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Old 04-14-2009 | 01:29 AM
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Default RE: EBAY/PAYPAL !! CAUTION!!


ORIGINAL: flaminheli

I personally have never been screwed by Ebay or PayPal but, I know someone that has had problems with them in the past. On one ocassion a buddy of mine built a custom swingarm for a Raptor 700 and sold it to another member on a popular Raptor 700 forum for $650.00 using PayPal. My buddy shipped the swingarm after funds had cleared and then the buyer filed a claim with PayPal saying he never recieved the swingarm and was refunded his money. So he got the swingarm and his $650.00 back. What really chaps me about Ebay is when someone does not leave feedback. I buy all the time and leave positive feedback but then the sellers never want to leave feedback. Now that is B.S.

I'm sorry your friend got burned but I am glad that Pay Pal stands behind the buyer. I have heard here otherwise. I have been royally screwed by a few sellers and have just taken my lumps with no negative feedback on my part. I try to give the seller the benefit of the doubt. I recently bought a Sullivan starter that arrived DOA. I attempted to repair it but made the situation worse and wound up throwing it away in disgust. I gave the seller zero feedback and told them so but let them know that it might have been a good idea to try the starter on their auto battery before listing it. The seller felt bad and offered a refund. Upon receipt of the refund I gave them positive feedback. Let's not discuss the Aquacraft Tunnel Hull that arrived broken in shipment with a K&B 3.5 outboard that required the assistance of RC Bearings to repair and my LHS to provide 5/40 screws to repair the 4/40 screws that were stripped in the cylinder head. The Futaba transmitter is now in the hands of Waste Management and I'm shopping for a new radio. I'll be into K&B for various parts also to the tune of about $22.00. Oh, and Tower Hobbies is going to get and order for about $100.00 to correct the screw-ups of the original model build. The seller said he had a brand new crankcase to help with the stripped cylinder head screws problem. Three weeks and no crankcase. The seller better hope that I don't vacation in Florida and catch him in a dark alley.

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Bill