posted on December 12, 2002 08:22:15 AM
I buy a lot of salts and butter pats on Ebay (tooterville). I collect them plus when I buy a large group, I can resell them here at the shows I do. Also, I have a large collection of pattern glass. Just giving you some background here. I was over the moon recently to find out I had won SIX Heisey Fancy Loop salt dips. He called them mint. I knew they couldn't be totally mint but I expected only a few flakes. They got here and everyone of them had chips off the slides where they arch. I emailed him and he said to send them back. I did. He emailed me this morning and said they weren't his. Of course, they are his! You don't run on to six Fancy Loops salts every day. I requested his user info and called him and left a message. I pointed out that you DON'T find these every day. What do I do now? I checked the transaction on PayPal and it shows that I paid by my PayPal balance and not with my Visa. I never click that new option from PayPal where they guarantee your satisfaction with the purchase, because I resent how much they charge me as a seller and I can't see paying them even more money on the wild (?!) chance there is a problem with the merchandise. Can anyone help? This was only $30 plus S&I, but I hate being ripped by an old geezer.
posted on December 12, 2002 09:11:33 AM
I think he needs to prove that they are his. You know they are, he is just trying to get out of refunding you. I'll make a bet that his pictures are not of the items that he sold you. Good Luck
posted on December 12, 2002 11:17:02 AM
first pyapal does not get involved with content issue.
and this is a he said/she said situation which ebay would not get involved either so you may have to pay square trade to get involved.
if he keeps denying that they are his,not much any one can do.
basically he misrepresent the condition of his goods .
give him a big neg
posted on December 12, 2002 11:36:27 AM
You can't see by pictures if something this small has chips. I had to go by his description of being mint. Square Trade charges $20 to mediate so that is out. I think because he is older (At least he sounded older on his answering machine and his name is older "Archie" he probably couldn't tell they were chipped. It is hard to tell if pattern glass is chipped by just feel. Now he has the salts and my money. I called him hours ago immediately after he emailed me tell me they weren't his. I still haven't heard back from him. I'm not just going to go away. I have to stand behind what I sell, he has to also.
posted on December 12, 2002 12:15:57 PM
now if he denies they are not his,then he has to return them to you.
old age has nothing to do with misrepresentation,if he is a veteran dealer,he can see.
else he will lose his shirt on his buying trip
posted on December 12, 2002 01:36:54 PM
The seller called me back and we talked for a little while. I think when we hung up he believed me but just couldn't believe he could have missed the chips. Said he will return my money and took my name and address again. We talked about marking what we sell with a black light pen and he plans on being more diligent about doing it. Things might work out on this after all!
he probably couldn't tell they were chipped. It is hard to tell if pattern glass is chipped by just feel. Now he has the salts and my money. I called him hours ago immediately after he emailed me tell me they weren't his. I still haven't heard back from him. I'm not just going to go away. I have to stand behind what I sell, he has to also.