Recent purchase gone wrong?

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davidtran007

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I recently made a purchase on this forum last week. The seller has a decent amount of Heatware feedback so I paid promptly.

I was given a USPS tracking number the next day after. The tracking status hasn't updated or shown anything for about 4-5 days now. I wasn't too worried until I found out the seller gave the same tracking number I got to another buyer. The other buyer purchased a different item in the seller's FS thread. I thought to myself maybe the seller made a mistake but I found it very suspicious after reading his Heatware evaluations. The most 2 recent evaluations were about 2 years ago and both items were lost in shipment but a refund was given.

I went ahead and filed a PayPal dispute based on what I've seen. Am I jumping to conclusions too early here?

Thanks
 
Have you tried communicating with him about the tracking?

While maybe not the best, his heat is not terrible....
 
I never think opening a PayPal dispute is a wrong thing to do. The moment you smell something fishy is the moment I open a dispute.

Other than that what has the seller said? The same tracking number could be a mistake, but the fact that it isn't updating at all is most worrying.
 
I tried communicating by PM earlier today. No activity from the seller since yesterday. I wasn't sure if disputing now would be a good idea but I based it off most of the factors I listed above and my discussion with the other buyer.
 
Not only that but it's never a bad idea to open a dispute. EVER. Never ever ever. The moment you feel something is wrong you should open one. Not your job to keep up with the seller or to have to read his or her mind because they can't be responsible enough to keep you informed.

PayPal disputes are there for your protection and as such you should use them when ever you deem it necessary. Plus the same use of the tracking number PLUS it taking 5 days and STILL nothing is certainly a red flag in my book.

You did good and did exactly what you should have. :)
 
I don't want to jump in the conclusion but this seller has history of multiple shipment lost and refund in heatware evaluations. paypal rep advice to make paypal dispute because he was trying to refund my payment from his bank account and refund status is pending.. Paypal rep told it could be no funds in his bank account.
 
paypal dispute is fine if you havent heard nothing and tracking is invalid, USPS has been pretty much on the ball lately and most shipments make it within 3 or 4 days tops, the dispute is just to get the seller to communicate and complete the transaction, if nothing is done from the sellers part it should then be escalated to a claim
 
Seller still not communicate or respond in here, paypal or email crossing from me and davidtran007 What's next step??

Seller still has bad hobby likes holding on buyer payment and No shipment or Delay shipment cross from his heatware and this.
 
You need to call paypal and now escalated the claim. Explain the situation and tell them he will not respond to your emails.
 
i think I tried to work a deal with him once and his communication was very poor, but he eventually did answer me. I just didn't feel comfortable to move forward.
 
Quick update

Seller never responded to the PayPal dispute and claim. Therefore, PayPal decided the claim in my favor and refunded my money. Hopefully BioSs gets his money back soon.

Is there anything I should do now besides leave negative feedback on his Heatware?
 
davidtran007 said:
Quick update

Seller never responded to the PayPal dispute and claim. Therefore, PayPal decided the claim in my favor and refunded my money. Hopefully BioSs gets his money back soon.

Is there anything I should do now besides leave negative feedback on his Heatware?
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just post factual heatware...not much else you can do...I did send a PM asking them to tell their side, so hopefully we will get an explanation.
 
Crosshairs said:
just post factual heatware...not much else you can do...I did send a PM asking them to tell their side, so hopefully we will get an explanation.
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Mod, Who are you sending PM to? He seems like or intended to keep our money or use our money without shipment. Heatware shows he had done it and continuously doing it.
 
BioSs said:
Mod, Who are you sending PM to?
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I sent a PM to Tamaneko, although I'm not holding my breath for a response


BioSs said:
He seems like or intended to keep our money or use our money without shipment. Heatware shows he had done it and continuously doing it.
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Yes, it does..yet people trusted him anyway.
 
Reading his feedback I would have bought from him too. Most of his transactions went smoothly.
 
BioSs said:
We looked at his heatware and did look through the detail on each heatware as what most people do.
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well, your previous post as seen below suggested he was a serial scammer....

BioSs said:
He seems like or intended to keep our money or use our money without shipment. Heatware shows he had done it and continuously doing it.
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so I'm not really sure what to tell you.......Ive sent a PM as previously mentioned, but that's about the extent of what I can do ..hopefully it works out..people leave appropriate heat and we all move on....

however, if this does remain unresolved, I will recommend a ban...but for now,its just a waiting game.
 
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