Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had a similar experience - with a LUG member . I allowed him to wire the payment for a sale directly to my bank. Unbeknown to me, my bank charged me $35 to receive the transfer. I sent him the merchandise on his promise to remit the difference. I never heard from him again. Recently, again with a LUG member, it cost an extra $15 for a transfer but this time the buyer graciously offered to send me the difference. I declined based on the fact that honesty and integrity is more important to me than the money. Therefore Karina, it is a matter of paying for the lesson. It costs money to wire money and the seller cannot absorb the cost. Joe Codispoti - ----- Original Message ----- From: <kiklaas@iinet.net.au> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad Ebay Experience > I have just ordered a Leica M6 leather half case of Ebay from a chap > called Federico - (Leica3_Black I think is his trading name), he has rave > reviews about all his dealings and I can tell you I have had quite the > opposite experience - the auction said US$120 + US$10 for shipping, > no mention of bank charges. He makes contact to arrange payment method > (I wired on the Monday following Sat's purchase) and he says he does not > want to pay bank charges - stupidly because I really want the case I wire > US$145, an extra US$15 to cover bank charges (keeping in mind fx rate is > not in my favour) - he emails back to say he has only received > US$117 (US125 - US$8 for bank charges) and to please send a further US$13 > in cash in the mail - I ask him to use my Fedex shipping account, thus no > need for US$10 shipping charge - and so after much frustration - I was in > the situation that I either had to cut my losses - no case or pay whatever > amount I was being held to ransome for to secure shipping of the case - I > did in fact send US$13 in cash in the mail - he tells me he has shipped > case, expect it to arrive (finger's X'd) but like you say - no room for > bad reviews - no more Ebay experience for me - when I pay a lot of money > for something I want a face in front of me to make a noise at when they do > not deliver... > > Be aware - folks, avoid this one. > > Karina > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The one thing I don't get with ebay is that they allow people to hide > their > > feedback and make it not publically viewable. I'd never buy from someone > > with a hidden feedback, but it's darned irritating when the beggars snipe > > auctions that you have running. > > They also allow non-registered bidders, which is quite beyond me. I had a > > bidder who one my auction, didn't make contact, ignored emails to his > > Hotmail account and I could look up his details because he was an > > unregistered bidder. I was seething by the time I'd beggared aound with > > that for days. To make things worse, you can't leave feedback for > > unregistered bidders, so I was unable to leave a comment to warn others. > > Kinda defeats the entire object of the ebay policy!! Could I do anything > > about it? Not a chance!! So effectively it's free forward for all those > guys > > to bid, not pay and continue doing so without consequence. > > > > Right, now I'm going to beat something with a large stick for a minute!! > > Back soon;-) > > > > -Duncan > > > > > > Finally, be very careful in selecting sellers from whom you will buy. > The TV > > show Good Morning America just this morning told of increasing consumer > > fraud on some of the auction sites, including eBay. They are not frauds > > committed by the auction companies; sellers cook up all kinds of things, > use > > different names to avoid the bad feedback that the auction sites use to > > warn people of unreliable or dishonest sellers and buyers. > > > > Seth LaK 9 > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html