LesGawlik
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- May 6, 2006
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I wanted a GNS 530W for a new to me 182. One came up on eBay that seemed perfect. It was overhauled by Garmin, had a new screen and buttons, and came with tray, connections, card and interface.
I bid on it, but was outbid. About two days later I got an email from eBay saying that I had a second chance to buy it at my bid, which was less than the winning bid. I thought about, accepted the offer and paid.
The seller said that he would ship the item. I received a shipping notification from FedEx. A few days later I received an apologetic email from the seller. He said that his assistant had given the wrong address to the shipper, and he, the seller, had tried to call UPS to recall the shipment. The shipment would be returned to him, and then sent to me. Okay, these things happen.
I recieved a notice from FedEx that my package was on the truck for delivery. At 2PM that day I recived an email saying that the package had been delivered at 11AM. I was home, and knew that wasn't the case. I called FedEx and explained the situation. They said I had to call the seller and get the address to which the package was sent. They could start a trace with the information. They wouldn't tell me the delivery address, but confirmed it was shipped to my zip code, and I believe, to my street.
I wrote to seller, and he said he "had taken care of it." That seemed strange, since the tracking said nothing about a pickup from the erroneous address. I asked the seller for the carrier and the tracking number, but he wouldn't respond.
I copied the images on the original listing, and did an image search. I found the same listing in Malaysia. At least I assume it was Malaysia, since the ad was written in Malay. I had no information from the seller about where the item was, or when he expected to receive it back or ship it to me.
At this point, I was very suspicious of the seller. He had no recent feedbacks. He had no other items. His handle was an odd combination of letters including a flower. His address was "United States."
I emailed eBay and registered a dispute. I said that I wanted the item, but I was dissatisfied with the lack of response from the seller. The seller refunded my money, so I'm not out anything as far as I can tell. I assumed the seller got a better offer and goaded me into filing a dispute so he could rescind our transaction and resell it for more.
I wrote up feedback for the seller laying all of this out. I looked at his listing, and saw the feedback. When I went to check on it again, my feedback was gone. The only things I saw were feedbacks more than a year old.
I do not buy much stuff on eBay, and do not consider myself a sophisticated user. I was suprised at the sloppy business practices of some people, and the lack of oversight by eBay.
So, it's back to the hunt. I wanted to make people aware that there are people like out there. I don not fully understand his scam, but he doesn't have my money and I don't have his GNS.
I bid on it, but was outbid. About two days later I got an email from eBay saying that I had a second chance to buy it at my bid, which was less than the winning bid. I thought about, accepted the offer and paid.
The seller said that he would ship the item. I received a shipping notification from FedEx. A few days later I received an apologetic email from the seller. He said that his assistant had given the wrong address to the shipper, and he, the seller, had tried to call UPS to recall the shipment. The shipment would be returned to him, and then sent to me. Okay, these things happen.
I recieved a notice from FedEx that my package was on the truck for delivery. At 2PM that day I recived an email saying that the package had been delivered at 11AM. I was home, and knew that wasn't the case. I called FedEx and explained the situation. They said I had to call the seller and get the address to which the package was sent. They could start a trace with the information. They wouldn't tell me the delivery address, but confirmed it was shipped to my zip code, and I believe, to my street.
I wrote to seller, and he said he "had taken care of it." That seemed strange, since the tracking said nothing about a pickup from the erroneous address. I asked the seller for the carrier and the tracking number, but he wouldn't respond.
I copied the images on the original listing, and did an image search. I found the same listing in Malaysia. At least I assume it was Malaysia, since the ad was written in Malay. I had no information from the seller about where the item was, or when he expected to receive it back or ship it to me.
At this point, I was very suspicious of the seller. He had no recent feedbacks. He had no other items. His handle was an odd combination of letters including a flower. His address was "United States."
I emailed eBay and registered a dispute. I said that I wanted the item, but I was dissatisfied with the lack of response from the seller. The seller refunded my money, so I'm not out anything as far as I can tell. I assumed the seller got a better offer and goaded me into filing a dispute so he could rescind our transaction and resell it for more.
I wrote up feedback for the seller laying all of this out. I looked at his listing, and saw the feedback. When I went to check on it again, my feedback was gone. The only things I saw were feedbacks more than a year old.
I do not buy much stuff on eBay, and do not consider myself a sophisticated user. I was suprised at the sloppy business practices of some people, and the lack of oversight by eBay.
So, it's back to the hunt. I wanted to make people aware that there are people like out there. I don not fully understand his scam, but he doesn't have my money and I don't have his GNS.