Bought Old Vacuum, Seller Unresponsive, What Should I Do?

[gottahaveahoove]

Well, it COULD be true.

IF it's true, it's awful. If it's NOT, HE'S awful.
I recently bought some Christmas items (Lenox) china. It came, packed with EBAY taps all over it. One item was chipped. I contacted the seller. "You may use it for the holidays, and I can send another one later, at a considerable discount". THAT did not happen.
Seems like EBAY is a 'crapshoot". You just never know.
I've gotten wonderful cleaners through Ebay. Others came with issues.
Let us know.

 

[countryford]

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The fact is there is no communication from him, and after being ripped off twice in the past month with not receiving items I paid for, I am being really skeptical and unsure what to do.


 


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If you purchased something through ebay, and it didn't show up just contact ebay to get your money back? How is that being ripped off? I agree it sucks, not getting something you were wanting to get, but as long as you get your money back, just leave them a negative and move on.

 

[vacerator]

Glad the seller finally replied

There are so many frauds these days. Use Paypal, or other secure form of payment which provides recourse.
My mom used to say wait broke the wagon. It never hurts to be pro active.
The latest gift card scam is to remove the skew off the back and check online when it is activated when sold, then beat the recipient to redeeming it's value.
I really don't get it. I had a paper route at age 11, and a job by age 16.
Are things really that tough for the poorest of us today that they have to steal so often?
Maybe some things need to change then, because one shouldn't need a payday advance loan either to make ends meet.
The poor working class are taken advantage of with credit rip off scams at stores like Rent-a-Center, etc. also.

 

[phaeton]

I have to tell a Chicago story

Hello All,
A few years back I saw a group of either 2 or 3 vacuums on eBay. One of them was a Hoover 28 which at the time I really wanted one.
So in all of my brilliance I decided to bid on them. Well wouldn't you know it I won them for $45.00. Turns out they were in Chicago.
There was only one slight problem they were for local pick up.
So I paid for them and told the seller that I just noticed that Chicago was not across the street from my house.
I let the seller know they could keep the payment and that they could resell them or do what they wanted with them.
Turns out they were really happy and they let me know that they were a home for children.
This is a true story that turned out good for all.
Thank you for looking,
Pete

 

[real1shep]

Good story, Pete. I bought some vintage speakers from a seller on eBay named retrodenver.  I told him I was planning on passing through Denver in a few months and so would he hold them...sure, no problem. Some months went by and I couldn't get to Denver. You know the rest of the story...too long for eBay to step in....seller never resonded to any of my eBay PM's, etc. I guarantee you the speakers didn't go for a good cause, but were resold. Life is a learning experience.


 


@Mike  We boomers were into giving our kids more than what we had when growing up. And as payback for that, many never learned much in the way of a work ethic and just interested enough to get by. Throw in the current opioid prescription drugs abuse, meth/heroine and you have what we have now.  My oldest son died of a meth overdose in 2016 @32. I was sucked into his culture reluctantly while trying to save him from himself for yrs.  I've got a pretty clear understanding of the young adults that have criminal intent. My son at least had been taught how to work...in fact he was the best helper physically I ever had in my business.  But his choice of friends and lifestyle were incredibly poor.


 


As the chasm between the 1% and the rest of us grows wider, you'll only going to see more crimes of desperation. Young adults who don't go on to tech school or college have real limited choices these days. Living in an apt with three other guys and no real future doesn't do a lot for your self-esteem. And they want everything NOW. There's the expectation that someone will hand them a break....we know how that plays out most of the time. It's a perfect storm for criminal intent...I'm really surprised it doesn't happen more than it does.


 


Kevin 

 

[huskyvacs]

Just letting everyone know the seller was legit. Vacuum arrived today. All 30 something pounds. He even paid out extra to ship it priority mail for the long wait I endured, if it wasn't for the weekend and holiday I would have gotten it in 1 day.

I'll have a dedicated post about it later. Almost lost it in transit. When it came to my porch, the bottom of the box was partially unsealed and there was a hole knocked in the side. It's why I never use that water-soluble stick-on tape that Walmart, Amazon and other industrial retailers like using so much. It only sticks when dry, and will come right off in snowy or rainy weather.