Ok, so as most of you have seen me post, I recently got a palm treo. I bought it from a guy who said he owns a business selling these palms, and he's a palm reseller. I paid this guy $440 for a brand new sealed in box palm treo 600GSM Factory unlocked, no logo...
When sending the guy his paypal payment, i put in the note section a little blurb just confirming that the treo was in fact new and sealed in factory box; he accepted the payment. The guy wouldn't ship the treo for like 2 weeks, kept telling me he shipped it, but wouldn't give me the tracking number. Finally 2 weeks later, he gives it to me and it was shipped the day he gave it to me (2 weeks after purchase). I recieve the phone in about 3 days after shipment, and it's used, packaged in ripped up cardboard and tape (not the box, just wrapped up cardboard around the phone and duct taped it together). No usb cable, and the phone is used, beaten up, and scratched up. I call him up and ask him what the hell is going on. He says that he "mistaked" the used phone for the new one.
He told me to send it back for a replacement, but i didn't trust him anymore, so asked him to send me a refund, and as soon as i get the refund, i'll send the phone back. He refused, and told me to call palm, and lie to them, telling them the screen doesn't turn on (which it did), and getting a replacement phone for free.
I call palm to check the status of the warranty, and they tell me the phone was bought in December 2003!! and they say they have no record of him being a reseller of theirs.
So i call the credit card company and file a complaint. They tell me to keep the phone while they do further investigation. The guy keeps emailing me telling me to return the phone, and i tell him that the credit card company told me not to mail it back until they tell me to.
Today he emails me and tells me this:
I tell him i can't mail it back until the credit card company tells me to, and if he has any further questions/comments to call the credit card company himself rather than yelling at me about it.
So he replied with this:
Should I be worried about him calling the cops and him having something on me? I appreciate if you read this. 🙂
EDIT: I forgot to say that when i told him his lying to palm idea didn't work, he said something like this to me on the phone:
When sending the guy his paypal payment, i put in the note section a little blurb just confirming that the treo was in fact new and sealed in factory box; he accepted the payment. The guy wouldn't ship the treo for like 2 weeks, kept telling me he shipped it, but wouldn't give me the tracking number. Finally 2 weeks later, he gives it to me and it was shipped the day he gave it to me (2 weeks after purchase). I recieve the phone in about 3 days after shipment, and it's used, packaged in ripped up cardboard and tape (not the box, just wrapped up cardboard around the phone and duct taped it together). No usb cable, and the phone is used, beaten up, and scratched up. I call him up and ask him what the hell is going on. He says that he "mistaked" the used phone for the new one.
He told me to send it back for a replacement, but i didn't trust him anymore, so asked him to send me a refund, and as soon as i get the refund, i'll send the phone back. He refused, and told me to call palm, and lie to them, telling them the screen doesn't turn on (which it did), and getting a replacement phone for free.
I call palm to check the status of the warranty, and they tell me the phone was bought in December 2003!! and they say they have no record of him being a reseller of theirs.
So i call the credit card company and file a complaint. They tell me to keep the phone while they do further investigation. The guy keeps emailing me telling me to return the phone, and i tell him that the credit card company told me not to mail it back until they tell me to.
Today he emails me and tells me this:
I tell him i can't mail it back until the credit card company tells me to, and if he has any further questions/comments to call the credit card company himself rather than yelling at me about it.
So he replied with this:
Should I be worried about him calling the cops and him having something on me? I appreciate if you read this. 🙂
EDIT: I forgot to say that when i told him his lying to palm idea didn't work, he said something like this to me on the phone:
:roll:
