Ebay problem

lrad50

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Summary- bought a sprint 8100 phone. came to me damaged. sent back. guy said he would fix it. put some bolt in it which looked like sh1t, so i said give me a refund. he then says he has a 5300 (much nicer phone) he'll give me. Through about 30 emails and about 4 months, he hasn't given anything up. Ebay pretty much no help. Has anyone else gone through something like this/ any suggestions?

Thanks a bunch.
 

lrad50

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Originally posted by: FleshLight
95% chance you're screwed. But did he fix it?

He did, but it looks terrible. Now the problem is that he will not contact me, he has gotten lots of complaints and often sends me psychotic letters about his problems...
 

Mo0o

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Looks like you're screwed, did you use paypal? You might be abel to get paypal to get the money back for you.
 

lrad50

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Naw, I almost got ripped worse with them, terminated account afterwards.
 

Xyclone

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Originally posted by: lrad50
Originally posted by: FleshLight
95% chance you're screwed. But did he fix it?

He did, but it looks terrible. Now the problem is that he will not contact me, he has gotten lots of complaints and often sends me psychotic letters about his problems...

LMFAO, I bet my comp you'll never see that phone in your life.
 

lrad50

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Originally posted by: Xyclone
Originally posted by: lrad50
Originally posted by: FleshLight
95% chance you're screwed. But did he fix it?

He did, but it looks terrible. Now the problem is that he will not contact me, he has gotten lots of complaints and often sends me psychotic letters about his problems...

LMFAO, I bet my comp you'll never see that phone in your life.

I have been in this situation before, but the question is do I contact the cops?
 

amdhunter

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hahah, i once bought a phone "BRAND NEW SEALED" that had a used ESN number. Fvck scambay.
 

FleshLight

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Originally posted by: lrad50
Originally posted by: Xyclone
Originally posted by: lrad50
Originally posted by: FleshLight
95% chance you're screwed. But did he fix it?

He did, but it looks terrible. Now the problem is that he will not contact me, he has gotten lots of complaints and often sends me psychotic letters about his problems...

LMFAO, I bet my comp you'll never see that phone in your life.

I have been in this situation before, but the question is do I contact the cops?

Doesn't hurt, but they will not do anything. Since he hasn't done anything in 4 months, hope for the worst and eat the loss. Who cares how your phone looks? I have a V60i that survived the washer and dryer and has the permanent detergent stains to show for it :)
 

lrad50

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Originally posted by: FleshLight
Originally posted by: lrad50
Originally posted by: Xyclone
Originally posted by: lrad50
Originally posted by: FleshLight
95% chance you're screwed. But did he fix it?

He did, but it looks terrible. Now the problem is that he will not contact me, he has gotten lots of complaints and often sends me psychotic letters about his problems...

LMFAO, I bet my comp you'll never see that phone in your life.

I have been in this situation before, but the question is do I contact the cops?

Doesn't hurt, but they will not do anything. Since he hasn't done anything in 4 months, hope for the worst and eat the loss. Who cares how your phone looks? I have a V60i that survived the washer and dryer and has the permanent detergent stains to show for it :)


LOL, well this was going to be for my mom who refuses to get a cell phone and I can never reach her.... Thanks for the advice
 

amdhunter

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Originally posted by: MOCKBA1
How to figure that ESN number used?

He eventually cleared the ESN and claimed some sort of mixup, but the phone was in perfect condition, and I ended up keeping it. It did have 20 minutes of use though.