I suggest one forget about maintaining 1000ositive feedback.
It will only make you a target for other such scammers!
tOM
On Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 17:13
John Hermanson <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> SOBs, sounds like some are learning to work the system and screw people, as
> usual. The first thing UPS would look at would be the outside box. As long
> as that's okay, flash must have been shipped that way. Sorry to hear of
> your problems. Maybe lens auctions should mention something like "some
> internal dust specs are normal, will not affect performance and is therefore
> not warranteed..."
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Griffin" <frankrad4@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <Olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 11:29 AM
> Subject: [OM] Ebay Jerks and Weasels
>
>
> > I have had pretty good luck with buying and selling OM's on ebay,
> > until recently. My latest deals have gone rather sour, because of two
> > types of scams. Scam # 1 goes something like this: I receive T-32 with
> > crack in battery box. This crack is obviously started from the inside of
> > box with outward pressure, looks like it was done from user installing
> > batteries. I e-mail seller and he says it was perfect when it left so
> > just FILE A CLAIM ! with UPS. As far as I am concerned this is dead wrong
> > because the box arrived in perfect shape, there was no outside impact and
> > UPS did their job as far as I'm concerned. The seller says that is all he
> > can do for me so I guess I'm screwed !
> > Scam #2 goes like this: This time a buyer gets a 35-70/3.6 using "Buy
> > it Now" for $245.00 from me. I notice that this buyer
> > ebay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx has lots of feedback as a seller of camera equipment
> > but not much of a track record as a buyer, so I start to worry, I figure
> > he intends to sell the lens, but how can he make any money when he paid
> > 245.00 for the lens ? In a few days I find out how, its called the shake
> > down. He says there is some dust in the lens and goes on about how he
> > doesn't know if it can be cleaned and If I refund him $100.00 it will be
> > OK. Otherwise I should pay shipping both ways and the refund because the
> > lens "was not advertised properly" so which would I rather do? I point
> > out that I graded the lens KEH EX in my ad , which states "glass may have
> > some dust, but no marks" and I provided a link to my auction page and the
> > KEH grade page. His reply is to ignore this fact and say give me $100.00
> > and we have a deal. I feel he is taking advantage of my 1000ositive
> > feedback and no questions asked return policy. I would even refund
> > shipping if my description was wrong. So do I eat the shipping, or the
> > $100.00 or have this guy ruin my feedback if I don't submit to his
> > extortion ?
> > Frank
> >
>
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