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FitzRoy
06-25-2004, 10:55 PM
Ok I didn't want to jump to conlusions but I think it's been long enough now. It all started with a post he made here on the hardforums that he was selling a 2.4c cpu. That post is here: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=759298

That was 5-31. Immediate type paypal payment was made for the agreed price on 5-31. There was no follow up e-mail saying it got shipped. It's now over 3 weeks later and I have not recieved the cpu or a response to status request e-mails I sent to both his addresses on 6-14 and 6-19.

5-31 him:
"Cool....
My paypal is [removed]
I'm a 113 on paypal. :)

It's a good chip. Hardly used.

Bradley"

6-14 me:
"Hi, could you let me know when or if you shipped this out? It's been about 2 weeks and I haven't received it yet. Thanks much"

6-19 me:
"Hi, I sent an e-mail last week, did you get it? I guess I'll send some e-mails to your other addresses because I still haven't received the chip and its been 3 weeks now. Really would like to know what the status is."

No reply. No mail. I contacted Jon187 to see if he ever got a reply from bkswaney on his offer. He says he never did, so that's good news. bkswaney hasn't posted since that 5-31 FS post on hardforums, but he has posted recently on the nvnews forums. Apparently he is the owner of ls1.com. It has his name and e-mail at the bottom of the page.

It doesn't really make a lot of sense to get ripped for $85. Pretty low amount to rip someone for. What's more confusing is he seemed reputable. His heat under bkswaney has 6 pos, 0 neg. But the utter lack of merchandise and responses has me posting. So that's all I know, any suggestions on what I should do next?

bkswaney
06-27-2004, 05:43 PM
Email me man. It was shipped.
Hell, I'll refund your money.

I have not even logged in over here since.
Someone emailed me who seen your post.
Hard has been so up and down I've not been visiting
regular.

My email server is screwed up it seems.
Some mail gets to me some does not.

I'm not a troll!

This suxs a big one. This is 2 products not get get where they
were suppose to be in the past 2 months. :(
F!ck the USPS. ##%*&&&!!!!!!!!!!!!
From now on I'll pay more to use brown or fedex.

FitzRoy
06-27-2004, 06:36 PM
Well thank god I got a hold of you somehow. Here's the wierd thing. On my second attempt in the 3rd week I e-mailed all three. I instantly got a return error for the bellsouth acct (I'm guessing that's your old provider), but the other 2 went through ok, including the one I contacted you with and got a reply on the same day (5-31). But you say you never got them? Just too wierd.

Go ahead and refund via paypal, I should still be on your history list. If it somehow miraculously arrives after that I will let you know and pay you again. Just incase you don't come back to this thread, I'm shooting you an e-mail as well using my yahoo acct.

Edit, anyone with a p4 to sell, WTB thread here: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=770178

FitzRoy
06-29-2004, 03:57 PM
Still waiting on that refund Brad, I found a new seller. Getting tired of waiting for e-mails that never come.

FitzRoy
07-01-2004, 02:53 AM
Welp, three days after his post above in which he claimed to offer a refund and I have both e-mailed and posted a request and have received NO e-mails, NO posts, and NO refund. In 3 days, he couldn't find 5 minutes in his day after leaving me hanging for a month to e-mail me or refund my money. Not exactly a prompt resolution.

I'm aware that the only thing that can probably be done is a ban from hardforums, and I believe that's what should be done. And frankly I think it shows that this person is dishonest. I find it very hard to believe the claim that he never recieved numerous e-mails from both of my accounts to all three of his accounts, of which only one had a return error (and I explained before why). And if his e-mail has been iffy, why would he suggest I e-mail him? Additionally, I can't even remember the last time I lost a piece of mail, let alone 2 in 2 months.

To brad or moderators, if you disagree with my suggestion, post - please. This is an honest and extensive account, and I'd like to put this behind me.

Mark099
07-11-2004, 02:55 PM
I'm not a troll!

If you weren't before, you likely are now.

dahunan
07-21-2004, 12:59 PM
Did you ever file a complaint with Paypal?

This guy is scamming you simple as that..

Where is the delivery confirmation?

FitzRoy
07-22-2004, 11:33 PM
Well if there was a tracking number or anything to prove he sent it, I never got it. He contacted me about a week ago saying he was back after charter fixed his broken e-mail, and his site e-mail got hacked by some guy in canada, AND his paypal acct. "when it rains it pours" he said. Then he offered the refund at my request. Course, I didn't buy any of it but I played along at the small chance of getting a refund. No e-mails or refunds since. And I've pmed a mod to ban him a few weeks ago and no response from that. Thx [H] :rolleyes: