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A warning
raynerd:
I`ve been taken on this twice as well over the last few years.
A couple of years ago I sold a guitar for about £450, buyer paid paypal and I sent. He emailed the next day to say it was not as described as it has a large split down the back. Well there was 100% no split on it when I sold it and the buyer ensured me he had not done it. Anyway, he initiated a refund on paypal where the money was returned to him (cocking up my banking, as the money was moved in another account!!) but I`d have refunded anyway but with less stress on my behalf. I was annoyed but had faith that I had paid £25 for insured postage to cover it! A week later and the guy thankfully returned my guitar (although I was lucky because once refunded you are in their hands) I had to go to the PO at 9:30am next morning to see post office manager. He was excellent, really sympathetic, showed him the rapper, the custom built padded hard case and the crack. No problem he said. 2 weeks later and a letter saying "your insurance does not cover this damaged item as the item was not sufficiently packaged" It was an absolute scam - I rang the PO for hours that morning but didn`t get anywhere.... well and truly jipped! No money and an irreparable guitar.
Second was more recently and as simple as Darren said. I sold a fish tank filter - £50, buyer claimed he didn`t receive it, I had no proof of postage and I ended up with no money and no filter!
:bang:
Darren:
I've been using various carriers for over 10yrs and non of them have ever honoured their insurance. In the end I stopped insuring items. Not too long ago I was sending out items with each on average £150 ins cover, about eight a month. The packaging was specialist made to unbelievable standards, way over the top.
The breakages eventually became one of the main factors for me to cease trading as non of the carriers paid out.
If it can be broken, they will break it. Not every time, but enough.
Somewhere on the net is a list of what is not covered by Parcel Farce, this same list near enough applies to all carriers .
If it can be broken or is valuable it's on the list. You get the sweeping categories such as glass, stone, wood, antiques, Then the less broad watches, jewellery, etc. The list is enormous.
The only thing I ever found the cover useful for is loss, as in not delivered. Funny that, I've never had to make that claim.....ever...!
That's what makes Ebay claims such a farce...
I'm currently disputing a non receipt case, I have the receivers signature proof.....but I will loose....again. Three this last month.
It used to be an odds game, you made more than you lost so took it on the chin. Since the new rules that is no longer the case.
I want to sell my Sealey mill, normally I'd put it on Ebay, now I'm very reluctant to do so.
NickG:
I'm getting too scared to sell anything on ebay again after seeing this. In the past I've used it quite a lot to sell stuff and touch wood, had 100% feedback so far, but this is really putting me off.
Nick
Darren:
I'm raging this morning...... :bang:
I have just been scammed for another £360 this morning and Paypal have removed my funds. Not enough in my paypal acc so took it from my bank. Not enough there either so I will now occur bank charges on top as well.
It's over something I sold 3 weeks ago, £250 for the item and the rest is shipping to the middle east. It was a heavy item.
What makes it worse is the fact that myself and the buyer discussed this item with around 4 messages before he bought, thus confirming it met his needs/satisfaction.
This is the item, you might think that four scams in such a short space of time is probably my fault.
Please tell me how anyone could be misled by this auction....?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110410648114&ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT
I'm fuming.....I'm trying to sell my surplus items and all I'm doing is loosing the goods and cash on top......
This was his message in the PayPal dispute I'm supposed to respond to..
"物品与描述不符,声音一边大,一边小,喇叭已经退磁,不是正常的"
NickG:
Darren,
Really feel for you, what a nightmare. I don't think I'm going to sell anything more on there. Or just play the game and only accept cash on collection. Could they do a disupute like this even if it was cash and they didn't pay through paypal?
Nick
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