Andy, Thanks for the heads up on this topic. As a result of your info, I was able to get reimbursed under eBay's Buyer Protection Plan and post a negative feedback to warn others about the buyer. At Vonage's suggestion, I bought a used Vonage router (my previous Vonage Linksys router failed) on eBay. The seller claimed it was only 6 months old... When I tried to use it, Vonage told me there was an outstanding balance on the account associated with that router so it was not a valid Vonage product. The buyer agreed to take it back and offered a product only refund, no freight. After repeatedly asking for the promised refund, the buyer later claimed he never received it back, contrary to the receipt I got from the Post Office. I submitted the info to PayPal, they wanted to negotiate. I said I wanted the full refund including freight charges. PayPal ruled in my favor saying nobody was at fault and the transaction was cancelled. I immediately posted the negative feedback before getting PayPal's cancellation notice. So if you act quickly before PayPal/eBay sweep it away, perhaps we can help others by posting negative feedback when deserved. Jack > From: > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:46:28 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Seller's Name was/ Frankenreproducer alert > > Hi Steve ~ > > The way eBay works, you can't leave a negative feedback AND get > reimbursed on a bad purchase by eBay's Buyer Protection. The > unsatisfactory transaction is technically cancelled as though it never > happened to begin with. > > Even the posting below acknowledges (despite the positives) that the > item could have been packed better, had additional (incorrectly > mounted?) hardware, and he agrees that the seller was rude. And yet, > he probably left a positive feedback. > > I think there must be dozens, if not hundreds of dissatisfied buyers > who would rather be made whole again financially on their > misrepresented/badly packed/damaged/modified or incomplete purchase, > than take a loss and retain the ability to leave negative feedback on > this seller, and thus warn others away from a potentially miserable > experience. > > I'm ordinarily very careful about saying anything publicly about > anyone that isn't positive (if you can't say something nice...), but > based on personal experience, both my own and that of my friend and > customer, I can only conclude that this seller is dangerous. He > certainly doesn't appear to make any effort to "play by the same rules". > > That's my take on it. > > Andy > > On Dec 6, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Steven Medved wrote: > > > > > If you look at his ratings they are actually quite good. > > > > > >>> Hi all! I'll be be honest and say I have dealt with this > >>> individual in the past. I guess I'll provide a contrarian view to > >>> those experiences posted thus far. I purchased an Edison machine > >>> from him and it was packed relatively well. It could have been > >>> better, but all was safe. The machine was exactly as stated, but > >>> came with some extra mounting screws and springs to mount the > >>> motor to the motor board, so I'm sure someone got screwed (pun > >>> intended). I must agree that he was somehat a rude individual, but > >>> not so much that it really bothered me as he shipped very fast and > >>> everything was actually great! I just thought I'd provide another > >>> view of just my experience. I would not necessaril recommend him, > >>> but my transcation ended well thankfully after reading these > >>> posts. I do not recall his name, but I looked his phone number up > >>> and found the following information for those who wish to dig > >>> deeper. > >>> > >>> > >>> Antique Edison > >>> (412) 257-8926 > >>> 301 Murray Ave > >>> Bridgeville, PA 15017 > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Phono-L mailing list > >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
