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    Angry Ebay Rant!!!!!

    I usually am very happy with all my transactions on ebay... However, I bought an item about a month ago that I never received... This morning I got an email from the seller stating that they are "closing their store, they are so sorry for any buyer issues... They will work to resolve them beginning Nov. 4... They will either ship the item or issue a refund..." Right, more than a month later??? Thanks!

    The best part of the email is them fussing about the undeserved negative feedback!!! WTF???? So I am not supposed to leave negative feedback, sure?????

    Anyway I just wanted to vent!!! Ebay support help desk is of NOOOOOOO help at all!!! I don't care what they say!!!!!! Damn!!!!

    So buyers beware if you are in the market for any cell phone accessories... Do NOT buy from: Dans Cellular Accessories!!!!!!

    I feel a lil bit better now!!!!!! But truthfully not much!!! ROAR!!!!!!~~
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    That same thing has happened to me,also.The thing was,the item I was getting was coming from China.Talk about the slow boat from China,LOL.I hope you will get your item soon.
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    I've been ripped off on eBay as well. I got the girl's phone number from eBay and gave her an earful, but it didn't help

    If you paid via paypal, submit a complaint- they can usually get a bit of your money back.

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    Heh.. Well, everyone knows I've been there recently. I JUST got my Ab Lounge after waiting 2+ months for it. The seller didn't do much until I told him that the claim with eBay was proceeding unless he sent it out. The next day, I was given a tracking number and FedEx had even received it for shipment (after FOUR times that he claimed to have done the same thing before).

    I think it's ridiculous that your seller is just "going out of business", and has promised to get things resolved. Words don't mean shit, especially since they're now closing up shop. Have you filed with eBay? They're slow, but I've heard that they DO get your money back if you've spent over $25.00.

    More and more deadbeat sellers are popping up on there. It makes people very hesitant to do business on eBay at all.

    Hope it all works out for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by onlythebest
    That same thing has happened to me,also.The thing was,the item I was getting was coming from China.Talk about the slow boat from China,LOL.I hope you will get your item soon.
    This ALWAYS pisses me off! I make sure that I only bid on items in the US.. And then AFTER winning the item they tell me it's in one of their wearhouses in another country. If they don't have it, they shouldn't try to sell it!
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    After our own e-bay nightmares and hearing everyone else's, my bf and I have pretty much written off buying things from there at all anymore. More trouble than it's worth.

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    Well, think about it like this...
    Anyone with a computer and an internet connection can start their own ebay business. You need no business skills, very little money, and almost no computer skills to do so.

    You need a little more money, and a few more business skills to have your own web e-commerce site, but not much. And when you shop an e-commerce site, your chances of seeing real customer comments are slim to none.

    Ebay has replaced the MLM craze of the 90's. Lots of unskilled, flakey people getting involved bacause of someone else's promise of easy money with no work. There are all kinds of people selling "How to get rich on Ebay" type of programs. Unfortunately, just because you work from home, doesn't mean you don't have to work .

    I am an Ebay hobbiest. I like selling stuff on there, and enjoy buying stuff on there as well, but I'm not doing it to earn a full time income. I just sell stuff so I can have some mad money to buy other things.


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    Default Re: Ebay Rant!!!!!

    It's funny how once you tell them you have talked to ebay that you get an email saying it's been shipped and you get it in 2 days. You just have to play their game sometimes, and always read their feedback. If it looks to good to be true, it is.
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    Ebay's getting to the point where there's very few good deals left on there. Most of the items sold by power-sellers can be had elsewhere for the same or lower prices, and you don't get bilked for the insane shipping charges (was just looking at some cds, and sellers were charging anywhere from $5.00 to $7.00 for first class mail shipping). I basically only use ebay for collectible items now. Any savings just aren't worth the risk.

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    I buy my tanning lotions from eBay.The retail price is $139.95 a bottle.Whereas I can get it from eBay for just $39.95 for a brand new bottle that still has the tamper evident seal on it.
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    Cripes, what's in them lotions, gold? ^ sorry, couldn't resist. So, I shouldn't try to sell stuff on ebay (outfits, etc.?)


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    I ALMOST got ripped off, as well. I contacted the a** saying "there would be further action taken" if I didn't get my refund, (a whopping $10.00) in the form of a money order. I got a personal check, but it was ok. Ebay was as about as useful as t*ts on a bull in the way of assistance...


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    Well I've been on Ebay almost 8yrs now and have only run into 2 or 3 bad transactions. I tend to go after lower priced items and try to deal with the sellers I've have previous success with. There was one time when I bought a few dvds off of some guy, I'm pretty sure they were bootlegs. A month had gone by and no dvds yet, I figured I would try to trick him. I told him after they arrive, I would be ordering alot more from him. Well they showed up 2 days later, he sent them DHL overnight. Great, I received my dvds and I was happy. I had no intent of dealing with that seller again. Well about 3 weeks later, I get a bill in the mail from DHL that said I owed them $36. I went crazy, the seller had used some other guys account to ship from, they contested the charges, so DHL went after me. I ended up having to pay half of the bill, oh well.
    One other quick story that happened to my brother. One thing sellers should keep in mind before they try to rip you off, make sure the buyer doesn't live w/ a couple miles of your house . My brother bought $1000 worth of rare collectors cards off of a seller in his area. When the auction was over, he told the guy that he would stop by and pick up the cards. He was given the run around and eventually told my brother he didnt have any cards to sell. He also ran this scam on several other buyers. So in the end, my brother had him banned from ebay and reported him to the local police department.

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    Quote Originally Posted by big_daddy
    It's funny how once you tell them you have talked to ebay that you get an email saying it's been shipped and you get it in 2 days. You just have to play their game sometimes, and always read their feedback. If it looks to good to be true, it is.
    Exactly. That's what happened with the Ab Lounge guy. He claimed that he had sent it out four times before he did for real.

    When I decide to do business with a seller, I don't just check their feedback score. I read the comments left by those who have previously done business with them. That can help a whole lot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by whirlerz
    Ebay was as about as useful as t*ts on a bull in the way of assistance...
    Agreed!!! This guy sent me a tracking # and everything... Except it was with some company that only states that the package was sent... Not really tracking, more like verification. Only the item was never sent. That was what the comapny says. Hmmmmmm... WTF??? Phony tracking #'s???

    I always check feedback ratings before I bid on higher priced items. This guy had an ebay store, power seller, over 50,000 pos feedbacks. Now, over the last few weeks it is all negative/neutral.

    He assures me that I will be issued a refund when the funds are available after Nov. 4. (Sure I will hold my breath...)

    I didn't think about filing with PayPal... Thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to look into it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by whirlerz
    Cripes, what's in them lotions, gold? ^ sorry, couldn't resist. So, I shouldn't try to sell stuff on ebay (outfits, etc.?)
    It's buying where you usally have the problems.. I have sold a ton of stuff and only once had a person not pay. I always get my money first and never accept personal checks, only paypal and money orders...
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    I got an email from PayPal that the seller has sent me a refund!!! Yeah!!! Now I need to go back online and buy a new one!!! Still sucks though that it took this long to resolve this issue...
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