interesting ebay experience

Lots of you buy on ebay and although most of my transactions have gone well
I was screwed last November. The guy came up with tons of excuses and
because he had perfect feedback of over 100 I let the Paypal and ebay
insurance dates slide. Never got my item. Well even though you let both
dates slide, you can file a complaint with paypal and you can follow the
links on ebay to a national database that reports internet fraud to local
police. I thought it was a waste of time but I filled out the online form.
Would you believe after a few months I get a call from the Chief of Police
of this small town in New Hampshire saying he will contact the guy and he
happens to know him. Just got my paypal receipt for a refund. I plan to
send the bucks to a the officer's favorite local charity. I had already
written off the money and it was just the principle of the thing.

Art wrote:

Lots of you buy on ebay and although most of my transactions have gone
well
I was screwed last November. The guy came up with tons of excuses and
because he had perfect feedback of over 100 I let the Paypal and ebay
insurance dates slide. Never got my item. Well even though you let both
dates slide, you can file a complaint with paypal and you can follow the
links on ebay to a national database that reports internet fraud to local
police. I thought it was a waste of time but I filled out the online
form. Would you believe after a few months I get a call from the Chief of
Police of this small town in New Hampshire saying he will contact the guy
and he
happens to know him. Just got my paypal receipt for a refund. I plan to
send the bucks to a the officer's favorite local charity. I had already
written off the money and it was just the principle of the thing.


I had something like this happen. I electronically filed an "internet fraud"
report on a company that screwed me on an EBAY deal. After months of
unanswered e-mails etc. a week later my item shows up with an apology email
from the company asking to see if I was -now- happy?!
--

Stacey

In article . net,
"Art" wrote:

Lots of you buy on ebay and although most of my transactions have gone well
I was screwed last November. The guy came up with tons of excuses and
because he had perfect feedback of over 100 I let the Paypal and ebay
insurance dates slide.

I don't see how 100% feedback correlates to "letting my insurance slide"
the two are independent.

Never got my item. Well even though you let both
dates slide, you can file a complaint with paypal and you can follow the
links on ebay to a national database that reports internet fraud to local
police. I thought it was a waste of time but I filled out the online form.
Would you believe after a few months I get a call from the Chief of Police
of this small town in New Hampshire saying he will contact the guy and he
happens to know him. Just got my paypal receipt for a refund. I plan to
send the bucks to a the officer's favorite local charity. I had already
written off the money and it was just the principle of the thing.

Its a good story with a happy ending. I like those but how many don't
turn out so? One must stay optimistic Thank you.

--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

In article . net,
"Art" wrote:

Lots of you buy on ebay and although most of my transactions have gone well
I was screwed last November. The guy came up with tons of excuses and
because he had perfect feedback of over 100 I let the Paypal and ebay
insurance dates slide.

I don't see how 100% feedback correlates to "letting my insurance slide"
the two are independent.

Never got my item. Well even though you let both
dates slide, you can file a complaint with paypal and you can follow the
links on ebay to a national database that reports internet fraud to local
police. I thought it was a waste of time but I filled out the online form.
Would you believe after a few months I get a call from the Chief of Police
of this small town in New Hampshire saying he will contact the guy and he
happens to know him. Just got my paypal receipt for a refund. I plan to
send the bucks to a the officer's favorite local charity. I had already
written off the money and it was just the principle of the thing.

Its a good story with a happy ending. I like those but how many don't
turn out so? One must stay optimistic Thank you.

--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 04:37:27 GMT, "Art"
wrote:

Lots of you buy on ebay and although most of my transactions have gone well
I was screwed last November. The guy came up with tons of excuses and
because he had perfect feedback of over 100 I let the Paypal and ebay
insurance dates slide. Never got my item. Well even though you let both
dates slide, you can file a complaint with paypal and you can follow the
links on ebay to a national database that reports internet fraud to local
police. I thought it was a waste of time but I filled out the online form.
Would you believe after a few months I get a call from the Chief of Police
of this small town in New Hampshire saying he will contact the guy and he
happens to know him. Just got my paypal receipt for a refund. I plan to
send the bucks to a the officer's favorite local charity. I had already
written off the money and it was just the principle of the thing.


I had a similiar problem. A guy in Las Vegas was selling a neon sign
on ebay that I wanted. After I won and paid him he never sent it or
answered his emails. Ebay contacted the person, he said he would pay
me back but 3 months later he still hadn't and he wouldn't answer any
e-mails from me. I sent an e-mail to the Attorney General's office
for the state of Nevada, they wrote me bck for details, and a week
later I had the money in my hand. Just because E-bay can be
ineffective, it doesn't mean there aren't still steps you can take.

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 04:37:27 GMT, "Art"
wrote:

Lots of you buy on ebay and although most of my transactions have gone well
I was screwed last November. The guy came up with tons of excuses and
because he had perfect feedback of over 100 I let the Paypal and ebay
insurance dates slide. Never got my item. Well even though you let both
dates slide, you can file a complaint with paypal and you can follow the
links on ebay to a national database that reports internet fraud to local
police. I thought it was a waste of time but I filled out the online form.
Would you believe after a few months I get a call from the Chief of Police
of this small town in New Hampshire saying he will contact the guy and he
happens to know him. Just got my paypal receipt for a refund. I plan to
send the bucks to a the officer's favorite local charity. I had already
written off the money and it was just the principle of the thing.


I had a similiar problem. A guy in Las Vegas was selling a neon sign
on ebay that I wanted. After I won and paid him he never sent it or
answered his emails. Ebay contacted the person, he said he would pay
me back but 3 months later he still hadn't and he wouldn't answer any
e-mails from me. I sent an e-mail to the Attorney General's office
for the state of Nevada, they wrote me bck for details, and a week
later I had the money in my hand. Just because E-bay can be
ineffective, it doesn't mean there aren't still steps you can take.

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 04:37:27 GMT, "Art"
wrote:

Lots of you buy on ebay and although most of my transactions have gone well
I was screwed last November. The guy came up with tons of excuses and
because he had perfect feedback of over 100 I let the Paypal and ebay
insurance dates slide. Never got my item. Well even though you let both
dates slide, you can file a complaint with paypal and you can follow the
links on ebay to a national database that reports internet fraud to local
police. I thought it was a waste of time but I filled out the online form.
Would you believe after a few months I get a call from the Chief of Police
of this small town in New Hampshire saying he will contact the guy and he
happens to know him. Just got my paypal receipt for a refund. I plan to
send the bucks to a the officer's favorite local charity. I had already
written off the money and it was just the principle of the thing.


I had a similiar problem. A guy in Las Vegas was selling a neon sign
on ebay that I wanted. After I won and paid him he never sent it or
answered his emails. Ebay contacted the person, he said he would pay
me back but 3 months later he still hadn't and he wouldn't answer any
e-mails from me. I sent an e-mail to the Attorney General's office
for the state of Nevada, they wrote me bck for details, and a week
later I had the money in my hand. Just because E-bay can be
ineffective, it doesn't mean there aren't still steps you can take.

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 04:37:27 +0000, Art wrote:


Would you believe after a few months I get a call from the Chief of Police
of this small town in New Hampshire saying he will contact the guy and he
happens to know him. Just got my paypal receipt for a refund. I plan to
send the bucks to a the officer's favorite local charity. I had already
written off the money and it was just the principle of the thing.

I'm glad you had a good ending to your eBay hassle. I think some local PDs
are becoming wise to the concept of internet commerce and the unfortunate
bits of fraud that accompany it.