has this happened to you? - Collecting Tiki

D dangergirl299 Grand Member (1 year) Bay Area Joined: Feb 18, 2003 Posts: 893	D dangergirl299 Posted posted on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 2:30 PM check your deadlines. I believe ebay only gives you so much time to request for them to help you out - like 30 days from date of sale or something. here is a good link on ebay for their "dispute resolution" and whatnot: http://pages.ebay.com/services/index.html?ssPageName=h:h:serv:US I think they also have a frequently asked questions page. also check paypal policies for such doings; I believe that paypal claims if you pay through your checking account it gives you greater protection/insurance than if you pay by credit card through paypal. hope this helps! I had a similar problem years ago with a tiki plant pot or something I paid $14 for; the seller died or otherwise checked out of life and a lot of buyers got screwed but the amount was too small to be worth the effort in fighting it. last, there's always small claims court but you would need to file it in the state and county where the seller lives/where the goods are located - I looked into this issue for a friend of mine in Oregon who purchased a car from a seller on ebay in another state and the seller was not on good terms with the local sheriff (who is key to retrieving the purchased goods after you win the court proceeding) and there was little I could do for my friend, legally - the cost of the court proceeding and the sherriff claiming the goods is not worth anything under $20K, essentially. I don't know how that case worked out.

check your deadlines. I believe ebay only gives you so much time to request for them to help you out - like 30 days from date of sale or something.
here is a good link on ebay for their "dispute resolution" and whatnot:
http://pages.ebay.com/services/index.html?ssPageName=h:h:serv:US
I think they also have a frequently asked questions page.

also check paypal policies for such doings; I believe that paypal claims if you pay through your checking account it gives you greater protection/insurance than if you pay by credit card through paypal.

hope this helps!

I had a similar problem years ago with a tiki plant pot or something I paid $14 for; the seller died or otherwise checked out of life and a lot of buyers got screwed but the amount was too small to be worth the effort in fighting it.

last, there's always small claims court but you would need to file it in the state and county where the seller lives/where the goods are located - I looked into this issue for a friend of mine in Oregon who purchased a car from a seller on ebay in another state and the seller was not on good terms with the local sheriff (who is key to retrieving the purchased goods after you win the court proceeding) and there was little I could do for my friend, legally - the cost of the court proceeding and the sherriff claiming the goods is not worth anything under $20K, essentially. I don't know how that case worked out.

Post #142822 by dangergirl299 on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 2:30 PM