China Ebay Seller Check - New-comers READ FIRST POST!!

Discussion in 'Transformers On Ebay' started by ChromeMagnus, Mar 31, 2016.

  1. sdmacleod

    sdmacleod Well-Known Member

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    So something for us non-US-based buyers. Buying from a potential scammer is not completely risk-free:
    I got my refund from abctoyshop123, but due to the currency conversion fees each direction, I actually lost about $10 Canadian (pulling US dollars from my Visa). (And that was paying when the Loonie was up and getting refunded when it's down.) Visa charges 3.5%, I think Paypal is 4 or 4.2%.
    If I had a USD balance in my Paypal, it wouldn't have been an issue.
     
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  2. ChromeMagnus

    ChromeMagnus Well-Known Member

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    Done. xchzhh9999 has been moved to the bad sellers list. You can call paypal and oped a refund claim right now. No need to wait.
     
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  3. svek

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    Just ordered Perfect Effect PE-DX09 Mega Doragon from day366. Can't wait to get him since PE-DX06B Nemesis Gorira simply blew my mind.
     
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  4. ChromeMagnus

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    Keep us posted.
     
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  5. OmegaPrime Shay

    OmegaPrime Shay I am Jetfire Prime

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    in Israel PayPal customer service is closed during the "holy sabbath"
    I need to talk with them on the phone bc I paid with a credit card.
     
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  6. shiroiryuusei

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    tongliang5218 have a 2 additional negative review.

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  7. ChromeMagnus

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  8. MysticFortune

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    Welp, my days of purchasing Transformers from eBay are over. The newly enforced online tax laws finally made their way to California as of October 1st. Corporate greed strikes again!
     
  9. Teletran-1

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    Wow, I thought we’d have to wait a month before tong went bad but people have already received their fake Koots
     
  10. Ham Sandwich

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    Of course I have a La Hire Lego in the mail from Tong as soon as he goes bad. Ah well.
     
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    Whelp! Just opened a PayPal resolution to get my refund.
     
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    Hello, seller kit11670 , he has a huge amount of feedback but it's almost a week i do not receive replies to a question on a product.
    Anyone knows how contact him, instead of ebay?
     
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    Please forgive me as I'm sure this has been asked but I've searched the thread/read the primer and not found a definitive answer. Can/should I attempt to open a Paypal resolution before I get anything in the mail, or should I wait until it plays out?
     
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    With tongliang5218, xchzhh999 both going bad, Seems like this is all happening right around the chinese holiday. I just saw some suspiciously low prices on a ft-mercenary for $103.00 and some other lower than normal stuff with ahbj1981-9... dont do it! Its a a trap! ahbj1981-9 on eBay
     
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    @ Pool5555 : holidas from 1 to 7 october, maybe on 8 october sellers reply
     
  16. ZombieGavinS

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    And I have a Transform Element TE-01 on the way from him that is almost certainly going to turn out to be a piece of lego, such a shame as I received an MP-08 from him last month that shipped fast and turned up in perfect condition
     
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    That depends on what's happening with the tracking info. If it's moving, it's probably best just to wait (because if it arrives mid-resolution, the process restarts as a different type of dispute ie: non-arrival vs incorrect item).
    If your tracking info is clearly stalled and appears suspicious (for instance my recent one never changed from "Shipment information received"), AND you've already tried to contact the seller and heard nothing - then I'd go ahead and initiate the dispute.
     
  18. ZombieGavinS

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    So I shot Tong a message this morning to see if I'd get a response, I figured I should post a screenshot of the reply.
     

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    As long as you open one before the 6 months limit you can choose between waiting or claiming before deliverydate. But if you know you´re being scammed why wait.
     
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    Somebody asked about xialeyulo9 - looks like they've gone rogue.