rustygumbo
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posted on April 26, 2004 02:37:34 PM
I've been selling for 5+ years, and would never ever give such a bad description as this seller has.
I bid on a hanging spaghetti swag lamp.
The auction description reads:
"NOW ACCEPTING PAYPAL.Very Cool Red Ball Spaghetti Swag Lamp.Gaurenteed vintage from 60s timeperod.Comes with lots of chain so it can be hung in a variety of ways.The Coolest Red color in the Spaghetti Swags.uses a standard bulb lookes awesum when lit.14" in diameter nice size.In excellent condition with no damage.youll love this lamp.10 dollars to ship in u.s.a..COMES FROM A NONSMOKING HOUSEHOLD."
In the photo it looks a little dusty. I just received it, and don't want to even touch it because it is absolutely disgusting. It is covered in dirt, and the lamp isn't even a true spaghetti lamp from the 60's. I expected it to be the typical lucite that spaghetti lamps are made of, but Nooooo... It is rope that was spray painted red. It is by far the biggest piece of crap I ever received from anyone. This should be thrown away or at best, sold at a garage sale for 50 cents. I wouldn't dream of selling something like this on ebay. It is absolutely worthless.
I emailed them and told them the condition was completely unacceptable and the description wasn't even close to what they shipped me. I seriously hope they send me a refund for the item and for the shipping costs. This isn't what I was expecting at all.
[ edited by rustygumbo on Apr 26, 2004 02:40 PM ]
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micmic66
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posted on April 26, 2004 02:50:53 PM
Can you post a pic of the lamp??
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stopwhining
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posted on April 26, 2004 03:01:05 PM
can you tell us how much you paid for it??
-sig file -------we eat to live,not live to eat.
Benjamin Franklin
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rarriffle
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posted on April 26, 2004 04:02:31 PM
rustygumbo,
i just looked at the auction and the lamp looks like someone wound string around a blown up balloon then spray painted it and burst the balloon inside. we used to do this with string and paper mache.
there is no way i would have thought lucite looking at that picture...it looks like junk and that is what you got.
if they don't refund, join the other 16 people that have given them negs...they deserve it.
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rustygumbo
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posted on April 26, 2004 04:14:24 PM
I just love this guy. He now threatens me with negative feedback if I leave him a negative. I never mentioned leaving any sort of feedback as a condition. I had hoped it wouldn't come to that.
He offered a partial refund, but his last sentance was, " i see you have a perfect record so im offering the refund i hope it doesnt turn out that we leave each other neg."
I see he has received two negatives yesterday for poor shipping.
Here is a link to the photo. Someone please remind me how to get it into the posting. I haven't had to do it in awhile, and 3 times in the last two days I should have known how to do it. lol.
http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/ru/rustygumbo/redswag.jpg
keep in mind that this photo is the one I took. If you wish to check out the auction, the # is 3286215845
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OhMsLucy
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posted on April 26, 2004 04:16:44 PM
Hi,
I just looked at their feedback. In response to a couple of the negs they say "if theres a problem ask for a refund or we return neg feedback thankyou "
This might be the way to go, Rusty. Please post back and let us know what happens.
Lucy
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OhMsLucy
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posted on April 26, 2004 04:20:51 PM
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rustygumbo
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posted on April 26, 2004 04:27:13 PM
awww geez... i did look at the photo, and i have several spaghetti swags, all purchased through ebay and all made of lucite. I am not familiar with the balloon techique, so that would explain why I didn't recognize it as such. I honestly thought it was a bit dusty, something that I've had no trouble cleaning when they are lucite. This isn't made of lucite, and would be impossible to clean. If I owned a junk shop or sold it at a garage sale i wouldn't ask more than $3.00 for it.
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rustygumbo
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posted on April 26, 2004 04:32:26 PM
am i being fair in asking for the shipping fees as well? i really feel i was misled. as you can see by the photo, this is covered in dirt. since when did "excellent condition" not include cleanliness?
Here is the last email from them.
" i dont mind doing a refund but im not going to lose money.i already lose my listing auction fees by giving a refund and thats why i dont refund shipping.i inderstand it cost you shipping and you dont want ot be out that thats why i offer a partial refund and dont make you send it back. said 5.50 before but ill strech it to 7.50.otherwise just den it back and ill send you back the bid price.im being more then fair letting you keep it and giving you 7.50 back but i cant go any higher then 7.50 normally i dont even refund,and in this case i sold you what i auctioned and that was a spaghetti lamp and thats what you recieved.
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cblev65252
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posted on April 26, 2004 04:39:54 PM
It might be just her picture, but her kitchen looks rather dirty itself. I would have found a better place to take the pic if it were me (thankfully, it's not)  . I'd ask for the shipping back as well. She seems to have totally misrepresented that lamp.
Cheryl
http://www.kcskorner.com
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rustygumbo
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posted on April 26, 2004 04:44:02 PM
i've whiddled them down to giving me $20 refund, which I basically lose $5.50. of course, they just emailed again with this beauty: "just make sure it doenst come back broken"
i replied, I am shipping this exactly as you shipped it, with your packing materials (newspaper) and box.
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rustygumbo
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posted on April 26, 2004 04:45:20 PM
how does fed ex do return shipments? I resealed it so that they cannot tell that I even opened it. all of the Fed Ex labels have no tape over them. Is it possible to return it as denied?
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sparkz
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:06:21 PM
It's already been entered into the FedEx system as delivered. He would have to request a call tag from his end to have it picked up and returned and charged to his account. I find it interesting he's trying to collect an extra $1.30 for insurance when the transportation rate already included $100.00 insurance on the shipment. You'd probably be best off to take the $20.00 and move on. The extra time you would spend in a tug of war with this guy could be better spent, and more profitable, listing things to sell.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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rustygumbo
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:12:45 PM
our fed ex delivery guy picked up a dsl modem that was misdelivered to us from qwest. he said he doesn't condone it, but to simply tape it back up so that it looks as if it wasn't opened, then call fed ex to schedule a pickup. they did it with no problem. all they asked was why i was returning it, which i replied wrong item.
i emailed the seller and of course they had to retort that i was a scammer. man, i tell you. all i did was bid on an auction, make prompt payment, and then get this headache. i'm taking the 20, but i still may leave a neg. i know he'll retaliate against my perfect score, but i also know that i would be doing the right thing letting others know about this horrid seller.
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sarniaflower
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:13:02 PM
if you paid via paypal file a claim you can get your money back ie "not as described" worth a try.
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rustygumbo
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:18:55 PM
PP will not allow that. all the seller has to do is provide pp with a tracking number. that is it. then they are covered. trust me on that one. i've gone through that a few times in the 5+ years of selling on ebay.
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glassgrl
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:31:52 PM
did you sign for the FedEx package? If they just dropped it off you can say that you didn't order it and won't accept delivery. But if you signed for it you're stuck with it.
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stopwhining
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:32:04 PM
paypal does not get involved with item not as described.i fyou file a complaint,they will issue a warning to him,thats all.
i will just take the partial refund and move on,what makes you want to buy a piece of crap in the first place anyway??
-sig file -------we eat to live,not live to eat.
Benjamin Franklin
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:36:32 PM
Rusty -- Perhaps you can open up another ebay account just to buy under in case a deal goes sour as this one did. You don't need to ruin your perfect sellers feedback score over a purchase. I did it and I don't worry about my feedback on my sellers id. Just a thought ...
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ebayauctionguy
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:47:26 PM
Man, that's one ugly lamp.
"I voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it."
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sarniaflower
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:49:44 PM
well I can say from personal experience that it is possible to get money back if you scream not as described it happened to me 2 months ago.
there is more info at paypal ...
PayPal Buyer Protection Policy
Seller Qualification Requirements. A seller's eBay listings are eligible to qualify for PayPal Buyer Protection coverage if the following conditions are met:
The seller's eBay feedback rating is at least 50;
At least 98% of the seller's eBay feedback is positive;
The seller is a U.S., U.K., or Canadian member of PayPal;
The seller has a Verified Premier or Business PayPal account;
The seller's PayPal account is in good standing
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rustygumbo
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:50:05 PM
not a bad idea on a second account. i'll work on that one. this guy is a complete idiot. he has accused me of being a scammer and then pulls this??? lol. goes to show you can't even trust some of the long time sellers on here. absolutely amazing!
i decided to quit responding to his bashing, though for some reason he believes I think I am better than him. hmmm. i wonder why??? perhaps it's because i'm on the losing end of this transaction. oh well.
lesson learned. i need a larger monitor and have ask each person i buy a spaghetti swag lamp from, "is it lucite? does it look home made? and how dirty is it?"
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mcjane
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:51:09 PM
rusty,
I wouldn't neg him if I were you, It's not worth losing your perfect FB over a jerk like that.
When you get your first neg let it be over something you can't prevent, this you can.
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rustygumbo
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:51:42 PM
ooooh! now that changes everything. i meet every last one of those requrements. i'll check into it.
thanks for the heads up!
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