I ask for paypal gift for everybody and demand it from buyers with a 0 or low feedback score.
it's WAY too easy for the buyer to lie and say they never got something, or that it was damaged. i've had a few cases like that where paypal just took my money away.
it has less to do with fees than it does with the ease of filing disputes.
I'm not a business. I don't have a percentage of $$ set aside for loss or theft when I sell things.
new ebay rules for those of us that dont sell on ebay for a living- they hold all funds intrest-free for up to 21 days. the seller then has all the power can say they never got it/ it was broken/ etc and you never have money. also you are now shipping on your own dime only to get paid back later. ebay is broken now.
Damn, sometimes feedback threads can be some of the best reads on the site.
I gift established sellers, It'll bite me in the ass someday.
"Tibi, magnum Innominandum, signa stellarum nigrarum et bufaniformis Sadoquae sigillum"

Well, as an update - the money is back in my PayPal account. Unfortunately, there is still no Neo CD system or games on my shelves.
I want to personally thank Tonk, Kit, and Mark/Matt for helping out with this, as well as thanking hyperneophyt3 for stepping up and doing the right thing.
It's absolutely unreal to me that people I've never met in my life (and some I've never even interacted with) would go to such lengths to help out.
Talking to Andy now. Everything is fine.
Genetik, you'll have a pm soon from him.
It was a little fuck up on his part - bad timing.
Bill knows the story - I knew this dude wasn't scamming anyone, he's cool.
He'll be in to apologize.
This matter is done.
If anyone needs further assistance, lmk.
Last edited by TonK; 03-25-2012 at 12:55 PM.
I'm curious, how did you ship these items? On anything more expensive than $80 or so I ship everything by UPS or Fedex insured with a required signature. Someone claims they didn't get it? In 10 seconds I can pull up their digital signature. Item was damaged? Fedex will pay for it (UPS is pretty shitty about paying.) Does it cost more than USPS? Absolutely, but there's a good reason for that.
I'm with you on the no feedback buyers, though.
Great thanks a lot.
Edit: Quick update. He sent me a refund. Once I get the shockboxes, I will send him the payment back. In the end, I much prefer getting the shockboxes instead of the money.
Thanks to everyone for helping out. For whatever it's worth, he seemed genuine in his desire to make things right.
Last edited by genetik; 03-25-2012 at 04:29 PM.
"When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a strait-jacket."
Edgar A. Poe
Since this has been sorted i would have changed the title of the thread by now. all you can see is hyperneophyt3 - BAD SELLER

"When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a strait-jacket."
Edgar A. Poe

OMG, teh bootleggers language !!!![]()
That basically 1/3 of the canadian population right there.
America... Fuck Yeah! erh I mean, you're right but you're still a FOGOT
I'm glad Genetik got his money back though, not sure what happened with hyperneophyt, he was a cool dude in my book.
Just to conclude this, I got the shockboxes. He also gave me a discount to make up for the long delay. Also, yes, I think someone should remove the bad seller part from the thread title. We both got items and/or cash back.
Last edited by genetik; 03-30-2012 at 07:13 PM.
"When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a strait-jacket."
Edgar A. Poe
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