scottosan
Well-known member
First,.I'd like to acknowledge that I've been burnt quite a bit recently. And while I've gotten my money back each time, it's a complete beat down and sucks alot of your time and stress to do it. As a result, in admittedly have trust issues and have a low tolerance for BS.
That said, I buy a guitar on quickly ending auction that literally had 2 minutes left. A quick check and I see the seller has a 100% feedback of 40 transactions and been a seller for 10 years. Normally I'd pass, but if it was a good deal and I didn't have time to sleep on it.
A few days go by and I finally get a tracking number. It showed the label was created but not yet accepted by the carrier. I waited and on the end of the 3rd dayfrom receiving from the seller, I politely reached out to the seller and asked if the packed was dropped off since it hasn't updated online. They responded that they are having a problem finding a box.
To me, this seems like a red flags since you cannot possibly purchase a valid shipping label without having the packaged weight and dimensions. I thought that was a valid question and asked and they avoided the answer and said they'd get it shipped the following day. At the end of the following day, still not shipped and asked again how they could buy a shipping label for someone that they don't even have a box for or packed yet. No answer. At this point, I feel I have to trust my gut and ask for a refund. Call it buyer PTSD, and I do feel guilty, but I just don't want to keep dealing with scams and sellers that don't have their stuff together at this frequency.
That said, I buy a guitar on quickly ending auction that literally had 2 minutes left. A quick check and I see the seller has a 100% feedback of 40 transactions and been a seller for 10 years. Normally I'd pass, but if it was a good deal and I didn't have time to sleep on it.
A few days go by and I finally get a tracking number. It showed the label was created but not yet accepted by the carrier. I waited and on the end of the 3rd dayfrom receiving from the seller, I politely reached out to the seller and asked if the packed was dropped off since it hasn't updated online. They responded that they are having a problem finding a box.
To me, this seems like a red flags since you cannot possibly purchase a valid shipping label without having the packaged weight and dimensions. I thought that was a valid question and asked and they avoided the answer and said they'd get it shipped the following day. At the end of the following day, still not shipped and asked again how they could buy a shipping label for someone that they don't even have a box for or packed yet. No answer. At this point, I feel I have to trust my gut and ask for a refund. Call it buyer PTSD, and I do feel guilty, but I just don't want to keep dealing with scams and sellers that don't have their stuff together at this frequency.