Arvin,I have bought numerous things on eBay from all over the world, with no real problems, except one. I didn't want to use PayPal and offered to send cash or a money order drawn on a reputable bank. I know eBay frowns on this practice, but I hate to have the seller pay more fees to use PayPal and I have sent cash to sellers in Germany, Australia, Great Britain, the USA and fortunately have not been ripped off by a seller. The seller acted like this one and said it sounded fishy... I said "how could it be fishy if I send you cash or a money order and you wait until you get paid to send me the item" - she said she didn't trust money orders. That being said, I am the one taking the risk - she gets paid cash or a money order and I am trusting that she would send the part. I understand that money orders can be forged, but not if she takes it to her bank, deposits it and waits 7-10 days for it to clear, which I had no problem with. What I finally figured out, was that she was not happy with the price it sold for and couldn't think of any other reason to back out... This may be your problem with this seller, since he refused your payment. He probably asked someone else about it and they advised him that he was selling it too cheap. Could this be your issue?
> Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 17:52:20 -0400 > From: it...@arvincasas.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Weird things to do just for a part. > > I considered hosting a video on my website in a password protected > directory but then I thought it's a long way to go to prove I "exist." > > I fully understand not wanting to get ripped off because it's incredibly > easy these days, but at some point you have to take that Indiana Jones > leap of faith. > > What struck me as odd was that even a cleared check was not enough. > YouTube ergo Sum. :) > > Part of me is just sad it's come to this. I've met some great phono pholk > here and on other virtual meeting grounds and at no time did I really > question who folks said they were (maybe some iffy advice, but not their > existence!). That's why I was wondering If this odd little "war story" of > mine has any corollary or precedence with the good fellows here. It's a > bit more than just promising to mow your grumpy neighbor's lawn for a > summer just to get a peek at his 78's, lol. > > C'est La Vie > > Arvin > > > On 5/8/13 5:09 PM, "Ron L'Herault" <lhera...@bu.edu> wrote: > > >Boy, this Gary guy seems a bit paranoid. He could always wait for the > >check > >to clear before sending the speaker. OTOH, I think you can post private > >video to Youtube. You'd send the link to Gary and tell him to let you > >know > >when he'd seen it. Then you could remove it, I would think. > > > >Ron L > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] > >On > >Behalf Of Arvin Casas > >Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 2:58 PM > >To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > >Subject: [Phono-L] Weird things to do just for a part. > > > >Hi All, > > > >I have a weird question. In the process of restoring or acquiring pieces > >for your phonographs, have sellers asked you to do "odd things" beyond > >cutting a check? > > > >I'm trying to restore my Columbia-Kolster Viva-Tonal 950 and found a guy > >on > >youtube who has a speaker that matches what my 950 used to have. > > > >I contacted the seller, we negotiated a price. I tried to send him > >payment > >through my bank's electronic system (kinda like Paypal but not so many > >fees) > >but he said he had been "ripped off" that way and refused payment. > > > >Complying with his wishes, I was in the midst of cutting him a paper check > >(this time written by my bank and delivered by courier) when he backed out > >saying the whole thing was "fishy." > > > >This seller, Gary in Wisconsin, now wants me to shoot my own youtube video > >showing me and my 950 to prove that I exist. It's a little more than I'm > >comfortable doing. > > > >(Despite the fact that I'm often compared to Cary Grant, I'm not > >particularly fond of videoing myself and posting them publicly.) > > > >Gary says all the radio people do it, so I should too. > > > >Has anybody else been put through the wringer like this just for a part? > >Those of you who cross dabble with Radios, do you often video yourself on > >youtube? > > > >My faith in humanity was sucker punched by this weirdness. Just wondering > >what others think and what other stories people might like to share, odd, > >weird, or otherwise. > > > >Best Wishes from Massachusetts! > > > >Arvin > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Phono-L mailing list > >http://phono-l.org > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Phono-L mailing list > >http://phono-l.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
