My mates having a bit of trouble on eBay, He hasn't got an account here so I'll quote it from another forum...
Sorry for the long post, that's the story up until now.
Because he paid via bank transfer I knwo the chances of him getting his money back are slim, but where can he go from here? Can the bank or eBay do anything?
I posted it here because I'm not really experienced in this sort of thing and I know a few of you are. Cheers
I think its time to name and shame possibly the biggest idiot ive ever met, some of you may know ive been waiting for my sprayed vents/centre console/front speaker panels etc.
Well heres the story from the start to now....
I was searching around for a sprayed console when i came across a whole set with everything i wanted spraying anyway so i decided to bid on it. It eventually ended on £55 delivered which was a lot more than i hoped but i thought it would save me doing it myself.....how wrong was i!!
From the link you can see the person i bought it from and when it ended, take a look at his feedback and you'll start to notice more and more bad feedback being left on his page.
Anyway, the item bidding ended on the 18th october and i had sent the payment on the 20th october by bank transfer (which takes around 2-3 days to enter his account). He gave me his correct bank details etc so i knew the money had definatly went in as it had left my account.
4 days later, after the payment was sent (24th october)....
I decided to email him to find out if he had sent the items:
Hello,
Have you dispatched the items yet? I take it the payment has transferred as its been more than 3 days.
Luke.
...1 day later (25th october)....
I get an email back:
hi let us have the item number and we can let you know thanks m,
So i emailed him the item number and the link to the item just to make sure he got it.
...3 days later (28th october)...
I hadnt heard anything from him for 3 days, by this time i was beginning to get annoyed so i sent him another email:
Hello,
Any update on the delivery?
Luke.
...2 days later (30th october)...
I send another email:
Have you even sent the goods i paid £55 for? Been 12 days now and no confirmation or reply.
...By now im seriously annoyed as its been 10 days since payment was sent and i know 100% it has gone into his account. Then i get an email back....
Hi,
As the item status states, you have marked as payment sent, i have not marked as payment recieved because I HAVE NOT RECIEVED ANY FORM OF PAYMENT!
thanks,
Phill.
My email back....
Payment has been sent and transfered into the bank account you gave me details of, i know 100% that £55 has been put into your account. Now i know you are lieing so if you want to make this hard for yourself carry on.
Luke.
His email back...
what are you talking about No Swearing! do not call use liars if you have made a transfer it has not shown up on our account if you need to then phone marc on *removed* but watch your step mate he will take you apart bone by bone if you start this crap !!!
Lol if he isnt a liar what is he? I thought most people on ebay were nice people obviously i was wrong AGAIN.
My email back...
I wouldnt start threatening either as you dont know me. £55 has been transfered into the account you gave me details of, money doesnt float around in mid air so its entered your bank account. Next step will be police involved, ebay clearly states they will help with police matters and i have all details of where the money has gone + your messages giving me the details.
After i sent the email i decided to ring the number.....i was explaining the situation to this marc bloke on the phone and wondered when my item was going to be sent...he even told me on the phone he recieved payment on the 26th yet the person emailing me (his son i believe) told me they hadnt recieved payment (as shown in an email quoted). The bloke on the phone also said i had threatened him on this email....
Now i know you are lieing so if you want to make this hard for yourself carry on.
Basically saying i will take further action with ebay etc.
......He then started getting aggresive on the phone and admitted to me he sold more drugs for a living than car parts (not really the sort of thing you should say on the phone)...bear in mind he also told me he was 48 years old.
After a bit of arguing he put the phone down.
I decided to email a person who left negative feedback on his page...
Hi,
I noticed your comment on ...s profile, ive had the exact same response as you. He hasnt sent my item yet when payment was sent on the 20th october, i rang him and he started getting very rude on the phone. Has all the items been sent to you correctly?
Luke.
Response:
Hello mate,
yeah i got some stuff but im missing a dash pod,i paided well over the price for it to.it looks tacky and i aint even gona bother putting it in my car.Yeah i spoke to his son on the phone as well asking where it was and he said " ask postman pat".He was swearing etc,i also sent the cheque off to somewhere in cornwall and they reckon there place is in london?work that one out.But at the end of the day what can ya do.
Aaron
....11 days later (10th November)...
Phoned the person i bought the items off again and he says the item was sent on the 8th November and that he would give me the tracking number after he is out of his car. (Was he talking bull?)
.....14 days later (13th November)
Goods still havent been recieved and no word from him about the tracking number, how long has he been in the car? 3 days? lol
Hello,
Goods still havent been delivered, can you give me the royal mail tracking number?
Thanks.
His reply:
hi payment has not yet been received how did you pay thanks m,
By now im fuming but keep it cool.
Email back to him:
I paid by bank transfer on the 20th october, we spoke to mark? (the number you gave me) on the phone and he said the item was sent last thursday. So he says item has been sent and you say payment hasnt been recieved? Am i missing something here apart from the item i paid for.
That was the last email i sent him on the 13th. Tried ringing him past 2 days and sent him emails saying i will be contacting ebay etc but no response as of yet.
Update:
I opened a dispute against him last night on ebay and when i got home today had an email from ebay saying that ...s (the bloke) had responded saying i have not paid for the item...I HAVE A BANK STATEMENT PROVING I HAVE PAID FOR THE ITEM WITH HIS NAME ON IT and left negative feedback on my account as well as everyone elses who left negative feedback on his.
Unpaid dispute he has made against me:
...s has informed us that they have not yet received your payment for the following item: ...
My dispute discussion:
...s 16-Nov-07 at 06:22:41 GMT
we will find out why you have not received this and get back to you but i know we have received a lot
of threatening phone calls and emails from you and your family we have now reported this to ebay trust
and safety and are waiting for a reply from them.
me 16-Nov-07 at 18:55:05 GMT
You havent once had a threatening call or email wheres the proof? You agreed you had sent the items
out and all of a sudden 14 days on since payment you say i havent paid? I have PROOF that payment has
been made to you its called a Bank. I also have proof of you threatening me on an email + quoted all
the emails in order so we can see who is in the wrong. Look at all your negative feedback from other
members and your tryna say im in the wrong and that im scum? Your fighting a lost battle mate.
Sorry for the long post, that's the story up until now.
Because he paid via bank transfer I knwo the chances of him getting his money back are slim, but where can he go from here? Can the bank or eBay do anything?
I posted it here because I'm not really experienced in this sort of thing and I know a few of you are. Cheers
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