Ebay fraud seller

Also, Have you checked this guys feedback to see if he has ever sold any billiard related things? I just wrote him a note asking why he has not made contact with you since the end of the auction. eBay is turning into a garbage place to deal with all the fake listings and stolen accounts. The funny thing is all of this crap is going on and eBay just raises their prices on everything. You know they paid out a bunch of money to the state a while back from scamming. Ebay used to be a good place to deal. I hardly ever sell on there now.
 
SCCues said:
I won this auction Runde Cue Auction on Ebay and paid the seller by Paypal a couple of hours after the auction ended on 3/08/07 and I haven't heard a word from him since.
PLEASE READ MY LAST POST ABOUT THIS DEAL
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I won this auction Runde Cue Auction on Ebay and paid the seller by Paypal a couple of hours after the auction ended on 3/08/07. I waited patiently to hear something about my cue, but the seller didn’t send me a note stating that he’d received the payment or when he would be shipping the cue. After a few days I emailed the seller asking him to please let me know when I could expect the cue and there was no reply. I sent a second email asking for an update or some information on my cue shipment and there was no reply. I started to get worried after a week of not hearing anything and I contacted Paypal and explained the situation to them. Paypal tried to contact the seller twice with no response either. I spoke with a very nice lady at Paypal and she said that the auction I won was covered by Paypal up to $2000 and that they would give the seller 10 days to respond about why he hasn’t shipped the item and that if they didn’t hear from him they would rule in my favor and refund my money. 10 days past from the end of the auction and a friend suggested that I put a thread on AZ about my problem and I decided to go ahead and do it just for anyone’s information who might read the thread. Keep in mind that I paid the seller at the end of the auction $1546.75 and was then left hanging for 10 days with no news and that’s why I started this thread and out of the blue late Saturday afternoon (the 10th day) a postal worker delivered the cue. I started the thread that morning and I felt bad about it, but it was done and if I’d just known that the cue was coming I would have never put a thread like this on AZ. I want to apologize to Mr. James Bradford for mentioning his name on this thread and let everyone know that he held up his end of the deal and delivered the cue, a little later than I expected and without any communication, but just the same he delivered the cue.

My apologies go out to Mr. Bradford and I hope everyone who read this thread will see my latest post to this thread in my attempt to straighten this situation out. The cue looks even better than I hoped it would and it’s nick and dent free.

I’d like to thank everyone who wished me good luck in not losing my money on this ebay deal.

Thanks,
SCCues
 
You didn't ask him for an explanation of why there was no contact and the cue was 10 days late? It would be nice to hear the reason for this. What if the guy was not going to send the cue to begin with and something happened that forced him to send it to you? 10 days late deserves a reason. I would like to know why this happened anyway. Glad it worked out for you.


Thanks,
 
SCCues said:
I won this auction Runde Cue Auction on Ebay and paid the seller by Paypal a couple of hours after the auction ended on 3/08/07. I waited patiently to hear something about my cue, but the seller didn’t send me a note stating that he’d received the payment or when he would be shipping the cue. After a few days I emailed the seller asking him to please let me know when I could expect the cue and there was no reply. I sent a second email asking for an update or some information on my cue shipment and there was no reply. I started to get worried after a week of not hearing anything and I contacted Paypal and explained the situation to them. Paypal tried to contact the seller twice with no response either. I spoke with a very nice lady at Paypal and she said that the auction I won was covered by Paypal up to $2000 and that they would give the seller 10 days to respond about why he hasn’t shipped the item and that if they didn’t hear from him they would rule in my favor and refund my money. 10 days past from the end of the auction and a friend suggested that I put a thread on AZ about my problem and I decided to go ahead and do it just for anyone’s information who might read the thread. Keep in mind that I paid the seller at the end of the auction $1546.75 and was then left hanging for 10 days with no news and that’s why I started this thread and out of the blue late Saturday afternoon (the 10th day) a postal worker delivered the cue. I started the thread that morning and I felt bad about it, but it was done and if I’d just known that the cue was coming I would have never put a thread like this on AZ. I want to apologize to Mr. James Bradford for mentioning his name on this thread and let everyone know that he held up his end of the deal and delivered the cue, a little later than I expected and without any communication, but just the same he delivered the cue.

My apologies go out to Mr. Bradford and I hope everyone who read this thread will see my latest post to this thread in my attempt to straighten this situation out. The cue looks even better than I hoped it would and it’s nick and dent free.

I’d like to thank everyone who wished me good luck in not losing my money on this ebay deal.

Thanks,
SCCues
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That's great news James!! Don't feel too guilty about posting a thread trashing this guy, you had no way of knowing the cue was shipped. Plus, if I was in your position I would've done the same. Congratulations on a beautiful cue and now you can start sleeping again.:D

Oh, and Mr. James Bradford...at the least refund Mr. Holly's shipping, it's the right thing to do! $46 to keep a $1500 customer, well worth it in my book.
 
SCCues said:
I won this auction Runde Cue Auction on Ebay and paid the seller by Paypal a couple of hours after the auction ended on 3/08/07. I waited patiently to hear something about my cue, but the seller didn’t send me a note stating that he’d received the payment or when he would be shipping the cue. After a few days I emailed the seller asking him to please let me know when I could expect the cue and there was no reply. I sent a second email asking for an update or some information on my cue shipment and there was no reply. I started to get worried after a week of not hearing anything and I contacted Paypal and explained the situation to them. Paypal tried to contact the seller twice with no response either. I spoke with a very nice lady at Paypal and she said that the auction I won was covered by Paypal up to $2000 and that they would give the seller 10 days to respond about why he hasn’t shipped the item and that if they didn’t hear from him they would rule in my favor and refund my money. 10 days past from the end of the auction and a friend suggested that I put a thread on AZ about my problem and I decided to go ahead and do it just for anyone’s information who might read the thread. Keep in mind that I paid the seller at the end of the auction $1546.75 and was then left hanging for 10 days with no news and that’s why I started this thread and out of the blue late Saturday afternoon (the 10th day) a postal worker delivered the cue. I started the thread that morning and I felt bad about it, but it was done and if I’d just known that the cue was coming I would have never put a thread like this on AZ. I want to apologize to Mr. James Bradford for mentioning his name on this thread and let everyone know that he held up his end of the deal and delivered the cue, a little later than I expected and without any communication, but just the same he delivered the cue.

My apologies go out to Mr. Bradford and I hope everyone who read this thread will see my latest post to this thread in my attempt to straighten this situation out. The cue looks even better than I hoped it would and it’s nick and dent free.

I’d like to thank everyone who wished me good luck in not losing my money on this ebay deal.

Thanks,
SCCues
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Hence we get the expression "told you so".

Some people just "do" and once they "do" they are done. Drives me nuts too.

Chris
 
Now you owe me an apology! I told you so....

SCCues said:
I won this auction Runde Cue Auction on Ebay and paid the seller by Paypal a couple of hours after the auction ended on 3/08/07. I waited patiently to hear something about my cue, but the seller didn’t send me a note stating that he’d received the payment or when he would be shipping the cue. After a few days I emailed the seller asking him to please let me know when I could expect the cue and there was no reply. I sent a second email asking for an update or some information on my cue shipment and there was no reply. I started to get worried after a week of not hearing anything and I contacted Paypal and explained the situation to them. Paypal tried to contact the seller twice with no response either. I spoke with a very nice lady at Paypal and she said that the auction I won was covered by Paypal up to $2000 and that they would give the seller 10 days to respond about why he hasn’t shipped the item and that if they didn’t hear from him they would rule in my favor and refund my money. 10 days past from the end of the auction and a friend suggested that I put a thread on AZ about my problem and I decided to go ahead and do it just for anyone’s information who might read the thread. Keep in mind that I paid the seller at the end of the auction $1546.75 and was then left hanging for 10 days with no news and that’s why I started this thread and out of the blue late Saturday afternoon (the 10th day) a postal worker delivered the cue. I started the thread that morning and I felt bad about it, but it was done and if I’d just known that the cue was coming I would have never put a thread like this on AZ. I want to apologize to Mr. James Bradford for mentioning his name on this thread and let everyone know that he held up his end of the deal and delivered the cue, a little later than I expected and without any communication, but just the same he delivered the cue.

My apologies go out to Mr. Bradford and I hope everyone who read this thread will see my latest post to this thread in my attempt to straighten this situation out. The cue looks even better than I hoped it would and it’s nick and dent free.

I’d like to thank everyone who wished me good luck in not losing my money on this ebay deal.

Thanks,
SCCues
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SCCues, I'm awaiting for your apology.......:D
 
One thing to remember when filing a Paypal claim.

You only get ONE claim per transaction. So if you file an "Item not received" claim, the seller can send you a box of rocks. All he has to show is that he shipped something.

I read this on an anti-paypal forum. They may have since taken steps to prevent this type of activity.
 
E-Bay fraud, Paypal pitfalls

Just FYI,
I had a similar, albeit far less expensive, situation a couple of months ago and learned the following about Paypals "coverage"
First, you only have 45 days to contact Paypal or your SOL.
You first file a "dispute" with them which is meant to generate communication between buyer and seller on Paypal's site.
If the other party, usually the seller, doesn't respond within 10 days you win the dispute and are supposed to get your money back.
If the two side's can't settle the dispute with communication within 10 days, you file a claim and paypal makes the decision within 30 days.
Here's the rub, Paypal doesn't pay you a dime. They deduct the money from the sellers paypal account which they can freeze. However, if the seller doesn't have any or enough money to pay you, problemo.
I never got this far as I got my money when paypal froze the sellers account, but that $2000 of coverage might be hard to collect if paypal has to dig into their pocket.
 
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