Ferrari Mailing List: Re: OT: Ebay advice needed

   IMHO, 6 weeks is more than enough time for a relatively small package to 
make it across the US.  I routinely ship small packages the same distance in 
3 or 4 days.  One thing to remember - after a certain number of days, the 
auction drops off the ebay radar - it will stop appearing on your "FeedBack" 
screen and while that doesn;t make it impossible to leave feedback it does 
start to become more difficult to complain.
   I suggest you contact the seller and request shipping info immed - give 
him 3 days to respond.   Worst case is he will ignore your emails - perhaps 
he'll surprise us and provide some help locating the package.  Sometimes 
honest mistakes happen.  When you write him send your address and ask him to 
confirm that's where it was sent.
   Unfortunately, if that's the only radio he had and it has been lost 
there'll only be one option - to return your money.  Hopefully he'll do that 
without waiting -
   Sorry I couldn't be more helpful -
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fellippe Galletta" <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com>

To: "JB" <barchetta [at] verizon.net>

Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 12:04 AM

Subject: [Ferrari] OT: Ebay advice needed
I know a lot of you out there are ebay gurus...wanted some quick advice
here.
On April 3rd, I won an ebay auction for a sweet vintage car audio
amplifier.
I sent payment through paypal the next day and asked the buyer when he
would
send it and he responded by saying he'll ship it on monday (it was a
friday).
Two weeks from that supposed monday, didn't get anything. I figure he's 
in

LA, I'm in NYC....trying to give the benefit of the doubt as he had good

feedback (but not perfect feedback as I'd later find out). I send emails

to

contact him, get nothing back for the next few days.
I decide to contact ebay and they said that I should take it up with
paypal
to make a claim. So a day or two goes by and I write the guy an email
telling him that if I don't get a response in a day or two, that I will
contact paypal and void the entire transaction, blah blah blah.
The next day he writes back the following:
" Your amp is on it's way.   I can't send it priority because it costs 
too

much to ship.  I sent it ground.  USPS.   I'm not trying to rip you off 
or

anything.  I had my little girl in the hospital for a week with RSV.  I'm

not trying to scam you or anything.  I have pretty good feedback.  And i

know how paypal works.   Let me know when you get the amp and enjoy.

This

amp is the best!  Sorry for the dealy but you will get your amp.  I

promise

Thanks!"
It's been 11 days since he wrote that email.
How f**** long does it take worst case scenario to ship a 3 foot , 10-15
lb
amp from LA to NYC??
Of course I'm being very optimistic here and assuming it really was sent,
etc. I spoke with USPS and they said they'll wait 14 days before
investigating...so I guess that's the worst case scenario.
Look, I'll be honest, I'm probably being naive here....totally blinded by
the fact that this is a gem of an amp that's very rare and hard to find.
If
it were any other commodity I would have just cancelled this long ago...
I figure I have a few days left before it's time to write it off and void
this transaction...
Oh yeah, I just remembered that I never got any tracking # at all for 
this

stuff and have asked for it too.
It's hard to read this guy....the RSV thing seems sincere, but even then

why

is it so hard to keep people in touch or have someone do this stuff for

you

(and I've offered my phone # numerous times)?? What bothers me the most 
is

that I don't get contact from him at all until he was

threatened......major

pet peeve of mine. I really am in no rush to get it.....just hate the

doubt.

Maybe I need others to tell me the obvious...it's hard to let go of the
dream though.
;-)
thanks,
Fellippe
ps - In case anyone is wondering what this 12 volt 250 GTO I'm hopefully

getting...it's the Phoenix Gold MS1000...circa mid to late '90s. If 
anyone

here has that and wants to sell, we have a deal. :-)

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Re: OT: Ebay advice needed	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: LarryT (l02turnercomcast.net)
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 04:57:08 -0700 (PDT)