Bad trader warning at ebay

goobee · Post by **goobee** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 8:07 pm

A bad trader is a bad trader so I thought I'd spread the word here.

The person's ebay handle is matt490

I bought a Pioneer 12 CD Changer from this guy. Here's how it arrived, smashed and broken:

http://goobee.myftp.org

Idiot said it was my fault for not paying him extra to put insurance on it. Huh?

I left him negative feedback and note his rebuttal:

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws1/eBayISAPI. ... id=matt490

Unless I'm reading his comment wrong, he admits he did a poor packing job.

In any case, he left a retaliatory negative for me.

You guys might want to put this guy down on your DNT list.

smb · Post by **smb** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:26 pm

how did you pay ? can't you withdrawl your paypal or credit card funds ?

goobee · Post by **goobee** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:56 am

I paid by Paypal CC. Would Paypal act on something like this?

smb · Post by **smb** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:20 am

O believe so, I think your credit card company would too.

lawaris · Post by **lawaris** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:48 am

Originally posted by smb
O believe so, I think your credit card company would too.

I agree .... but the CC would be a safer bet g/l

darcy · Post by **darcy** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 11:42 am

don't know if THIS will help, but 'tis interestin' read..

Karchiveur · Post by **Karchiveur** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 5:16 pm

If i were u i'd hunt that lil basterd down!

tunis5000 · Post by **tunis5000** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:03 pm

Feedback Score: 130
Positive Feedback: 99.2%

Members who left a positive: 131
Members who left a negative: 1

All positive feedback received: 136

Doesn't sound like a bad trader just that you happened to have the 1st bad experience with him...

goobee · Post by **goobee** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:38 pm

tunis5000,

Both times I e-mailed this guy to try to work something, he passed the buck by saying that "it was out of his hands after he shipped it and that I should have paid him extra for insurance."

Huh? He never offered insurance:

While his feedback may look good, does a good trader turn their back on their buyer when something goes wrong?

In anycase, have a look at my Heatware - I'm not exactly a slouch when it comes to trading on the forums.