Unfortunately, at this stage, I have to advise, that my purchase of the Star Trek Voyager Arcade Item has turned to crap.
( I have included the original post below so others dont get caught by this seller).
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=3492.0It has been 43 days today, since i purchased this item on Ebay. A buyer has 45 days to lodge a dispute for an undelivered item/unsent item, or you never get a refund via paypal, unless u initiate a claim/dispute within the 45 day period. I was smart enough to initiate the claim/dispute today, within the time period.
I did the paypal payment 1 x week after hitting the "buy it now" button on ebay. The small delay was, that paypal would not allow me to initially pay via paypal straight away like i wanted, until they did the security deposit of the 2 cent and 5 cent security thing, into my bank account to "verify the bank account".
The payment went into the sellers account apx 3 weeks ago. I was contacted by the seller and advised all the shipping info would be forthcoming, but there would be a delay due to the xmas break etc. I was promised the full shipping info and the freight forwarders full details, at the end of last week, but it never came. I was promised all the details again, at the start of this week, it never came, but just the same, it will be a few days etc.I was promised the info again, a few days ago, again, it never came.
I contacted paypal to ask for some advice and it became very apparent, that this seller was postponing and stalling me, i believe, so that the transaction, went past the 45 day mark, leaving me without any rights or recourse to claim a refund etc.
The company i have been dealing with is in the USA. They apparently operate out of a suburb called Hesperia, california. I find it interesting, that a well known pinball co called Socalpinballs have left them positive feedback for a recent pinball machine purchase ?
Perhaps, the seller is legit, perhaps he is going to really send me my item, that i have paid thousands of dollars for. perhaps he is just trying to screw me and never had any intention to ever send me the item. Time will tell. The seller has apx 10 days to prove to me and paypal that the item has been sent, or i get a full refund from paypal. I am also of the belief, that i can still get a full refund, unless it is delivered by a certain time. I ofcourse want the item, but it is looking like a rip-off at this stage. paypal assures me that a full refund is not an issue.
The lesson here, dont ever let a ebay transaction go past 45 days, without filing a dispute, or u are entitled to no refund.
The second lesson, is watch what happens to this transaction.
