What the hell - I'm going to jack this thread for my own particular eBay fiasco.
29 Jan: Win auction for two xbox 360s from the same seller, Queen_Asshat (not real name), both at a premium to the retail price.
14 Feb: Pay for auction (faffing with verification - the seller had satted that he accepted credit card, but was unable to do so) - Seller sent emails at each stage of verification process. No reponse received.
21 Feb - 6 Mar: Multiple emails to seller, requesting confirmation of delivery / despatch - anything. No response.
6 Mar: Paypal dispute file for non-receipt of goods.
16 Mar: Dispute uncontested, I receive my funds from Paypal. And buy X-Boxes from internet retailer, which arrive the next day. Negative feedback left for Asshat.
21 Mar: Queen_Asshat emails me with shipping reference, the day his xboxes arrive chez moi, and files an appeal with Paypal, who request that I repay the money for ther xboxes.
I reply to Paypal, and Queen_Asshat, that I have no intention of paying him, but I will hold the package, unopened, for him to arrange pickup, at his expense.
22 Mar: Appeal closed.
I now have 2 extra xboxes, all free and cheap, sitting in a box in a cupboard.
For what it's worth, from the packaging, it is obvious that the package was despatched from a factory, on 16 March. Odd that.
The moral of this story?
If you don't got it, don't sell it, and don't whine when your cunning plan goes belly up.
. It shows the money taken from my account though.
