[78-L] First eBay problem

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An observation that will not solve this particular problem:
 
When a package I am sending contains something valuable, I use UPS or  
FedEx. 
 
Paul Charosh
 
 
In a message dated 12/27/10 5:56:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
bowiebks at isomedia.com writes:

Thanks  to Greg and David...I went to the PO once about this and got no 
help. 
And  Greg is right,  so long as there is "confirmed delivery" no one seems  
inclined to just accept the fact that I didn't receive it.

An  expensive lesson...but as with most glitches in life...it could have 
been  
worse.

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From:  "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78-L Mail List"  <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 2:53  PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] First eBay problem


>I had a similar  experience involving a prominent e-Bay seller, who 
refused 
>to
>  do anything about the problem. It was only a $4 item (plus shipping) so  
> the
> only great loss was to the seller, who won't get another  bid from me. 
Most 
> of
> the eBay dealers willingly dealt with  lost or damaged shipments in days 
> past.
>
>  dl
>
> On 12/27/2010 5:45 PM, Greg Laxton wrote:
>> I  believe PayPal only requires Signature Confirmation on packages  over
>> $200...maybe $250.
>>
>> If it shows up as  Delivered in the USPS system, sounds like the seller 
>>  may
>> have done all that's required of him - mailed it with Delivery  
>> Confirmation
>> and it was delivered...somewhere in your  zip.  Of course I understand 
>> you'd
>> hope he'd  have done more.
>>
>> Any chance you purchased  insurance?  But I'd guess that's a moot point 
if 
>>  it
>> shows up as being delivered.  Maybe with a statement from  your postal
>> carrier, you might be able to get some traction for a  claim.
>>
>> Tried bending the ear of your local  carrier?  Perhaps it was left at the
>> wrong door step?   If that fails, I'd set up an appointment with the 
local
>>  Postmaster.  Perhaps he or she can track down the person in the local  
>> post
>> office who marked it  "delivered."
>>
>> I've had packages not show up and when  the buyer contacted the local PO,
>> it's been found on a shelf  somewhere.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>  Greg
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----  Original Message -----
>> From: "Taylor  Bowie"<bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> To: "78-L Mail  List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Monday, December  27, 2010 5:12 PM
>> Subject: [78-L] First eBay  problem
>>
>>
>>> I've always posted on here  about all my good eBay experiences as a 
>>>  buyer,
>>> so thought I should alert all to a probelm I just had  which resulted 
in 
>>> my
>>> being out  $140.
>>>
>>> A seller from whom I'd bought a number  of nice records over the years
>>> sent
>>> me a  package on Nov 4...I never received it.  Someone in the PO  system
>>> "confirmed" delivery and so neither eBay or Pay Pal  will give me my 
>>> money
>>> back.  All I could  get from the PO was that it was "delievered" to my 
>>>  zip
>>> code...no address and no signature...not much of a  confirmation,  as 
far
>>> as
>>> I can  tell.
>>>
>>> The fellow at Pay Pal noted that you get  better protection if you also
>>> have
>>> signature  confirmation...a more rigorous form of making sure that the
>>>  package arrived where it was supposed to and that the right person got 
 
>>> it.
>>>
>>> I was disappointed that  this seller would not give me my money back, 
>>>  and
>>> that he put the entire onus on me to "prove my  case."  I had never run
>>> into
>>> this attitue  in my years in the book business and always took
>>>  responsibility
>>> as the seller...guess that doesn't always apply  these days.
>>>
>>> The seller,  with whom I've  always had a good relationship, goes by
>>> luckydaddy.  He  offers nice records in geat condition,  but after this 
I
>>>  won't be comfortable doing business with him any more.  He has always  
>>> been
>>> a
>>> good guy,  but if  any of you do business with him I'd suggest that you 
>>>  ask
>>> for signature conformation if you make a purchase from  him,  in order 
to
>>> protect yourself in case the pacakge  gets into the wrong hands but
>>> delivery
>>> is  entered as "confrimed.'
>>>
>>> If anyone else has had  any kind of similar experience with anyone,  and
>>>  was
>>> ever able to get money refunded,  I'd like to hear  about it.
>>>
>>> Thanks to all  from
>>>
>>>  Taylor
>>>
>>>
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