I purchased a XFX 6600 from Billybob over a month and a half ago. He supposedly shipped it the following day. I still have not received the card. There was plenty of contact between us up until last week when he stopped responding to my PMs. I checked when he has logged in last and it was this morning, yet he hasn't responded. Any help I can get on this would be greatly appreciated. I really can't afford to be out 130 bucks.
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Billybob, please respond.
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If you paid with paypal, file a claim. Hopefully you're still within the 45 day window. I've shot him a PM and e-mail asking for a response here.
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Ok, the seller finally responded to me saying that he has been away for a while (despite the fact that I repeatedly checked his last login and he logged in numerous times last week without responding) and he is now saying that it's not his fault that it got lost in the mail. I filed a dispute in paypal, but it automatically closed it saying that they can't help with this type of dispute (wtf?).
Any suggestions on where I should go from here? I'm starting to think that this guy just scammed me out of my money.
Any suggestions on where I should go from here? I'm starting to think that this guy just scammed me out of my money.
Swagger said:
Ususally pay pal says that if he proves hes shiped it(or something) to your address, and it all checks out, therefore if it WAS lost in the mail, his story checks out and paypal can't handle a lost mail dispute. I think, I'm not 100% sure
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traders are in contact. if you have further problems, please PM me or another moderator to reopen this.
VA
edit: reopened per OP
VA
edit: reopened per OP
So I still have not received any form of verification that the seller shipped this item to me even after he said he would provide me with the shipping receipt.
I believe that the reason my case was automatically close on paypal because I am beyond the 45 day limit.
Any ideas on where I should take this from here? The lack of cooperation and communication going with the seller is what is annoying me more than anything. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the seller's responsibility to make sure that the item successfully reaches the buyer?
I believe that the reason my case was automatically close on paypal because I am beyond the 45 day limit.
Any ideas on where I should take this from here? The lack of cooperation and communication going with the seller is what is annoying me more than anything. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the seller's responsibility to make sure that the item successfully reaches the buyer?
Yes it is, he should have gotten confirmation or tracking with the package. If not, that is his fault and he is responsible.
Does this guy have heatware?
If not, why the fvck would you buy something from him? The common occurence with alot of these so called scams or trolls is that alot of people never took the proper steps to protect themselves and most of the time set themselves up to be scammed. Theres a reason why it doesnt happen more often then it does, its because the scammer has to go through alot of people to find the one that has his guard down. Alot of people turn them down/dont trade/dont spend the money because the person has no relevant feedback or cant provide any information so they move on. They finally find the one that isnt as cautious as the others and its hook line and sinker, you've been had! I hope this isnt what happened to you but if so I hope you learn from the situation and never let it happen again.
Does this guy have heatware?
If not, why the fvck would you buy something from him? The common occurence with alot of these so called scams or trolls is that alot of people never took the proper steps to protect themselves and most of the time set themselves up to be scammed. Theres a reason why it doesnt happen more often then it does, its because the scammer has to go through alot of people to find the one that has his guard down. Alot of people turn them down/dont trade/dont spend the money because the person has no relevant feedback or cant provide any information so they move on. They finally find the one that isnt as cautious as the others and its hook line and sinker, you've been had! I hope this isnt what happened to you but if so I hope you learn from the situation and never let it happen again.
customs can be an ass sometimes.
i shipped a video card to Canada a while back, it took about a MONTH to get to its destination and even then when he got it the card didn't work! Who knows what kind of abuse the package went through just sitting in customs. That's why I dont ship internationally anymore, i cant handle that.
Of course this doesn't explain the lack of communication but if he is telling the truth, I doubt there is much he can do in finding out whats going on with the package - I couldn't find out anything about mine about 2 weeks after I shipped it. I tried.
i shipped a video card to Canada a while back, it took about a MONTH to get to its destination and even then when he got it the card didn't work! Who knows what kind of abuse the package went through just sitting in customs. That's why I dont ship internationally anymore, i cant handle that.
Of course this doesn't explain the lack of communication but if he is telling the truth, I doubt there is much he can do in finding out whats going on with the package - I couldn't find out anything about mine about 2 weeks after I shipped it. I tried.
