Got screwed over--Iriver on eBay

I don't think there is much that can be done...at least they are giving the funds back promptly, you did get the money back right? (I hope)

I have had several sellers pull auctions after I won them, one was even so brazen to say that he felt he should of got more money for the item (I forget what it was) but he didn't have a reserver...sorry...and others I had a go around trying to get my money back.

I used to do allot of shopping on ebay, since around 1999, seems last 2 years it's been a steady crap shoot if you will get what you bid on and if it will arrive in said condition.

In any case you can contact Safeharbor and see if this goes against eBay policy....

That is probably the best kind of getting screwed over you can get.

At this point I would forget about trying to get the player and just try and get your $$ back. I hope you used CC through paypal.

Good Luck!!
Garrett

a negative? this is why ebay is stupid

On the misticriver Hxxx forum, the reps of various Hxxx sellers on eBay are discussed in detail. Your seller, outletmp3, has the best customer service and quality control record listed on that board.

Outletmp3 has a valid reason for not sending your H140: he simply ran out of stock. That has happened to me before with other vendors and I've never given them negative feedback. It is the least of what can go wrong with an eBay purchase.

My two transactions with outletmp3 went flawlessly. However, a friend of mine bought an H140 from the same seller and the hard drive stopped working within a day. My friend's H140 was exchanged without any problem.

I own two H140s from that seller and both work extremely well. Additionally, outletmp3 included an US adapter, a remote and many other pieces which emilyandlily, the other major source of the H140 on ebay, reportedly does not. I've also read of many bad experiences with emilyandlily. Apparently, they don't pack their accessories safely; transit damage can result.

Your winning bid was not "too low" for outletmp3. If you visit the forums I mentioned above, you'll learn many people have bought their H140s from him for around that price (including me).

Also: outletmp3 might be out of the H140, but I found several H120s for sale at his ebay store. I also found various H140s for sale on eBay generally, but I can't vouch for any of the current sellers.

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Before winning my H140s on eBay, I nearly bought one from misticaudio, which is run by a foont named Jeff. In my limited experience, Jeff is a gentleman to deal with. His feedback and reputation with others seem to back that impression. (I might be wrong about this, but if I lobethump correctly, his iRivers have a limited factory warranty.) I wouldn't hesitate to buy from him, though his H140Ds seem expensive.

One last thing: Misticaudio's H140s don't ship with remotes or cases (iSkin offered a rather good bundle for the H140 last week: skin + two clips + five screen protectors + second plastic zippered case: $9.99) and you might have to buy an AC adapter from Radio Shack (the misticriver forum will have details on what to buy and what to avoid). If I were thinking of purchasing from him, I'd ask Jeff whether he included the US AC cable.

That's NOT getting screwed over. It's just an unfortunate coincidence. If you went to a restaurant, ordered a salad, and a few minutes later were told that they ran out of salad, would you consider that as getting screwed over?

My, that double post was refreshing. Where can I order more?

(BTW, AKG_Man: Keep looking for that C414. You won't be disappointed.)

I don't know about that analogy- it sounded like the OP won the device via an auction and as such the seller had ample opportunity over the course of the auction to check his/her supply. At any point in time over the auction they could have pulled the item and let their bidders know. At the restaurant I know almost within minutes that there is no salad - please order something else- also if at the restaurant I am upset (as I was really looking forward to salad) they would probably offer me an appetizer for free for my inconvenience.

I must side with the OP. Technically, the seller is in breach of the contract. The contract has been created by virtue of winning the auction according to the rules of the auction house. Legally the buyer is entitled to the difference between the cover price and the original contract price plus whatever the value is of the missing accesories, if any within the new package. Of course, you'll never see that unless you sue. But who is going to pay 10 times the amount of the entitled damages for the legal fees? The seller should do something more than simply apologise.

I've bought things from him as well, and the transactions went flawlessly.