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08-30-2008, 11:55 AM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Houston ,Texas
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I had a deal go bad with ebay seller:
DESTRO_TRIPLE_WIN I purchased a GI JOE COMMAND HDQTRS. from ebay. The item was sold to me as "mint in sealed box, ready for afa". I had purchased from this seller once before and aside from a delay in shipping,it went ok. I was ok with trusting this seller for the before mentioned reason. I did however call the seller various times and on many ocassions asked him if he was sure the item was factory sealed and afa greadable,the seller affirmed that it indeed was factory sealed and greadable. I again trusted this seller,and agreed to purchase the item. I advised the seller that i could not pay for the item right away,since i did not have all the money the seller said it was ok,that he would wait for me to pay for it. I received a npb warning from ebay around 2 weeks after i won the item,i contacted the seller and asked him why he sent me a npb warning, but the seller just stated i had to pay asap,said he had waited long enough.Since the seller had worked with me on this deal i did not argue and paid for the item the next day. I then did not get tracking info for the itemfor a few days ,when i contacted the seller and asked why i had not received the tracking info,i was told he "just haven't had time to ship it. I had to cut my vacation short because when he finally shipped it,almost a week and a half later he shipped it "standard mail" when he promised to ship it priority mail.So it took 9 days to get to me,the seller also had promised to give me a deal on the shipping price instead of $35.00 he said he would only charge me $22.00 . When i paid for the item i had to pay for the full shipping price,again i did not complain since the seller had waited for me on the payment. When i finally received the item i was going to re-send it to afa for grading ,but i just wanted to make sure it was ok before i sent it,since the grading shipping and return shipping fees were going to be high. Grading alone was going to be around $200-$250 ,plus the $37.00 for shipping to afa and another $40-$50 dollars for return shipping,insurance etc. So i wanted to be sure everything was ok. When i opened the box to verify the item,my jaw dropped to the ground,first of all the packaging was terrible consisting of old shopping bags,dirty packing peanuts,around 12 different and dirty bubble wraps,and even some old food wrappers. I then proceeded to look at the box and as i feared the side of the box i asked the seller about was as i feared,it was RE-GLUED!! I immed. contacted the seller and told him the condition of the box,and i was saddened to hear that the seller stated i was lying about the condition of the box and stated it was sealed,i told the seller the seller i did not want to argue with him and did not want to turn this into a bad transaction,i told him i just wanted to return the item and get my money back. The seller did not want to refund my money and stated he would not take the item because he was "sure it was sealed". I had to file a claim with paypal ( Let it be noted that the seller did not want to do the deal through EBAY or PAYPAL - he said he did not want to pay all the fees ),i explained i had to go through both of them to be protected. Paypal requested that i send the item back and provide tracking info,which i did yesterday 8-29-08. All i want is my money back,i allready lost $35 to have it shipped to me,plus $38 to ship it back to the seller ,because i shipped it the right way priority mail with signature confirmation,and insurance.This money i allready lost and will not get it back. I have been emailed by some people stating he has done this before,i went back and read all his feedback and i have to say now im a little worried. Did i over do this? I paid $720.00 for this item,and i wanted what i paid for. Please look at all my feedback and you will see i dont mess with people and all my purchases are done with the utmost care to ensure a smooth transaction. does anyone else have any suggestions? BY THE WAY I HAVE ALL THE EMAILS FROM THIS TRANSACTION TO PROVE WHAT I AM CLAIMING HERE! |
08-30-2008, 11:56 AM | #2 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Houston ,Texas
Posts: 26
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I PURCHASED THIS ITEM WITH MY BUYER ACCOUNT. HERE IS A LINK TO THE AUCTION IN QUESTION:
GI JOE COBRA MISB Headquarters MIB Sealed AFA - eBay (item 170240074874 end time Jul-17-08 06:36:37 PDT) |
08-30-2008, 08:54 PM | #3 |
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Just a small town in Kansas
Posts: 1,381
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Quote:
I PURCHASED THIS ITEM WITH MY BUYER ACCOUNT. HERE IS A LINK TO THE AUCTION IN QUESTION:
GI JOE COBRA MISB Headquarters MIB Sealed AFA - eBay (item 170240074874 end time Jul-17-08 06:36:37 PDT) I just looked at the auction photos and personally I would not have paid that price. No way, not a snow balls chance in Hell would I have paid that much for that. How could you grade a box like that?? Did you not take a good look at the pictures?? Just looking at the photos you can see the item has been opened and very possibly some water damage. It is funny though, the seller has good feedback. Only one negative in 12 months. That is pretty good if you ask me. Plus he seems to ship pretty fast. Something does not seem right though. I have no idea what. But something is not right. I feel for your lose though. |
08-30-2008, 09:07 PM | #4 |
Gone Fishing
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Playing Outside In B.C. Canada
Posts: 8,615
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What he said ^^^
That box is horrible(for grading).
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08-30-2008, 09:10 PM | #5 |
Win, Lose or Die
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Canton, Michigan
Posts: 9,661
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I noticed the same thing when I looked at those pictures. He did say it has some wear, and boy was he right.
Really sorry for you, looks like a bum deal. But there is no way that box is factory sealed, you can see the tape used to re close it. I myself would never pay that much for an item. I keep stuff OC, but I don't bother getting it graded. Too much money, lol. |
08-30-2008, 09:45 PM | #6 |
Saboteur
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Corpus Christi Texas
Posts: 726
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I have done dealed with both destro_triple_win and no_mames_toys. The funny thing is I went thru similar situation with destro_triple_win on a supposely to be moc vintage figure just like no_mames_toys did. Luckily I got the situation under control and no feedback was left between us. As for no_mames_toys, I liked this guy services, he shipped fast, kept me up to date with what's he going to do with my item and all. I will defenitly deal with no_mames_toys again and not with destro_triple_win. Just wanted to share the news.
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08-30-2008, 09:47 PM | #7 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,301
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I hope you get your money back dude. Better to be out 60 or so dollars of shipping than the 720
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08-30-2008, 10:14 PM | #8 |
Scarred Cobra Officer
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 4,612
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How come your ebay username no_mames_toys does not show up on ebay?
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08-30-2008, 10:23 PM | #9 |
Joe Saboteur
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Houston
Posts: 779
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It seems like the only time I see post from the OP is when he has a problem with an ebay transaction. I remember a few months ago he was here about a transaction with another member. Never delt with either of them but have heard good things about the seller. Hope all gets resolved.
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08-30-2008, 10:50 PM | #10 |
aka Walter Sobchak
Join Date: May 2008
Location: philadelphia
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Even if afa graded that hulk what were you hoping for a 30, or 40 maybe. The box was a wreck. I hope you get your money back and I'm not trying to insult anyone but for godsakes what were you thinking shelling out that kind of coin for that hunk.
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