I understand where you are coming from Mjke. However, I would consider
500 to 1 odds quite good and not near enough probability to paint the
other 499 with that same brush. I too have been burnt, but not near
enough times to excise my nose to aggravate my face. With those kind of
odds, it is most likely that the only one that you will be hurting is
yourself.
IMHO,
Rand E.
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Mike wrote:
> After 500+ transactions i guess the odds were bound to catch up with me.
> Luckily it was for a small sum and so the lesson was cheaply learned. I
> will share my experience with the system so someone else doesn't have to
> go through it. The short version of the story is that i bought what was
> supposed to be an Adaptall 2 for OM but it turned out to be for a Ricoh
> mount with an Oly cap forced on it. After many emails the seller denied
> it despite photos for proof. I filed complaints with *bay and P*yPal.
> This was totally a waste of time. Despite the assurances of a "safe
> harbor" they made no effort to do anything. Be warned that P*yPal offers
> none of the protections of a credit card purchase. Especially for small
> purchases and those directly from a bank account. Hence I will no longer
> accept P*ypal payments unless i am absolutely sure of the integrity of
> the purchaser. I now see that this seller is rapidly acquiring negatives
> for similarly misrepresented auctions. Currently at 31 negatives and
> still doing business. I see that he is giving vile retalitory negatives
> even for neutral feedback. I also see that he has quite a few mutually
> withdrawn negatives which leads me to believe that he has intimidated
> others. In any event, I waited until the last minute of the suposed 90
> day limit to leave a negative but it turns out there is no 90 limit and
> so i now have my own nasty negative. My wife wants me to go through the
> process to mutually withdraw the feedback. But i hate to see the scumbag
> walk, how can the system work if you can't leave honest feedback? What
> do you all think?
>
> By the way the seller is, wehave1. beware!
>
> mike
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