Several weeks ago, I purchased an Intel processor on eBay, from whom I thought was a reputable seller. Weeks pass by with nothing coming, and I email him several questions, to which he does not reply. After about a month with no contact, I decide to dispute it with paypal, and things start to get interesting.
Right after the auction ends (he claimed to have about 10+ of the processors) he changes his profile to private. He sold maybe about 7-8 of the same processor. I notice in his feedback that he received 5 negative reviews in the past month alone (his record on the other hand showed 900 positive with 1 negative before the month).
Now, paypal ended the dispute in his favor, it turns out he shipped something that said it was delivered two weeks ago but I never received anything. (I know there is a possibility that it got lost/stolen) He never bothered to contact me that it shipped, nor did he bother to mark in paypal that he shipped, I only found out after the dispute.
Here's what seems fishy to me:
-He changed his profile to private, and somehow massed negative reviews in a month, and he has not listed anything since that time.
-He shipped a $200+ item from Florida to California with no insurance, using the cheapest method of shipping possible via USPS, even though he has 900+ transactions, meaning he should know how to ship.
-He has not contacted me in anyway, after multiple attempts.
So I go down to the post office to see if maybe it was still in their system. The lady working there tells me that she will try to see if my carrier remembers delivering it. I ask her if that doesn't work out, if I could file a claim, she says I could, but since there was no insurance, I would not be reimbursed.
I know that there's a possibility that the seller did indeed ship it, but is there anything I can do currently? Did I basically get screwed out of $200+?
Right after the auction ends (he claimed to have about 10+ of the processors) he changes his profile to private. He sold maybe about 7-8 of the same processor. I notice in his feedback that he received 5 negative reviews in the past month alone (his record on the other hand showed 900 positive with 1 negative before the month).
Now, paypal ended the dispute in his favor, it turns out he shipped something that said it was delivered two weeks ago but I never received anything. (I know there is a possibility that it got lost/stolen) He never bothered to contact me that it shipped, nor did he bother to mark in paypal that he shipped, I only found out after the dispute.
Here's what seems fishy to me:
-He changed his profile to private, and somehow massed negative reviews in a month, and he has not listed anything since that time.
-He shipped a $200+ item from Florida to California with no insurance, using the cheapest method of shipping possible via USPS, even though he has 900+ transactions, meaning he should know how to ship.
-He has not contacted me in anyway, after multiple attempts.
So I go down to the post office to see if maybe it was still in their system. The lady working there tells me that she will try to see if my carrier remembers delivering it. I ask her if that doesn't work out, if I could file a claim, she says I could, but since there was no insurance, I would not be reimbursed.
I know that there's a possibility that the seller did indeed ship it, but is there anything I can do currently? Did I basically get screwed out of $200+?
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