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Is this guy a rip-off??

jbugsjbugs Posts: 1,708
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He lives in hong kong. Sent him an postal MO. He gives me non-paying bidder warning when he gets it, and says he doesnt accept mo's, checks, or anything BUT cash.

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  • uwftke26uwftke26 Posts: 3,002
    At the very least, he's an a--hole and should return your money order.
  • jbugsjbugs Posts: 1,708
    oh ya, forgot to mention that part. He wont send hte mo back unless i send him cash first
  • haliguyhaliguy Posts: 587 ✭✭
    I wouldn't necessarily say that the guy is a rip off.. have you checked his feedback?

    I live in Canada, and a lot of US money orders are no good here... can't be cashed. Checks from the US can be cashed, but my bank holds it for 28 days... I'm thinking that maybe it is similar in Hong Kong, and thats why he takes cash only.
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  • jbugsjbugs Posts: 1,708
    he accepts mo's, but not postal mo's. there has to be a US based post office their. How the hell else do they get the stuff from the US
  • uwftke26uwftke26 Posts: 3,002
    You have every right to demand the MO back before sending cash. Other wise you will have paid him twice without seeing a product. He's already negged you, so he has no more recourse. If you want my advise (assuming their isn't that much money involved) neg him as a scammer, and then start emailing his bidders explaining what happened and recomending they cancel their bids.
  • jbugsjbugs Posts: 1,708
    kinda hard to do. i need the 2 simons bad. i had 1 but misplaced it. Sold it to chayne, and now i cant find it, so i need those 2 so i can send 1. Also, i wont be on ebay if he leaves the non-paying bidder thing(mis posted, he left the 1 before non-paying bidder). So if i stick him with a negative, ill get a negative back, get the boot from ebay, and pizz chayne off for not getting the simon for him
  • biggjcbiggjc Posts: 1,214
    I don't know if he is a rip off or not ....But that is a great way to rip people by only wanting people to send cash to him.......


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  • NikeBasketballNikeBasketball Posts: 373
    This is a perfect example why I try to avoid eBaying and trading outside of the US and Canada.Too much can go wrong and theres not much you can do about it. A trader outside of the US could basically take your card and never send you anything and tell you straight up he ripped you and theres absolutely nothing you can do about itimage.US mail fraud is'nt enforcable in other countries even if you mailed your package from the US.Whats this guys eBay id?
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  • uwftke26uwftke26 Posts: 3,002
    If it's your first non-paying bidder warning, you won't gte suspended or booted off ebay. I say just take the hit, and take it as a lesson to only bid on auctions that accept paypal.
  • jbugsjbugs Posts: 1,708
    i got a non-paying bidder thing about a yr and a half ago. sent $4 cash to a guy, ripped me and said he never got it. its possible he never did, but i doubt it. i got another one a while back. guy tried charging me $10 to ship a card from ohio, so i basically told him to kiss my azz. ebay wont get rid of either one, ive emailed them, sent copies of emails, etc. and they say they cant do anything about it. theyve dropped a couple that were bogus, but since i didnt have proof of sending the money the onthe first one, and because i refused to send money on the second(even though it is fee circumnavigation).
  • uwftke26uwftke26 Posts: 3,002
    You're kind of up $h!t creek then. I know it's a pain, but ebay does nothing to protect it's biddders from sellers like that. You could send them copies of the emails where the seller said he's going to rip you, and they'd probably still send you that form letter saying buyers and sellers should work it out.
  • euphoria18euphoria18 Posts: 2,339
    Whats his id? I got ripped by a jerk from Hong Kong... you can check the feedback... and if a neg from me is there.... then its him...grrrrrrrrr
  • jbugsjbugs Posts: 1,708
    hes got good feedback, so i dont think it would help my chances any. his id is
    waitak
    1230 rating, only 2 negatives and 5 neutrals. After this is al over though, he'll have another negative!
  • BigShaneBigShane Posts: 2,717


    << <i>sent $4 cash to a guy, ripped me and said he never got it. its possible he never did, but i doubt it. >>



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  • zimmy3zimmy3 Posts: 909
    I think the only thing besides cash that you could send him is a western union money order. I know you cant send postal money orders out of the country (well you can send them but they wont be any good). Western Union is the only money order I know of where you can send those to other countries and are able to be cashed
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  • jbugsjbugs Posts: 1,708
    ya bigshane, he's the only other guy besides you that ripped me for sending cash.
    zimmy, he doesnt allow any money orders. only cash
  • TEDCOLLECTSSHAQTEDCOLLECTSSHAQ Posts: 478
    JBUGS<

    How much was the M.O. for?

    WAITAK auctions that I've seen state he accepts M.O. if the end bid is $100 or more, otherwise cash or PAYPAL......I could not find the auction under your ebay name thats on your sig., maybe he canceled it....
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