I hear you aobut this. It's not so much about the $20,
that guy really burned you in this sale didn't he? I
mean my mom went ot a place that supposedly had film
for 1.29 a roll. The sign is right on the outside of
the door (Fillm special 1.29 for a roll of Kodak Gold
100)Well she goes in and finds out they are charging
2.46 a roll and won't change the price. Not the
cashier and not the manager either. Well she walks out
muttering about "bait and switch" and stuff like that
and we havn't gone to that place since, we spend our
money elsewhere.
Ebay is kinda like that, there are sellers who are
painfully honest. Those who fudge a little on the
description and hope you won't complain (I have bought
stuff like that, the item supposedly has very little
wear but in reality has a lot of wear.) Those who seem
to delight in making a tiny amount of money in
shipping (The people who charge 12.00 for shipping
when they use 1.99 parcel post, the item is clearly
not in the described condition, but you can return it.
I don't get those people. And then there are those who
will take your money and give you a piece of crap that
you can't return. They can get offensive and nasty.
I ran into one of those types of guys on Yahoo!
auctions with computer parts. Sent him $500 for stuff
that never came. Law enforcement just shrugged though
even though I had all the evidnece and stuff that I
was robbed out of that money but they still didn't do
anything. I considered suing the police to do
something, and suing that joker, but it just isn't
worth it sometimes. Of course I never use Yahoo
aucions ever again nor do I ever buy comp stuff over
online auctions. So I guess the moral of the story
isn't too good here.....
Mark Lloyd
--- NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> In a message dated 12/21/01 9:01:25 AM Central
> Standard Time,
> johncw@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> > I think I'm going to quit buying on ebay. All over
> USD 19.99
> >
>
> Over the past few years I have purchased many items
> over a broad range of
> categories from ebay (much of which has been Olympus
> camera equipment). The
> superior deals far out number the few bad ones that
> I've been burned on.
> There have been a number of situations where there
> was a problem and in most
> I have been able to resolve it by communicating with
> the seller and working
> out something which was fair to both parties. I
> have learned to ask
> questions and to be specific enough about them to
> avoid most problems.
>
> Now for the $19.99 problem. Email him once or
> twice, send the lens back,
> report him to ebay and let it go. Life is too short
> to have a heart attack
> over $20. This obviously wasn't your grocery money
> or you wouldn't have used
> it to purchase a lens. Focus on the good which has
> happened to you today
> rather than dragging this dead dog around with you
> for much more that the 2.5
> micro seconds it deserved. Put this situation into
> prospective and it
> becomes laughable. The guy is a jerk, but don't let
> it ruin your day. Bill
> Barber
>
>
>
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