Stealership
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Interesting. I noticed he doesn't have anything for sale now. I wonder if ebay shut him down.
Miller 211 Welder
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Interesting. I noticed he doesn't have anything for sale now. I wonder if ebay shut him down.
He never really had much for sale. It was just the hypertherm and these welders that i saw the last few days.
Strouty
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He closed the other auctions down before the negative feedback arrived. I think ebay is still not sure what is going on. I just hope they locked his paypal account at a minimum. The problem is, it could be drained all ready.
dkroth
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Here are his last two auctions/BIN. From the purchase history you can see they sold out earlier today:
Miller
Hypertherm
Strouty
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My biggest fear is that people who used a paypal balance or directly from a bank account may not get all the money back. They usually claw it back from the seller, but if the well is dry…….
Years ago I had that happen and I did not get hardly any money back, paypal told me the case was closed and that was it.
Years ago I had that happen and I did not get hardly any money back, paypal told me the case was closed and that was it.
The third and fourth came in right after he hid his feedback.
Strouty
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That was what I said. It was a while ago, but I do not think it is guaranteed that you get all of your money back.
Certified Drunk
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If it sound's too good to be true...
Well of that's true, I'm f'd.
That's BS!
From now on, i'll use visa through PP. Back in 04 i had a problem with PP and visa got my money back and told pp to pound sand.
With 100 plus buys getting screwed, PayPal and eBay will fix this. That would be a huge nail in their coffins if they allowed this to happen and than do nothing about it.
I see no point in contacting eBay or PayPal yet, nothing has been delivered or not delivered.
What would you even say?
"Hello, this is gumshoe Joe and from my recliner in Nebraska I sense trouble afoot in Canadialand. No crime has been commited as of yet, but I think you should investigate someone over something I'm not party to."
What would you even say?
"Hello, this is gumshoe Joe and from my recliner in Nebraska I sense trouble afoot in Canadialand. No crime has been commited as of yet, but I think you should investigate someone over something I'm not party to."
Strouty
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It appears that ebay/paypal will refund your money on "virtually all items" (no definition of that) in some cases you have to pay return shipping. I think if they don't step up on this one, there will be a lot of unhappy customers.
If the numbers are correct it could be close to $200k but I think there are several shill bidders involved as well, that is why they had so much positive feedback.
If the numbers are correct it could be close to $200k but I think there are several shill bidders involved as well, that is why they had so much positive feedback.
Strouty
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That is almost exactly what I told them.
To an experienced ebay seller/buyer there was obviously something off about this.
I would bring this up as well. I would also ask them to put the feedback to public.
G_P
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Wow. Just spend too much time reading this! Now I am really curious as to what is in those 70lb boxes.......
Probably firewood or bags of dirt.
Probably firewood or bags of dirt.
neonnblack
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Wow, this **** is off the chain.
i dont know why but i laughed till i creid at that.
I agree with this.
i dont know why but i laughed till i creid at that.
Just doin' my part to keep the thread entertaining. 
In other news I talked to FedEx. If I have them "hold it," they don't just hold it at the giant distribution hub that's near me, they send it off to a customer center to hold for pick up there, and that could take just as long or longer. But there's a chance they will even deliver it to me tomorrow anyway. So, we will see...
My money, quite literally, is on a laundering operation.* In which case we get our welders.
* not that I condone the actions of the Clinton Foundation
In other news I talked to FedEx. If I have them "hold it," they don't just hold it at the giant distribution hub that's near me, they send it off to a customer center to hold for pick up there, and that could take just as long or longer. But there's a chance they will even deliver it to me tomorrow anyway. So, we will see...
My money, quite literally, is on a laundering operation.* In which case we get our welders.
* not that I condone the actions of the Clinton Foundation
Strouty
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I don't think money laundering works like that. Two people working together would need to sell a cheap item for a lot of money. You don't launder money by sending someone a really expensive welder at half price.
If you get a welder it will either be part of the scam to prolong things or stolen.
A real long shot would be that this is legit and there has been an issue with a few welders, but that is looking so unlikely right now.
zeekh
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Weren't some people supposed to receive their welders on Friday? FedEx does deliver on Saturday also
Mine arrived at a Fedex facility in Philadelphia at 5:55 am last night. At 6:47 it said it's on FedEx vehicle for delivery, scheduled for delivery next business day. I called, and because I'm a residence, that means I will not get it delivered until Monday. Of course, I will not be home on Monday and direct signature is required. I asked if I could pick it up right now to put an end to this saga, but they said that's impossible because it's "in transit." It's probably just sitting on a truck at the facility, and since that particular facility is closed, there's nothing I can do.
zeekh
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That sounds good.
zeekh
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You gotta figure this guy is being deluged with emails because it seems too good to be true. Plus its Saturday. maybe he is taking the day off
Since I won't be home on Monday and direct signature is required, I redirected it to a 24 hour Fedex facility near my house. They guaranteed that it will be there Monday, and I guarantee that I will be there on Monday to pick it up as soon I can. This will be over, for me, sometime on Monday.
bucksnort59
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FedEx delivers on Saturday. Home delivery arm does it.
cagullett1
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I paid for mine on the 15th and tracking still doesn't do anything.
cagullett1
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Probably not "taking Saturday off" considering he was accepting offers all throughout the day and night the whole week.
It's on a truck at a closed facility. They said it's not getting delivered today. I don't know what else to tell you.
squashman702
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Mine shows as .01 pounds. It's the new ultralight model. Also, my tracking info started working.
dkroth
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One way or the other I think, for you Er, it's just beginning!!!
Either you're epicly screwed and have to spend a month chasing Paypal and eBay to get your money back, or you end up with a Hypertherm and a 211 with which you'll be knocking out projects and fixes for years to come!