posted on March 21, 2006 05:40:39 PM
Too late for the PayPal chargeback - I wasn't able to buy with credit card (for some reason I am never able to check that option when I pay - I emptied my account and tried to pay and all it would do was pay from my bank account!). The seller has 17,000+FB -99.2% 30neg/44neut/1713 pos last 30 days. I think it is just a case of BAD customer service but I can't get the guy's attention! I see he has added "Buy Safe" (probably after glacierbay folded) to his current listings but not there for mine 
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DrArcane
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posted on March 21, 2006 06:03:05 PM
"(for some reason I am never able to check that option when I pay - I emptied my account and tried to pay and all it would do was pay from my bank account!)"
I've run into the same thing, and I don't like it. Beginning buyers can use credit cards, why can't I?
Because Paypal wants buyers with Paypal funds to use Paypal funds- for EXACTLY the situation you have run into!
Dr. Arcane, revelator of mystical secrets
http://www.drarcane.com
Got questions about the secrets of the universe?
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irked
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posted on March 21, 2006 06:09:09 PM
Call Paypal and ask if you can file anyway for a chargeback. Maybe they will have heart huh? did I say that LOL and let you do chargeback. Worth a try anyway. At least a phone call will get Paypal attention on this guy maybe. They need to give 45 days or at least a few extra days for those that don't get their stuff.
I waited almost 5 weeks to get a CD that seller said he had sent but when I got it it was post marked only a week before. BUT I did finally got it. I think most of the CD sellers are dropshippers.
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LtRay
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posted on March 21, 2006 06:15:59 PM
Hey Guys, you CAN pay with your CC , Paypal just makes it hard to find the link.
I noticed the probloem about 2 months ago. I don't remember what I did to make it accept my credit card, but it did after I read the fine print.
I'll be paying for an item tomorrow night and I'll let you know how it works.
Neglus, if you post a neg, you will probably never see your money. Are you still showing an open dispute in your dispute console? You can find it on your My Ebay page.
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fenix03
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posted on March 21, 2006 06:24:31 PM
You can still dso the chargeback whether it took the funds from your account or another funding source.
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neglus
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posted on March 21, 2006 06:38:09 PM
The dispute is still open - waiting for his response. What do those disputes do anyway?
He answers every neg in his FB and negs them back it looks like - 84 have been mutually withdrawn. It seems that neg feedback is the only way to communicate with this guy!
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neglus
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posted on March 21, 2006 06:39:32 PM
fenix - i tried to do chargeback but it was rejected because too much time had passed. I thought you meant try to do CC chargeback and that's not an option.
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neglus
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posted on March 21, 2006 06:48:11 PM
How's this for a neg?
SORRY FB SEEMS ONLY WAY TO REACH YOU. PD 1/22 ITEM NOT REC'D WANT REFUND
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LtRay
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posted on March 21, 2006 07:09:36 PM
Geez, just read the helps pages on Item Not Received.
Looks like you are basically screwed if the seller refused to make good on the shipment.
Only thing I could suggest is file a complaint with his local police department and see how he feels about talking to them.
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sparkz
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posted on March 21, 2006 07:41:46 PM
I wouldn't worry about leaving feedback at this point. You can always do that as a parting shot. The guy is a thief. Treat him as such. He's no different than a thief who siphons 10 gallons of gas out of your car during the middle of the night. At the very least, his local police department needs to be informed of what's happening in their town. Odds are, there's going to be at least one cop on the force who's an Ebay buyer who would love to see a crook like this get his just dues. After you finish the police report, see if they can switch you over to the city planning or zoning commission. Check and see if he has a city business license to operate his business. If he's like most sellers operating out of their homes, he probably doesn't. Give them the month and year he started operation (it's in his feedback profile) and suggest they get a code enforcement officer out there and assess him license fees and interest back to the day he started selling. To me, I'd gladly give $27.00 to see a greedy tax collecting bureaucrat sink his teeth into the guy's butt.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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stonecold613
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posted on March 21, 2006 08:33:38 PM
Check and see if he has a city business license to operate his business. If he's like most sellers operating out of their homes, he probably doesn't.
In most cases, a license is not needed. Most home ebayers do not have regular customers coming and going into their homes and do 99% of their business through shipping companies. Only government agency that may be interested is the IRS. If this seller is doing it under the table. Otherwise he is in his legal right to do what he is doing.
Now for not sending the items, he is legally liable. Stick it to him with the police.
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sparkz
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posted on March 21, 2006 09:04:03 PM
Stone...It's impossible to make a blanket statement about what is required in the way of a city business license, since that is regulated by local city ordinance in virtually every city in the U.S. In California, the vast majority of cities require a business license to operate any type of revenue producing business. In my city, if you have a state sales tax permit issued by the State Board of Equalization, and it is registered to an address in the city limits, you are required to have a business license whether you are operating a business or not. Failure to obtain a license will result in a misdemeanor citation which could cost up to $500.00. As to whether customers come and go, merchandise picked up or delivered etc, that is covered under zoning ordinances which is an entirely different animal. I do agree 100% that this looks like a situation the police would be interested in.
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birgittaw
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posted on March 22, 2006 04:24:26 AM
Neglus:
* Pull his contact info and see if there is another phone number other than the toll-free and call if that's the case. If there is a different phone, and it doesn't work, voila, report for invalid contact info.
* If there is another phone and you get another voice mail box, file a neg -- that may indeed be the only way to get his attention. I believe I would mention PP payment in FB so there is no "payment never received" possibility on his part. List contact attempts as well.
* Get yourself a buying ID so that you don't co-mingle FB on your main account just in cases like this.
Good luck with it!
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neglus
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posted on March 22, 2006 05:06:20 AM
Thanks all. I won't contact law enforcement for such a pittance - I don't have time to follow through and besides, police were involved when I lost 300+ to a bogus postcard seller and I never saw a dime.
I did get another phone no but same answering machine picked up the call. I will try again today. Ironically the guy's me page says he is a former ebay employee:
XXX Inc was founded by a former eBay employee, and we continue to follow the standards that every eBay employee is held to, which means you can expect the highest level of service from our company. Additionally, we promptly respond to every phone call and email. If you do not receive a response from us within 24 hours, it's either because your email was not received by us, or our response to you was caught by your spam filter. We can also be contacted by phone at XXX-XXX-XXXX)
Bid with confidence! I am a former employee of an eBay company.
Due to the success of XXXXXXX, I have chosen to leave the eBay family in order to devote my full-time attention to the business. Even though I am no longer an eBay employee, I continue to honor eBay's employee standards of conduct. "
That says it all doesn't it??
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stonecold613
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posted on March 22, 2006 08:29:38 AM
I am a former employee of an eBay company
Former because they fired his crooked ass.
SPARKS if you have a state sales tax permit
Here is where you have gone wrong. You do not need a state sales tax number if you are a sole proprietor. Your Social Security number is all you need. If you go into business as a corporation or with a partner, then you need to have the state number. Hence the reason you also do not need a business license.
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kozersky
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posted on March 22, 2006 09:34:59 AM
stone - I am classified as a sole proprietor in California. I do need a sales tax #. Further, in NYS, a sales tax # is also required.
You may be thinking of Federal requirements for an employer.
sparkz - thanks for reminding me that I should get to City Hall and register as a home based business. In fact, in Brea, where I live, all businesses have to register and pay a fee to the city.
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fenix03
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posted on March 22, 2006 09:45:30 AM
Stone - Koz is right. You are thinking of a Federal Tax ID Number/Employer ID Number.
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kozersky
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posted on March 22, 2006 11:42:20 AM
neglus - perhaps you should send a letter to ebay (Bill Cobb's office),complaining about this seller. Enclose a copy of his "me page," and state that you relied upon the representations he made concerning his past affiliation with ebay.
Further, state that ebay was aware of these claims, or should have been aware, and that by allowing such claims, you felt that his business was endorsed by ebay, because he was a former employee.
Because of this endorsement, demand that ebay: (1) refund the money you paid to the seller, and (2) have the seller remove any and all ebay related claims, or (3) shut the seller down.
Send a copy of your letter to the seller. Use regular mail, not email. Be sure to also enclose a copy of the item description, proof of payment, and document emails and efforts to reach the seller by telephone.
You will have the seller's attention shortly thereafter.
Bill K-
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irked
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posted on March 22, 2006 11:52:50 PM
Good one Kos. Just what I was thinking. Ebay would not want their name sullied by a seller claiming ebay affiliation even if in past I would think.
If you think of it every one of us could claim being an ebay associate. Wonder how that would go over at ebay?
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stonecold613
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posted on March 23, 2006 06:50:01 AM
all businesses doing busines must obtain a State Business License as approved by the 20th Special Session of Legislature, per NRS 360.780.
Exceptions include small sole proprietors working out of their home and netting less than $22,000 a year, landlords renting 4 or fewer dwellings units, the movie industry, and non-profit organizations
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dblfugger9
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posted on March 23, 2006 10:33:49 AM
So where's miss fluffy lately?
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vintageads4u
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posted on March 25, 2006 04:17:07 AM
Neglus: Sorry for the bad transaction. That's crummy. As long as we are reporting this guy, how about the IRS? That could be fun.
As for a sole proprietor in Texas: assumed name form, state sales tax lic and depending on the TYPE of business, maybe other licenses.
Have to also echo the separate ID for buying.
Beth
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