[Leica] online auction cautionary tale

[michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)]

Hi David,

You're not telling me you shipped before your payment arrived?

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

David Keenan wrote:
> I recently "sold" a Zeiss 50mm Sonnar on the auction site.
> 
> I was defrauded and even though the lens was shipped immediately via 
> USPS to
> a "confirmed" address, sent with a delivery confirmation, and insured for
> the value of the sale, I am stuck with a large loss -- and much anger 
> toward
> the auction site and it's payment system.
> 
> I did not get a "signature confirmation". Even though an insured shipment
> requires a signature for delivery, it's not good enough.
> 
> I did not "read the rules" closely enough. I did not understand the fine
> differences between a "delivery confirmation" and a "signature 
> confirmation"
> -- at least in the eyes of the payment system's (so called) seller
> protection program.
> 
> I have been screwed. And, as I see it, through absolutely no fault of my
> own. Being an honest, long-term customer means zilch.
> 
> So, sellers be warned.
> 
> (1) there is someone out there seeking to defraud you out of Zeiss/Leica
> lenses
> (2) don't count on seller protection (nor certainly any sympathy) from the
> the auction site nor it's payment system for problems with any sale you may
> have
> 
> Any large future sales I make will be sent via a trackable shipping 
> service.
> Period.
> 
> Dave.