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Subject: RE: [Leica] Bad Ebay Experience
From: kiklaas@iinet.net.au
Date: 8 Mar 2002 03:00:13 -0000

Hi Austin,

The item number is #1332617949 if this helps at all, I have looked at my 
ebay and it seems that with the new setup design that I appear not to have 
a "won bid" record" how odd?

Hope this helps.

I acn tell you that my money and I are not easily parted and so the only 
reason I kept forking out was to secure shipping without the saga dragging 
on endlessly, me being out of pocket with nothing to show for it.  Won't 
be going there again.  (He must have seen me coming a mile away..)


Karina


> > I have just ordered a Leica M6 leather half case of Ebay from a chap
> > called Federico - (Leica3_Black I think is his trading name), he has 
rave
> > reviews about all his dealings and I can tell you I have had quite the
> > opposite experience - the auction said US$120 + US$10 for shipping,
> > no mention of bank charges.  He makes contact to arrange payment method
> > (I wired on the Monday following Sat's purchase) and he says he does 
not
> > want to pay bank charges - stupidly because I really want the case I 
wire
> > US$145, an extra US$15 to cover bank charges (keeping in mind fx rate 
is
> > not in my favour) - he emails back to say he has only received
> > US$117 (US125 - US$8 for bank charges) and to please send a further 
US$13
> > in cash in the mail - I ask him to use my Fedex shipping account, thus 
no
> > need for US$10 shipping charge - and so after much frustration - I was 
in
> > the situation that I either had to cut my losses - no case or pay
> > whatever
> > amount I was being held to ransome for to secure shipping of the case 
- - I
> > did in fact send US$13 in cash in the mail - he tells me he has shipped
> > case, expect it to arrive (finger's X'd) but like you say - no room for
> > bad reviews - no more Ebay experience for me - when I pay a lot of 
money
> > for something I want a face in front of me to make a noise at
> > when they do
> > not deliver...
> >
> > Be aware - folks, avoid this one.
> >
> > Karina
> 
> Karina,
> 
> If he made no mention of the other charges in his auction, then you are 
NOT
> obligated to pay them, no matter what he says.  I strongly suggest you 
let
> eBay know about that.  Also, please post appropriate feedback for him,
> relating your experience with the extra charges.
> 
> I stopped being afraid to post negative feedback to people that I have a 
not
> so pleasant experience with...as others have said, sellers that really
> misrepresent the condition is the thing I've had the most problem with.
> 
> Do you have the auction number/URL, I'd love to see the case!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Austin
> 
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