anyone experienced with ebay ... i need your help, please

bigworm · 01-11-2006, 02:39 AM

i recenly bought a brand new aps sr55 off of ebay for $890.01. the seller had a pic up of a dr55 so i mentioned that to him, and asked for a pic of the real turbo, i also pointed out that he stated free shipping but at the bottom it said that shipping was $20.00. after i won the auction, he emailed me asking for payment asap. he kept asking me if i was sure i really wanted it cause he had someone else that wanted it if i didnt. i told him i did and that the banks were closed that day and the next and i needed to make a deposit before i sent paypal, he said ok just pay asap. i sent payment 2 days after the auction ended, right before i paid i sent an email asking what the total was going to be with the shipping insurance ... cause i wanted it insured for its full value ($2200) he just said i sent over an invoice pay that asap, so i did, after that, which was last tuesday i didnt hear from him for a week, i sent emails... everything. i finally heard back from him today and he said that i need to stop my payment to him and get my money back from paypal and that he tried to refund me my money earlier but he was $6500 overdrawn and he couldnt...(funny this is his ebay totals from 12/29 -present are $5749.01) i wrote him back asking why i was stopping the payment and that i still wanted the turbo. then i checked auctions already ended. at the time the auction was going for the sr55, he was selling another sr55 and two fp greens, 1 hour and 30 minutes after those auctions ended he posted another auction for a sr55, this time with the real picture (the one he sent me to my email) it had a buy it now for 1099 and ended the next day with buy it now.

what can i do? an ebay auction is a legally binding contract, isnt it? i want this turbo more than i want my money back can ebay legally make him furnish me with that turbo, or the money to buy the same turbo? where do i go from here? what should i do besides post bad feedback. thanks for any help and thank you for reading. -norm

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bigworm · 01-11-2006, 02:46 AM

no i dont beleive he is but i am

mexicanpizza · 01-11-2006, 02:48 AM

1. Reverse payment with Paypal.

2. PM OmahaDUI for advice

3. Exercise your religion of choice, you're going to need devine intervention to see money or turbo.

Damn Yankee · 01-11-2006, 02:50 AM

2nd for PM OmahaDUI....he works for paypal

bigworm · 01-11-2006, 02:52 AM

thanks guys... not what i wanted to hear but thanks

UncleMeat · 01-11-2006, 07:14 AM

Paypal fraud department is good. Use them.

Ebay contracts are binding, if you want to go through the effort of contacting police/lawyers in his town. I would just worry about getting your money back via paypal first.

Always avoid shady auctions, like this one clearly was. Any time you get conflicting information like you did, there is cause for alarm.

ekw · 01-11-2006, 07:33 AM

i think Omaha left PayPal.
but he may still have suggestions.

tacomaprime · 01-11-2006, 08:09 AM

I REFUSE to buy anything off of ebay for this exact reason. Shady ass people.

screw it, I am not buying into the ebay trend, nor the ipod trend.

SilverBoosted · 01-11-2006, 08:09 AM

Negative GhostRider the pattern is full....... Omaha quit Paypal in Nov/Dec.....

bigworm · 01-11-2006, 10:30 AM

thanks guys, ive already requested my money back and filed a dispute with ebay. i believe the guy does have the turbo, but i think that someone offered him more after i won so he made another auction and sold it to him for more money.

Midwayman · 01-11-2006, 11:27 AM

You'll never see the turbo, but if you're persistant, you should be able to recover your money at least. Make sure to file a complaint through ebay that he didnt complete the auction. He doest that too many times and he gets booted.

UberWilhelm · 01-11-2006, 11:39 AM

IBEbaypwned

bigworm · 01-19-2006, 07:50 AM

so its been 8 days and it still days waiting for seller to respond by the 10th day if he doesnt respond by the 10th day, i win, but after that how long till i get my money back? has anyone dealt with this part before?

01-11-2006, 02:39 AM	#1
bigworm Scooby Specialist Member#: 87024 Join Date: May 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: santa rosa, ca Vehicle: 2005 pp psm wrx with mix of v6,7,8 sti parts	anyone experienced with ebay ... i need your help, please i recenly bought a brand new aps sr55 off of ebay for $890.01. the seller had a pic up of a dr55 so i mentioned that to him, and asked for a pic of the real turbo, i also pointed out that he stated free shipping but at the bottom it said that shipping was $20.00. after i won the auction, he emailed me asking for payment asap. he kept asking me if i was sure i really wanted it cause he had someone else that wanted it if i didnt. i told him i did and that the banks were closed that day and the next and i needed to make a deposit before i sent paypal, he said ok just pay asap. i sent payment 2 days after the auction ended, right before i paid i sent an email asking what the total was going to be with the shipping insurance ... cause i wanted it insured for its full value ($2200) he just said i sent over an invoice pay that asap, so i did, after that, which was last tuesday i didnt hear from him for a week, i sent emails... everything. i finally heard back from him today and he said that i need to stop my payment to him and get my money back from paypal and that he tried to refund me my money earlier but he was $6500 overdrawn and he couldnt...(funny this is his ebay totals from 12/29 -present are $5749.01) i wrote him back asking why i was stopping the payment and that i still wanted the turbo. then i checked auctions already ended. at the time the auction was going for the sr55, he was selling another sr55 and two fp greens, 1 hour and 30 minutes after those auctions ended he posted another auction for a sr55, this time with the real picture (the one he sent me to my email) it had a buy it now for 1099 and ended the next day with buy it now. what can i do? an ebay auction is a legally binding contract, isnt it? i want this turbo more than i want my money back can ebay legally make him furnish me with that turbo, or the money to buy the same turbo? where do i go from here? what should i do besides post bad feedback. thanks for any help and thank you for reading. -norm * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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01-11-2006, 02:46 AM	#2
bigworm Scooby Specialist Member#: 87024 Join Date: May 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: santa rosa, ca Vehicle: 2005 pp psm wrx with mix of v6,7,8 sti parts	no i dont beleive he is but i am

01-11-2006, 02:48 AM	#3
mexicanpizza Scooby Specialist Member#: 16779 Join Date: Mar 2002 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Yarmouth, Maine Vehicle: 2021 Toyota 4Runner Black	1. Reverse payment with Paypal. 2. PM OmahaDUI for advice 3. Exercise your religion of choice, you're going to need devine intervention to see money or turbo.

01-11-2006, 02:50 AM	#4
Damn Yankee Scooby Newbie Member#: 53066 Join Date: Jan 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: I guess a legend and an out of Vehicle: work bum look a lot alike, daddy.	2nd for PM OmahaDUI....he works for paypal

01-11-2006, 02:52 AM	#5
bigworm Scooby Specialist Member#: 87024 Join Date: May 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: santa rosa, ca Vehicle: 2005 pp psm wrx with mix of v6,7,8 sti parts	thanks guys... not what i wanted to hear but thanks

01-11-2006, 07:14 AM	#6
UncleMeat Scooby Specialist Member#: 33256 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Milwaukee, WI Vehicle: 2010 subasuckbox vomit	Paypal fraud department is good. Use them. Ebay contracts are binding, if you want to go through the effort of contacting police/lawyers in his town. I would just worry about getting your money back via paypal first. Always avoid shady auctions, like this one clearly was. Any time you get conflicting information like you did, there is cause for alarm.

01-11-2006, 07:33 AM	#7
ekw Scooby Specialist Member#: 92141 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: in a guardrail near you Vehicle: 2014 GT-NC-PRHT Zeal Red.	i think Omaha left PayPal. but he may still have suggestions.

01-11-2006, 08:09 AM	#8
tacomaprime Scooby Specialist Member#: 70572 Join Date: Sep 2004 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Cybertron Vehicle: 2018 Kona Pulse Red	I REFUSE to buy anything off of ebay for this exact reason. Shady ass people. screw it, I am not buying into the ebay trend, nor the ipod trend.

01-11-2006, 08:09 AM	#9
SilverBoosted Scooby Specialist Member#: 7764 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: State of Confusion Vehicle: 16 Jeep Renegade Its Trailrated Yo	Negative GhostRider the pattern is full....... Omaha quit Paypal in Nov/Dec.....

01-11-2006, 10:30 AM	#10
bigworm Scooby Specialist Member#: 87024 Join Date: May 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: santa rosa, ca Vehicle: 2005 pp psm wrx with mix of v6,7,8 sti parts	thanks guys, ive already requested my money back and filed a dispute with ebay. i believe the guy does have the turbo, but i think that someone offered him more after i won so he made another auction and sold it to him for more money.

01-11-2006, 11:27 AM	#11
Midwayman Scooby Specialist Member#: 1997 Join Date: Jul 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Des Plaines, IL Vehicle: 2006 Acura TL 6spd STMGM6 alumni	You'll never see the turbo, but if you're persistant, you should be able to recover your money at least. Make sure to file a complaint through ebay that he didnt complete the auction. He doest that too many times and he gets booted.

01-11-2006, 11:39 AM	#12
UberWilhelm Scooby Newbie Member#: 80937 Join Date: Feb 2005 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Beep Beep Lettuce Vehicle: --	IBEbaypwned

01-19-2006, 07:50 AM	#13
bigworm Scooby Specialist Member#: 87024 Join Date: May 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: santa rosa, ca Vehicle: 2005 pp psm wrx with mix of v6,7,8 sti parts	so its been 8 days and it still days waiting for seller to respond by the 10th day if he doesnt respond by the 10th day, i win, but after that how long till i get my money back? has anyone dealt with this part before?