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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can't blame you for being frustrated. The seller should have sent out the correct coin for you immediately and taken care of the problem. The thing that is wrong with ebay though, is he will end up giving you negative feedback when you did everything in your power to resolve the situation.  Thundercoin |
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Valued Member
United States
455 Posts |
Texas, you sure nailed it when you said the principle overshadows the money involved. I was getting stressed just reading your post. It's strikes right to the core when we're mistreated while trying to do the right thing. Only with the advantage of hindsight I can say, I would've kept the 47d, left no feedback, and avoided the the seller going forward. Thanks for sharing the incident, I learned something. (Also, I'm glad for you it wasn't a lot of money)
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Valued Member
United States
67 Posts |
Texasmick, Is there some reason you're not sharing the seller's ebay ID with us? Certainly, he needs to understand that it is unlikely that any of us on the forum will deal with him if he treats us badly. And hearing that he is on an "avoid" list on a coin forum might get him to wise up, or at least to make this right with you. Also, I would like to share that the last time something like this happened to me, the seller told me to KEEP the wrong item AND sent me the right one!!! Very nice!!! (It was for a DvD however not a coin) |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
751 Posts |
Postscript: The seller never did refund my payment through paypal. Instead, he sent me a check. In the amount of $4.50. Needless to say, I was insulted. I half expected him to have written a bad check, costing me a hefty bank fee. I even considered not depositing it, but I did. Now I am waiting to make sure he doesn't stop payment (bank said I would be safe after 10 days), before I leave his feedback. Toblerone, the reason I haven't given his ebay ID is that I tend to be cautious about trashing someones reputation prematurely. I wanted to wait out the situation and give him every opportunity to do the right thing. But now that it's clear how the situation has played out, his ID is straitlegs. After the holiday, I will leave him is negative fb and make an entry in the discouraged sellers thread with a link to this one. Thanks for your interest and support. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Originally posted by texasmick
Postscript:
The seller never did refund my payment through paypal. Instead, he sent me a check. In the amount of $4.50. Needless to say, I was insulted.
I half expected him to have written a bad check, costing me a hefty bank fee. I even considered not depositing it, but I did. Now I am waiting to make sure he doesn't stop payment (bank said I would be safe after 10 days), before I leave his feedback.
Toblerone, the reason I haven't given his ebay ID is that I tend to be cautious about trashing someones reputation prematurely. I wanted to wait out the situation and give him every opportunity to do the right thing. But now that it's clear how the situation has played out, his ID is straitlegs. After the holiday, I will leave him is negative fb and make an entry in the discouraged sellers thread with a link to this one. Thanks for your interest and support.
Boy these kinds of things really make me mad when I read about them. ebay is full of low life scumbags (but there ar many upright and honest people too). But, I think we should all, after you let us know, bombard his email asking him why he is a crook and telling him we would never deal with him. If you really want to take it over the limit, find a friend who is an attorney and send him a certified letter threatening to sue him. Most people get intimidated by attorney letters. I'm not saying you should sue him, but at least tweak him some to let him know he shouldn't mess with people like this. Maybe it's my vindictive streak coming out here, which I do try to control, but I agree that he is a jerk!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
751 Posts |
Postscript II:
I figured I left enough time for his partial refund to make its way irrevocably into my account. I left the following negative feedback for straitlegs:
Slow, error-prone, unresponsive & dishonest. Wrong coin + partial refund = neg
Since he left me positive fb when I paid, he can't retaliate that way. I'll post if he responds to my fb, though. BTW, you would think since he had already left me fb, he would have given me the extra $3 to avoid a negative. But no one accused him of being a savvy ebayer.
Guido, thanks for the show of support. But I'm going to resist the temptation to harass the guy "in the real world" over $3.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
751 Posts |
Postscript III: Well, straitlegs didn't waste any time letting me know what he thought of my feedback: quote:
Sent from straitlegs via ebay message:
Dear Off: The last part of your ebay name fits you. You are OFF, cheap and one who is trying to beat people. I wouldn't deal with you or your kind. You weren't worth a response. You have the nerve to call me dishonest. You must be one of those old Bitties whose life is her computer. I hope the rest of your life is as miserable as it is now. Stick-it
I wonder exactly what he meant by "your kind". Hmmnm. |
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Rest in Peace
Australia
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texasmick: You have my sympathy mate, I've 'been there-done that' on ebay here in Australia. It's depressing but makes you feel OK when it's over. Guido: Liked your comments mate, are you sure you don't have a long-lost brother in Australia. We certainly think along the same lines. Happy New Year to you both. regards, |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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quote:
Originally posted by texasmick
Postscript III:
Well, straitlegs didn't waste any time letting me know what he thought of my feedback:
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Sent from straitlegs via ebay message:
Dear Off: The last part of your ebay name fits you. You are OFF, cheap and one who is trying to beat people. I wouldn't deal with you or your kind. You weren't worth a response. You have the nerve to call me dishonest. You must be one of those old Bitties whose life is her computer. I hope the rest of your life is as miserable as it is now. Stick-it
I wonder exactly what he meant by "your kind". Hmmnm.
"Your kind" ? The kind who doesn't rip people off and expects a fair deal to come your way as much as giving one to other people? Unfortunately Seth, not every seller on ebay grasps this concept. My last negative was pretty close to this same deal only it was cell phone parts but nonetheless very nerve racking to have to deal with them through e-mail. The guy just didn't get it just as this one doesn't seem to either. Unfortunately there isn't a way to spot these people sometimes and you just have to take it with a grain of salt and move on and blacklist them as someone mentioned above and definitely put them on the blacklist here in the forum also so we can at least protect a few from this bum in the future. Dean |
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Valued Member
United States
67 Posts |
Hate to add to the story Mick, but I just checked Toolhaus, and here's what he has to say now under your feedback... "Reply by straitlegs: this buyer was refunded full purchase price asap. and I apologized immediately." HAHAHAHAHAHAHA  So nice how he's trying to sound like the victim here.... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
751 Posts |
I looked for a couple of days to see if he would answer my feedback, but had stopped looking. Thanks for letting me know....  I know I should just let it go, but I am fighting the urge to respond to his response. |
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New Member
United States
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hey, in the world of ebay,.or any coin dealing."trust'is a word,that needs to be shown,used an stood behind,as a collector,or dealer,.....(ones honor is only as strong,as their backing it!).sorry to hear about your mishap on ebay,.....,but what that seller sends out,.will surely come back to him.just give it time......"smile" |
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Rest in Peace
Australia
661 Posts |
quote:
Originally posted by muckeye
texasmick: You have my sympathy mate, I've 'been there-done that' on ebay here in Australia. It's depressing but makes you feel OK when it's over.
Guido: Liked your comments mate, are you sure you don't have a long-lost brother in Australia. We certainly think along the same lines.
Happy New Year to you both.
regards,
There is some justice in the world! I just did a check on the dealer that ripped me off. Three Cheers, he's been deregistered by ebay.  All that and we play good cricket as well.. regards, |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
882 Posts |
quote:
Originally posted by texasmick
I looked for a couple of days to see if he would answer my feedback, but had stopped looking. Thanks for letting me know....
I know I should just let it go, but I am fighting the urge to respond to his response.
Do it. hehe |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
882 Posts |
I think the main problem with this little incident is the lack of common courtesy. Sellers have made mistakes with items I've won and I just gave them the old 10-4 and had them send the item anyways. They always greatly apologized and sent additional items.
What makes me mad is when I buy a note from someone and they sent an envelope, a protective sleeve, and the note. No "thank you", no "come again", no "business card". Nothing. I like getting items and reading what they have to say.
Good things,
Ty
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