[F ROCK]

everythings gonna be alright

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by F ROCK

everythings gonna be alright

I wish that were true
I got the wheels Thursday
I sent the seller a call tag and they shipped them on my dime(Fed Ex account)
I got the wheels with no shipping damage but was sick in what I saw.
Seller advertised:"These wheels are in great condition on the face of them".
Wheels all have chrome bubbling on the face and are cheap chinese copies,not GM wheels.
When I explained to the seller his reply was"they have a part# on the back of them."

Now ebay says I need to pay for return shipping if I want a refund.
Ive already paid for shipping to get them and now return shipping too?
This means Im paying almost as much in shipping as item cost in the first place.
And I will have absolutely nothing for my money???
I see no incentive for a seller to be truthful in advertising his items with this kind of return policy.

[Cammer-6]

anyone have this happen to them before and if so how did you rectify?

[steve v]

I thought the "ebay Buyer Protection" covered (their words) your purchase price + original shipping? Provide them w/your FedEx billing & you should be reimbursed. You'll have to eat the return shipping though.

I had one seller send the wrong item & since it was their mistake I expected return shipping to be paid......no dice, I had to pay it. Once returned my seller went dark, poof....disappeared..... no replies to my emails. Filed a claim & ebay refunded the purchase price & original shipping to me. I'm sure they just back charged the seller's paypal account for the $$$$.

Hope it all works out for you!

[Cammer-6]

shipping 4 wheels across country isnt cheap.
I dont understand the logic of a buyer paying
if the seller is at fault. Maybe someone needs to prosecute for fraud
and have Ebay as a willing partner,since they allow it.

[The Boss]

I'm sure in that little window where you agree to their terms & conditions you absolve them of any complicity.

We've all been there - return them & get what you can or suck it up and sell them locally.

[sonjaab]

Fleabays shipping guestimator is always wrong with a heavy or oddball item!
He prob. is a newbee and set his shipping price to the fleabay shipping calculator
and then found out the actual cost when he took them to PO/UPS to get the
REAL shipping price!

This happened to me when I tried to ship a few light/bulky Olds parts.
Fleabay calculator said $20 bucks.......PO said $75 UPS said $100 !
It was a large flat box 60 x 30 x 5 inches and weighed 10 lbs.
It was a NOS olds plastic splash sheild.

The newbee found out the hard way and not out to actually screw you IMO
EXCEPT for the condition part.

Thats why experienced fleabayers post "actual shipping cost"...............

Fleabay protection plan is a JOKE!

[66Post]

How about posting a link to the auction, maybe we could all learn something from the way it's listed.

[Cammer-6]

Not so sure that if I return them Ill get anything for the initial shipping.
Ebay has no record of that being paid since it was put on my shipping account.

[tooski]

Two years ago I bought a set of Pontiac heads on e-bay. Turns out the heads were cracked between valve seats. Returned to seller. He refunded cost of heads plus cost of shipping both ways. Altho dissaponted in the heads I gave him a positive feedback for being fair. I have mostly good luck buying on e-bay, but have been burned on a couple of small $ items. Mostly I beleieve the buyers are at the mercy of bad sellers. Sorry for you troubles, Cammer. Looked bad from the getgo but hindsight is always 20-20.

[Trulyvintage]

Originally Posted by Cammer-6

anyone have this happen to them before and if so how did you rectify?

Perhaps you will learn a lesson here, but I doubt it ....

You had an opportunity to cancel the sale thru ebay

You declined

Several members advised you to walk away

You declined

You get what you pay for in life, some folks don't like what they get

They blame the Seller ....

If you want cheap wheels, go to a swap meet or a garage sale



Jim

[The Boss]

Originally Posted by Trulyvintage

Perhaps you will learn a lesson here, but I doubt it ....

You had an opportunity to cancel the sale thru ebay

You declined

Several members advised you to walk away

You declined

You get what you pay for in life, some folks don't like what they get

They blame the Seller ....

If you want cheap wheels, go to a swap meet or a garage sale



Jim

Damn Jim! Wake up on the wrong side of the front seat this morning? A little harsh don't you think?

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by Trulyvintage

Perhaps you will learn a lesson here, but I doubt it ....

You had an opportunity to cancel the sale thru ebay

You declined

Several members advised you to walk away

You declined

You get what you pay for in life, some folks don't like what they get

They blame the Seller ....

If you want cheap wheels, go to a swap meet or a garage sale



Jim

I think everyone here is in agreement but you, that the problem initially was shipping not condition of wheels.
As for your comment about getting cheap wheels,that was totally uncalled for.
Ive been looking for 2K C5 wheels for 3 yrs,flea markets,Ebay,Craigs list,LS1tech etc.
And,Yes I will blame the seller for misrepresenting the condition.

[Trulyvintage]

You ignored the red flags:

New ebay seller

Shipping cost different than stated in item description after purchase

Wheels priced below market cost (I am guessing)


You got what you paid for - you just don't like it

Learn your lesson and move on

Don't learn your lesson and repeat

Over and over again .....




Jim

[steve v]

Have you contacted ebay on the initial shipping cost refund & what did they say?

Since the shipping wasn't paid thru paypal they may be able to use that as their out. It's possible they can't charge back to the seller what wasn't originally paid thru paypal.
If they refuse the shipping refund sell 'em locally & recoup what you can. Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug!

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by steve v

Have you contacted ebay on the initial shipping cost refund & what did they say?

Since the shipping wasn't paid thru paypal they may be able to use that as their out. It's possible they can't charge back to the seller what wasn't originally paid thru paypal.
If they refuse the shipping refund sell 'em locally & recoup what you can. Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug!

Because of the refund shipping snafu this is looking more like what Im going to do.
Guy lives in Wareham Mass.

[The Boss]

Originally Posted by Cammer-6

Because of the refund shipping snafu this is looking more like what Im going to do.
Guy lives in Wareham Mass.

I was up there on Monday....

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by The Boss

I was up there on Monday....

I never even thought to have someone look at them for me ahead of time.

Maybe this is something we need to do more of.....
One more reason to buy locally where you put your hands(and eyes) on it.

I remember helping Bob Vidan ship some parts over 25 yrs ago(that was BC,before computers)
to this day I still have not met him but would gladly do it again.

[PonchoV8]

You will have to pay shipping back to him to get your original amount back, and it must be delivery confirmed. I lost $20 to a scammer on a barrel that was cracked.

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by PonchoV8

You will have to pay shipping back to him to get your original amount back, and it must be delivery confirmed. I lost $20 to a scammer on a barrel that was cracked.

Im sure that some things arent intentionally misleading,cracks in heads that can only be seen under magnaflux,etc but this guy just plain outright lied.
I asked him several times why he only had 1 feedback and why the account was only 6 months old,asking if he had a previous account(and maybe lost it due to poor feedback) never once did he answer. I asked ebay to check into this also but they said they couldnt.