Some while ago, I got a max machine for myself, and I was after some max mode cartridges for it. While scouring ebay, I came across a jupiter lander card and a wizard of wor card from the same seller. I offer 7$ for the j.lander and 30$ w.of wor and he accepts both offers. I send the payment, he sends the cards, all is fine.

I receive the cards. He used a box picture for the wizard of wor, but it turns out its card only. I read the description again, and it actually says card only. my bad, but why the hell do you use a box picture when you don't have it ?

anyway, the j.lander is working but wow is not. So I tell the seller item is doa. he responds clean the contacts and try again else he can refund. I clean the contacts (again) and try again but still no joy. so I respond him it's not working. One week passes. No response.

So I say to the hell with refund. I don't want to bother sending the card back to us anyway, cause it'll probably cost me what I'll get from the refund. So I leave neutral feedback for him. Since one of the cards was working while the other (albeit expensive) one did not.

big mistake. he responds with a neg in two days. upon further communication I get called retarded among other things, so I realise I'm dealing with a total asshole here. I open a dispute with ebay. he says I have to return the items to him, so I do, with EMS mail. The parcel reaches his place, but he's absent, at april 12. After ten days, he doesn't seem interested in claiming it, I know he's around cause he left feedback at other buyers at 21st april. so I escalate the issue to a paypal claim.

So, in the end, I got ripped off 50$ (plus 25$ for return shipping and my time), I didn't get anything (I return both cards) I get called names and most importantly, got a neg feedback. And I didn't even neg him while he neg me in cold blood. He really should have the nerve to do this. I should have negged him while I had the chance. His name is george stump, ebay seller    old_school_software_inc.

AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE - BIGGEST {bleep} ON THE PLANET.

Ugh... Sorry to hear about this, amigadave. Yeah, there are some real horrid sellers on EBay. The only negative I ever got was a Beta VCR I bought, it was advertised 'as-is' but in 'good condition' When I got the VCR it was partially disassembled, and had ROCKS inside it! grrr...

i think there is a "retaliatory feedback" option in the ebay complaints thing. maybe it's "feedback extortion". not really the same thing, but you should see if ebay will respond.

Sellers often hold Feedback to ransom on eBay. As a seller, I leave feedback the very moment I receive payment. The buyer has met their obligation and has nothing more to do except wait to receive their item(s). The way I figure it, they deserve their feedback at that time, so I give it. I think this is how it should be.

I never recived a £100 R/C car once a few years back. Seller at fault, not postal sevice for once. That was probs my worst ever experiance with eBay.

wow. you guys are inexperienced.

It's nothing about being inexperienced, just a matter of picking the right battles. In my cases I have confronted the sellers, and all say that I have broken them myself, so it's my word against theirs, even if I would have involved ebay or not.

"It's nothing about being inexperienced, just a matter of picking the right battles. In my cases I have confronted the sellers, and all say that I have broken them myself, so it's my word against theirs, even if I would have involved ebay or not."

from where i sit it seems you are not going about things the right way. it is always your word against theirs no matter what. but paypal disputes get judged. usually a guilty man won't put his side in these disputes. thats why you get the money back if they don't try to resolve the issue. if it is faulty and you know it came faulty. it is the seller who thought "it's broke. i'll ebay it. he he!" or the postal service. you need a refund. and maybe if the seller is 100% he will try to resolve it with the postal service for you as  he should get a receipt for postage like i always do. it costs nothing. i have had about 20 faulty items in my time and of all the disputes. paypal has found in my favour. the money comes out of his account not paypal. and so doing disputes is the only way of keeping the idiots honest. because they loose out + postage...
 
don't leave feedback till you are happy.

you mean you won a dispute and had no money back? then why did you leave it there? :roll: