Ebay buyers beware
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Ebay buyers beware
Just a quick note to halp you avoid a bad deal. Ebay seller Glennjulia sold me 4 C5 OEM wheels as good condition. When I went to mount up my track tires, I found two of them to be bent. When I say bent, I mean bent. Stevie Wonder would be able to notice them. Obviously forgot to tell me about jumping the curb at 20mph! I would not do business with again. Buyer beware of this seller.
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Sorry your deal went bad, but thanks for the heads up.
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IF you paid via credit card and Paypal, you can file a claim.
file with Paypal, and them call your CC company and tell them you are disputing a charge. Make usre you get back on eBay and print a copy of the item description showing "ASNEw" and then take photos of the damaged goods.
good luck
file with Paypal, and them call your CC company and tell them you are disputing a charge. Make usre you get back on eBay and print a copy of the item description showing "ASNEw" and then take photos of the damaged goods.
good luck
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There are no "good deals" on ebay. Chances are you can get what you're looking for from a reputable dealer for the same price or less. Then, sooner or later, you will get screwed making all your "good deals" more expensive.
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Originally Posted by CoastalRAP
There are no "good deals" on ebay. Chances are you can get what you're looking for from a reputable dealer for the same price or less. Then, sooner or later, you will get screwed making all your "good deals" more expensive.
I would threaten him with negative feedback unless he gives you an adjusted price so you can get them fixed. I had a similar situation with Z06 wheels I bought: one was slightly bent - not immediately obvious. Cost me about $100 to have it straightened, & the seller refunded me that amount (forum member, btw).
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Originally Posted by CoastalRAP
There are no "good deals" on ebay. Chances are you can get what you're looking for from a reputable dealer for the same price or less. Then, sooner or later, you will get screwed making all your "good deals" more expensive.
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Originally Posted by rws.1
IF you paid via credit card and Paypal, you can file a claim.
file with Paypal, and them call your CC company and tell them you are disputing a charge. Make usre you get back on eBay and print a copy of the item description showing "ASNEw" and then take photos of the damaged goods.
good luck
file with Paypal, and them call your CC company and tell them you are disputing a charge. Make usre you get back on eBay and print a copy of the item description showing "ASNEw" and then take photos of the damaged goods.
good luck
paypal will side with seller.
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Paypal Sux !!!!
EBAY AND PAYPAL COULD CARE LESS IF YOU GET SCREWED THEY GET THIER MONEY AND RUN THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF HELPING...
USE CREDIT CARDS ONLY. NO CHECKS AT LEAST THE CREDIT CARD CO. WILL ASSIST YOU!!! AND TRY TO PROSECUTE THE RIP OFF ARTISTS THAT E-BAY AND PAYPAL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT !!!!
USE CREDIT CARDS ONLY. NO CHECKS AT LEAST THE CREDIT CARD CO. WILL ASSIST YOU!!! AND TRY TO PROSECUTE THE RIP OFF ARTISTS THAT E-BAY AND PAYPAL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT !!!!
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I've gotten some good golf equipment on Ebay. I've never bought anything for my car though except for my steering wheel decal. As far as Ebay, I would never buy anything that I couldn't afford to eat the money if the deal goes bad.
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Originally Posted by CoastalRAP
There are no "good deals" on ebay.
There are good deals to be had, but you have to know what the going price of the item you're buying is.
I keep seeing sellers who are charging full retail + shipping for stuff that I can get from my local Best Buy for the same price, and have a place to return it if it doesn't work or I don't like it.
I see v1.7 V1 radar detectors going for 10% less than you could buy a new one for.
People get caught up in the "I gotta have that one" mentality of eBay and just keep adding $1 to their bid until, before they know it, they're up over retail.
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Originally Posted by CoastalRAP
There are no "good deals" on ebay. Chances are you can get what you're looking for from a reputable dealer for the same price or less. Then, sooner or later, you will get screwed making all your "good deals" more expensive.
Yeah Ebay sucks! Please every one ban Ebay (it'll make it easier and cheaper to win all my auctions!
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From: Fredericksburg Va
Originally Posted by CoastalRAP
There are no "good deals" on ebay. Chances are you can get what you're looking for from a reputable dealer for the same price or less. Then, sooner or later, you will get screwed making all your "good deals" more expensive.
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I've bought a lot of nice stuff well worth the money on E-Bay but as someone said, you have to check out the feedback and know what you're buying!
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I don't see the need for Me to use Ebay or other such sites. I am a firm believer that You get what You pay for!!! I like to see and feel what I am spending My money on!!!
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Originally Posted by vermjpv
I don't see the need for Me to use Ebay or other such sites. I am a firm believer that You get what You pay for!!! I like to see and feel what I am spending My money on!!!
I've never been burned, and never been disappointed, but I've always been very careful. Remember, buyer beware.
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Originally Posted by vermjpv
I don't see the need for Me to use Ebay or other such sites. I am a firm believer that You get what You pay for!!! I like to see and feel what I am spending My money on!!!
Where do you buy all of your accessories for your Corvette? Have you ever ordered from one of the forum's sponsors? Do you ever purchase anything from catalogs?
You really are missing out on an amazing resource by not even considering Ebay as a source for an item you are looking for. I have been buying on Ebay for many years and never been burned. Plenty of legitimate vendors use Ebay to broaden their customer audience. You don't always go to Ebay because you will save money, you go there to find something you want. I was able to pick up the original GM promo brochure for my 2000 corvette, a parts manual and a poster for the 2000 vette, all on Ebay. I shudder to think how painful it would have been to purchase those items from somewhere where I had to see and feel them first.... I would dare say it would have been darn near impossible to do it.
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Originally Posted by ytwokc5
Where do you buy all of your accessories for your Corvette? Have you ever ordered from one of the forum's sponsors? Do you ever purchase anything from catalogs?
You really are missing out on an amazing resource by not even considering Ebay as a source for an item you are looking for. I have been buying on Ebay for many years and never been burned. Plenty of legitimate vendors use Ebay to broaden their customer audience. You don't always go to Ebay because you will save money, you go there to find something you want. I was able to pick up the original GM promo brochure for my 2000 corvette, a parts manual and a poster for the 2000 vette, all on Ebay. I shudder to think how painful it would have been to purchase those items from somewhere where I had to see and feel them first.... I would dare say it would have been darn near impossible to do it.
You really are missing out on an amazing resource by not even considering Ebay as a source for an item you are looking for. I have been buying on Ebay for many years and never been burned. Plenty of legitimate vendors use Ebay to broaden their customer audience. You don't always go to Ebay because you will save money, you go there to find something you want. I was able to pick up the original GM promo brochure for my 2000 corvette, a parts manual and a poster for the 2000 vette, all on Ebay. I shudder to think how painful it would have been to purchase those items from somewhere where I had to see and feel them first.... I would dare say it would have been darn near impossible to do it.
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From: Fredericksburg Va
Originally Posted by vermjpv
I don't see the need for Me to use Ebay or other such sites. I am a firm believer that You get what You pay for!!! I like to see and feel what I am spending My money on!!!
