eBay Seller Warning

[rmaynard 16,293]

There is a seller on eBay selling Wheel Horse parts.

BEWARE. He takes your money and does not ship. Been waiting since 12/22/09 for a response to my purchase.

I hope that this person is not a member of RedSquare. If you are, please PM me.

His eBay seller I.D. is sparky030798

Bob

[rmaynard 16,293]

By the way, this guy is in Texas.

Bob

[whfan74 2,071]

:thumbs:

Bob,

Sorry to hear about that. You mentioned that on the phone. Thanks for giving everyone a head's up.

Hope it gets resolved quickly for you!

[VinsRJ 723]

Did you pay via PayPal? Might want to look into reveresing the payment. Good Luck.

[rmaynard 16,293]

Did you pay via PayPal? Might want to look into reveresing the payment. Good Luck.

I did pay by PayPal. I have opened a case against him. I really want the item, but if I can't get him to ship, I will get my money back.

Bob

[kajamo240 3]

My wife used to work for Pay Pal collections and they will ALWAYS favor the buyer. No matter what. All you have to do is file and no item received form and you will get your money back pretty much right away.

Good luck to you.

[bmuone 15]

Uh ooo.......Hope that dude is just passin thru! Maybe just a mixup on his behalf? If I can help out let me know.

[VinsRJ 723]

Did you pay via PayPal? Might want to look into reveresing the payment. Good Luck.

I did pay by PayPal. I have opened a case against him. I really want the item, but if I can't get him to ship, I will get my money back.

Bob

I understand were you are coming from. Just keep an eye on the developements or lack there of as I believe there is a time limit to when you can get you money back.

[rickv1957 74]

I checked his feedback, I wont buy,Rick

[rmaynard 16,293]

I checked his feedback, I wont buy,Rick

It's gotten worse in the last week. I'm going to add to the misery if he doesn't cough up the dash assembly in the next couple of days.

Bob

[rickv1957 74]

Bob he had something I wanted,but feedback at that time was 3 in a row,always check it,Rick

[porkchop 1]

:thumbs: Hey bob what dash assembly do you need? I have a few different one,s.

[rmaynard 16,293]

Bob he had something I wanted,but feedback at that time was 3 in a row,always check it,Rick

Rick, you are right about checking, but the curious thing is that I actually contacted him before I bid and asked a few questions about the item. He seemed honest and answered all my questions to my satisfaction. Then I bid and won and he vanished into thin air.

Just my luck.

Bob

[tgranthamfd 29]

My wife used to work for Pay Pal collections and they will ALWAYS favor the buyer. No matter what. All you have to do is file and no item received form and you will get your money back pretty much right away.

Good luck to you.

What can a person do if a claim is more than 60 days old??? I kinda got took on a blade for my Suburban, but then again so did the seller. He got locked out of his Pay Pal account before he got the money I paid. He couldn't prove shipment of the last three items sold, to get back into his pay pal account, because my item was the 3rd and he couldn't get to the money to ship my item. Talked and kept in contact wih the guy for the first 3 months, by then it was to late to do anything, oline, through e-bay either. What can I do to get my money back or get my item???

[bitten 134]

Bad things happen to good people ( it sucks but true). Isnt that a form of horse resling? and from Texas? Hang him :thumbs:

[rmaynard 16,293]

My wife used to work for Pay Pal collections and they will ALWAYS favor the buyer.

[kajamo240 3]

When someone tells you that they can't get to your money because their PayPal account is locked, it is usually because they are truly a deadbeat. The account is locked because of too many issues. eBay and PayPal are real good now about settling with buyers, not so good with sellers. They usually find in favor of the buyer.

eBay allows you to file a claim no sooner than 10 days, and no later than 45 days. After that, the only course of action is legal. Contact the consumer protection agency in the state where he lives. Been there, done that, still lost my money.

Best bet in the future is ALWAYS pay with PayPal. If the seller doesn't accept PayPal, don't deal with them. If you do use PayPal, always file that claim on a timely basis and don't pay attention to what the seller is telling you.

Bob

Even though the complaint may be from 2 months ago or even longer, you can still file the complaint.

Go into ebay and go into the resolution center and file your complaint with eBay. eBay will then attempt to contact the seller regarding your complaint.

If the seller does not respond within, I think, 10 days, Pay Pal will then reverse the funds transfer from your account to his. (Even if there is no money in his account. He would then be sent to collections if there is no money in the account or goes into a negative balance.)

Once you have "won" your complaint, you should get your money back within approx. 10 days.

There is no time limit or restriction on when you can file a complaint on a specific item.

Let us know your outcome! :thumbs:

[VinsRJ 723]

There is a time limit, what it is I can't remember... something like 90 days.. 160 days A year after a transaction you're not going to be able to reverse the charges. That would mean that every transaction is open for god knows how long?

[Jim_M 179]

The time limit is 45 days.

[hummod 0]

I am currently waiting for two items that I won on ebay. It has

been a week now. Usually after no contact for a week I send a pleasant

reminder asking if my item has shipped. Sometimes sellers forget to send

the item. They don't seem to forget to claim their money from Paypal though.

If I don't see the items in a month I will not hesitate to file a claim with

paypal and leave negative feedback. I never had to do either but there

always is a first time. Just a waiting game now.

Larry

[rmaynard 16,293]

Larry,

What was the seller's ID?

Bob

[hummod 0]

I really don't want to give that information yet. I am still

hoping the items will show up. Although over a week to receive

an item is over the average I usually see I have waited close to

three weeks before. I did open a dispute with ebay once and it

was if someone lighted a fire under the seller. Item arrived within

days. I can let you know that it is not the same seller you are dealing

with and feedback, although positive, does complain about slow

shipping.

Larry

[nylyon-(Admin) 7,880]

There are lots of reasons why someone might not ship something, and I'm not saying that this seller is dishonest. Just be sure that all the facts are in a row before posting someone's name as being a bad guy, if you're curious you can always use PM.

[rmaynard 16,293]

There are lots of reasons why someone might not ship something, and I'm not saying that this seller is dishonest. Just be sure that all the facts are in a row before posting someone's name as being a bad guy, if you're curious you can always use PM.

Well said.

Bob

[hm12460 53]

several years ago i bought a John Deere 110 on e-bay, about 200 miles away. I paid for it immediately after i won the auction. A few days later went to pick it up and found out the seller had mis-represented the item. He refused to make good on it so i loaded the tractor up and took it home. I opened a complaint against him the next day in the dispute resolution forum. To make a long story short, his pay-pal account was froze, and he had to make it right with me. The thing is he had at the time something like a 400+ rating, with about 99.4% positive feedback. I now use pay-pal for every transaction. You really have to be careful.