Dodgy? or what?

[BigFairy321]

i just bought this item of ebay ( its not games related but still PC related )

a friend went against my advice becasue they REALLY wanted it and asked to use my ebay for the one item

 

even though i was strictly against it, i gave in (zero feedbak seller)

 

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...me=STRK:MEWN:IT

 

now after winnig the bid this is the email i get :

 

Dear Buyer

 

Thank you for your mail, you are very lucky you got the item for that price,

I started with $1 and forgot to put a reserve price, so it really didnt get

to where I wanted it to go, but I have to honour the bid, so its your good

luck.

 

Item comes with a 12 months Warranty, delivery 7 to 14 days after payment

recived, the reason its 7 to 14 days is I have to order them in from my

supplier, so just to let you know thay are on their way and I will let you

know once you pay when you can expect the item.

 

Please also supply me with your full shipping address etc.

 

Please inform me when you have made payment, thanks again.

 

Peter

 

 

 

Does this mean the seller doesnt have the item he is selling?

Is this legal by ebay? I mean i could sell fake stuff on ebay that i dont have, wih a reserve, and then IF i get a sale, rush and purchse the item and send it to buyer......

 

NOW by ebay policies is this allowed? Any help would be ok.

[povlok1]

totally leagal,, I imagine 20% of the computer stuff is sold this way (new stuff). Very common for items with a hi depriciation value.. such as computer stuff including pc games

[povlok1]

also, being he has 0 feedback, I would pull his contact info and call him to make sure he is legit (or at least confirm his contact info if you need to hunt him down if he rips you off)

[BigFairy321]

cool, i was getting worried. Ive got his banking details, what worrries me is that he may have to ship from dodgy places overseas "at the right price"

 

at least its only $96 and not more that is being risked

[povlok1]

its called 'drop shipping' , common practice

[Susuwatari]

That's pretty much how drop shipper works. They are the middleman between a company and the buyer.

 

If everything goes through, I'd say you got a bargain.

[BigFairy321]

hopefully everything will go smoothly...

 

what worries me is the recent membership and zero feedbak. It looks like the seller knows what he/she's doing, so why the zero feedbak? they dont look like theyare new to ebay....

[povlok1]

hopefully everything will go smoothly...

 

what worries me is the recent membership and zero feedbak. It looks like the seller knows what he/she's doing' date=' so why the zero feedbak? they dont look like theyare new to ebay.... [/quote']

thats why I suggested pulling his contact info make sure you talk to him on the phone..

[BigFairy321]

hmmm, still no reply, the guy has no feedback yet for anything, and, hes not selling anything on ebay anymore.......

[Draikar]

"Thank you for your mail, you are very lucky you got the item for that price,

I started with $1 and forgot to put a reserve price, so it really didnt get

to where I wanted it to go, but I have to honour the bid, so its your good

luck."

 

That quote he said dose not seem very professional, Maybe after thinking about it he decided to just get a new screen name and start all over since he has no feedback anyway.

 

I hope you get it but I have a bad feeling about him...

[BigFairy321]

after emailing the seller a few times this is what i get:

 

 

Dear Benno

 

I am so sorry I have have not responded to you quicker, I have been

bed ridden with the damm flu.

 

Your Item will be sent to you next week, my supplier had unforeseen

production problems and could not send my items, I have to order 500

at a time, and they were clean out by a U.S. buyer.

 

 

 

Peter

 

 

I am willing to compensate you for your patience, I can either refund

you your money, and you can pay when the item arrives, or if you are

willing to be a little patient I will give you an extra item, pleasae let

me know what you would like me to do, so sorry again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hopefully i will have my money refunded...

[Rocko]

after emailing the seller a few times this is what i get:

 

 

Dear Benno

 

I am so sorry I have have not responded to you quicker, I have been

bed ridden with the damm flu.

 

Your Item will be sent to you next week, my supplier had unforeseen

production problems and could not send my items, I have to order 500

at a time, and they were clean out by a U.S. buyer.

 

 

 

Peter

 

 

I am willing to compensate you for your patience, I can either refund

you your money, and you can pay when the item arrives, or if you are

willing to be a little patient I will give you an extra item, pleasae let

me know what you would like me to do, so sorry again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hopefully i will have my money refunded...

 

Did you pay via paypal? Then you ask for the second Item, and take the money back if he doesnt come through.

[BigFairy321]

no, direct deposit into bank account

[BigFairy321]

still no item, ive sent a few emails demanding my money back...

still havent received anything

[BigFairy321]

still nothing

 

im going to take action by the end of this week if sellers doesnt refund money

 

 

[itsralph]

Sad to say that looks like you have been royally hosed. The seller said he had to "order 500 at a time" so it doesn't sound like a standard drop-shipment arrangement, and is now NARU'd. I would not wait any longer to start taking some action.

[BigFairy321]

omfg GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

 

 

i cant bnelieve he aint registered no more.........grrrrrrrrrr

 

he was still registered on friday - saturday

 

 

[BigFairy321]

donno if notyfing ebay will help since hes no longer registered, can they still charge him on his credit card account? or si nce hes no longer registered, they cant do shit?

[BigFairy321]

thats it, im getting the cops in on this bastard.......

 

and im filing for a lawsuit