posted on October 7, 2002 08:51:33 AM new
I have purchased six Dell Inspiron 8200's. None have been delivered yet. The first seller sent me an empty box. I reversed PayPal just in time. I reported it to Internet Fraud Site. PayPal would not give me the address of the theif without a court order, so I paid to get it. Called the police where the Seller lived but they never called back. The other sellers would not provide address and telephone number. When I gave him a negative along with others negatives he had just gotten, he gave me a negative. I get the impression that most of the sales of Dell Inspiron 8200 notebooks are scams?
PayPal is another story.
Can anyone add to this experience, and why does Yahoo allow this to go on?
Frank
[ edited by chug301 on Oct 7, 2002 08:53 AM ]
[ edited by chug301 on Oct 7, 2002 08:54 AM ]
posted on October 7, 2002 07:43:24 PM new
The first rule is always get the address, (No P.O. Boxes) of the seller. If they will not provide one, neg them and move on. If you get a neg back, so what. At least you won't be out the money. Most sellers and buyers will also see it is a retalitory neg and not worry about it.
Second Rule. Get the address of the seller you are buying from. Never send payment to anyone that does not provide it in their Winning Bidder Notice. If they don't have it there, ask for it. If they refuse, neg them and move on.
Third Rule. See One and Two.
As far as Yahoo allowing it. You will find it at ebay as well. Neither really can do anything about it unless people turn them in. Then they still need to prove that the auctions are bogus. They can't simply cancel an auction because they might think it is bogus. What if it is a real auction? Then they cancel it. If I were the seller, I would tend to take my business elsewhere. If they get enough evidence from people that have had this happen to them, then they can watch things.
posted on October 8, 2002 01:47:43 PM new
It is the bidders risk when buying high priced goods on auction sites. I have to agree with Tooltimes. When I fork over a large sum of cash I want the goods in my hand. If it sounds to good to be true, it most likely is.
stonecold613 excellent post that sums everything up nicely.
posted on October 8, 2002 04:20:49 PM new
PLEASE report this to volunteer support for fraud at yahoo general chat...Yahoo does little these people will help you
SCAMMER SLAMMERS..post to FRAUD VICTIM THREAD..over 2,500 posts...
http://messages.yahoo.com/bbs?action=topics&board=1601140032&sid=1601140032&type=r
posted on October 22, 2002 07:21:17 PM new
have we heard this before?but electronics in cyberspace auction and seller shipped an empty box.
why dont people ever learn,you must think it is such a bargain - you bot 6 and want to resell for a quick buck.
