Sorry to hear that you had the problem, but I like your style in dealing with
it.
I've been lucky -- and reasonable careful --- on e-Bay, but I still treat it
like I'm rolling/shooting dice. My experience tells me most sellers are solid
citizens. Still, there seem to be enough sharks out there to make it real
likely one will get bit now and then.
Otis Wright
Ted Beilby wrote:
> Chris, sorry to hear about your bad auction. I had a similar experience last
> year. I was contacted after an auction had closed and told that the high
> bidder had backed out and that I could have the camera (Olympus C-2500L
> digital) for my bid. I accepted the offer and made payment using my PayPal
> account which was holding about $200 and the rest going on a credit card. A
> few days later, I was contacted by the high bidder asking if I had been
> contacted and stating that he hadn't backed out and had made payment on it.
> It turned out that three others had been contacted also. Several emails and
> a couple of long distance calls later, the seller said that he had several
> cameras and please be patient. I initiated a complaint through eBay and
> filed for an insurance claim on it. I also contacted my credit card company
> and was able to get a refund on the charged part of the cost. I eventually
> received the balance of my payment from ebay's insurance but it was several
> months. More importantly, I contacted the Internet crime division of the FBI
> and made a report. This led to me being contacted by the Connecticut State
> Police Computer Crimes unit and filing of complaints against the seller. It
> is now over a year later and last I heard, he was trying for a reduced
> sentence. It is possible to get satisfaction but it takes time and a lot of
> effort. I would suggest contacting the State Police of the State the seller
> is in and seeing about filing a complaint. Also you should report it to your
> local police. Also try to contact any of the others who were scammed at the
> same time. Good Luck.
>
> Ted Beilby
>
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