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 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 Karina, If he made no mention of the other charges in his auction, then you are NOT obligated to pay them, no matter what he says. I strongly suggest you let eBay know about that. Also, please post appropriate feedback for him, relating your experience with the extra charges. I stopped being afraid to post negative feedback to people that I have a not so pleasant experience with...as others have said, sellers that really misrepresent the condition is the thing I've had the most problem with. Do you have the auction number/URL, I'd love to see the case! Regards, Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html