Buying Things From Forums...
i used to drive a Mazda MX3, and about three years ago i tried to buy a CAI from someone on a mazda forum. the seller responded to all my emails and pms untill i actually sent him the money order for the intake. long story short, i didnt hear from him after. he didnt answer any pm's, emails or even letters through the mail. so i just gave up after a while and considered it a loss...
since then i bought my 99 tiburon. last month i seen some obx pulleys in the for sale section. the seller seemd very well known here, so i ended up making a deal and sending a money order. like my last experience, i had great communication up untill i sent the money. now, a month since i sent it, i cannot contact the seller at all. their pm thing is full, no response to emails, and no response in the origonal "for sale" thred. im not accusing this person of ripping me off (yet). and i apologize if they come through with the pulleys. im just a little worried, considering what happened the last time i tried to buy something from a forum.
since then i bought my 99 tiburon. last month i seen some obx pulleys in the for sale section. the seller seemd very well known here, so i ended up making a deal and sending a money order. like my last experience, i had great communication up untill i sent the money. now, a month since i sent it, i cannot contact the seller at all. their pm thing is full, no response to emails, and no response in the origonal "for sale" thred. im not accusing this person of ripping me off (yet). and i apologize if they come through with the pulleys. im just a little worried, considering what happened the last time i tried to buy something from a forum.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (UltraTibby @ Apr 6 2005, 06:31 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Thats why you should use paypal. I mena sending a money order to someone is kinda like sending cash. You have really no recourse if they dont send the item.
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Yup use nothing but paypal to deal with Ebay and For Sale stuff on the forums. You dont get the product u get ur money back! Easy as that!
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Yup use nothing but paypal to deal with Ebay and For Sale stuff on the forums. You dont get the product u get ur money back! Easy as that!
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Yah it kinda sux to be ripped off.
I havent had a problem with this or ebay until recently, on here actually. I sent Code 8 bucks for his blue turn signals and he responded and everything(we even chit chatted a lil) until he recieved the money order, a few weeks later i asked about them he said he had some problems with shipping but he resent them, that was march 4th and i still havent got them. i keep PMing him but he hasnt replied even tho he is online all the time, he was even on yesterday. I havent left negative feedback because i keep hoping to get them. ill prolly PM him one more time and ask him for an update, i hope that im not just getting ripped and he has a valid excuse. Code if you see this PM me...
also i am supposed to be recieving a TDO5h wastegate actuator from a guy at the DSM forums and im still waiting(been like 3 weeks since he recieved the money order) jeez
BUT guys what if the person has a item you need and it is very hard to find it somewhere else, they say i dont have paypal. your kinda stuck. Same thing happened with TC when her paypal went down but everything went smoothly. Take a drive to the doodes house and beat him up LOL
I havent had a problem with this or ebay until recently, on here actually. I sent Code 8 bucks for his blue turn signals and he responded and everything(we even chit chatted a lil) until he recieved the money order, a few weeks later i asked about them he said he had some problems with shipping but he resent them, that was march 4th and i still havent got them. i keep PMing him but he hasnt replied even tho he is online all the time, he was even on yesterday. I havent left negative feedback because i keep hoping to get them. ill prolly PM him one more time and ask him for an update, i hope that im not just getting ripped and he has a valid excuse. Code if you see this PM me...
also i am supposed to be recieving a TDO5h wastegate actuator from a guy at the DSM forums and im still waiting(been like 3 weeks since he recieved the money order) jeez
BUT guys what if the person has a item you need and it is very hard to find it somewhere else, they say i dont have paypal. your kinda stuck. Same thing happened with TC when her paypal went down but everything went smoothly. Take a drive to the doodes house and beat him up LOL
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I'll point it out. It's with TC. I don't know what her deal is, she's got her PM box FILLED to the brim (PRINT THEM OUT IF THEY ARE THAT IMPORTANT!), and she's posting in the forums, but not answering anything.


