Anyone here ever get screwed on a deal?

[jinp6301]

I actually never got screwed. I've actually had amazing experiences here. Once I ordered an ALO interconnect from a fellow head-fier and it got "lost in transit" aka either the american or canadian postal service stole it. The head-fier sent me my money back asap and apologized about the inconvenience. It wasnt his fault nor mine but he took full responsibility.

Also, I bought a USB DAC recently and it didnt work well with my comp so the seller traded me the USB dac with another one that he had.

Just great experiences!

 

[soloz2]

I've actually recently gotten screwed by ryanhayn in this thread:
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=235417

He was supposed to send the elpac over 2 weeks ago but won't respond to any of my PM's, emails, or even the PayPal dispute that I opened. Yet, I know he's around because he's continued to post daily... grr...

 

[Bob_McBob]

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Originally Posted by soloz2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif He was supposed to send the elpac over 2 weeks ago but won't respond to any of my PM's, emails, or even the PayPal dispute that I opened. Yet, I know he's around because he's continued to post daily... grr...

If he hasn't responded, I suggest you escalate the PayPal dispute RIGHT NOW. It is very easy for scamming sellers to empty out their account and sever all ties to PayPal, and PayPal will not do a thing to get your money back. The only reason I didn't lose money to my scammer was because I called my bank and they did a Visa charge back.

 

[Fitz]

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Originally Posted by soloz2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've actually recently gotten screwed by ryanhayn in this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=235417 He was supposed to send the elpac over 2 weeks ago but won't respond to any of my PM's, emails, or even the PayPal dispute that I opened. Yet, I know he's around because he's continued to post daily... grr...

This is the same guy who acted proud to be collecting unemployment and using it primarily for luxury purchases, right?

 

[soloz2]

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Originally Posted by Fitz /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is the same guy who acted proud to be collecting unemployment and using it primarily for luxury purchases, right?

not sure

 

[mrdeadfolx]

Man, selling your reputation on a site like this (and paypal) for 25 bucks. That guy probably lives among empty chip bags and pizza boxes.

 

[PYROphonez]

I've only had a couple transactions occur here on head-fi, and they've all gone perfectly smooth.

 

[socrates63]

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Originally Posted by necropimp /img/forum/go_quote.gif i've had people behind me in the "line" get the item i had stated i was willing to buy... other than that it's been fairly smooth every single time i've bought something

Just curious, how did you know what place in line you were in? Did the seller tell you?

 

[kramer5150]

Yes... sort of.

A very generous Canadian member gave me his Ety shirt clip... free of charge. Someone in either US customs or Canadian customs decided to keep it for themself.

So... I just got an empty padded envelope.

 

[3x331m]

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Originally Posted by kramer5150 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes... sort of. A very generous Canadian member gave me his Ety shirt clip... free of charge. Someone in either US customs or Canadian customs decided to keep it for themself. So... I just got an empty padded envelope.

I had a same case. I bought some vintage camera filters from a seller in Canada, and received an empty envelope...

It's actually an evil bay transaction, not Head-Fi.

 

[jinp6301]

Is it the canadians or the americans that are doing this? My ALO cable got stolen too

 

[3x331m]

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Originally Posted by jinp6301 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is it the canadians or the americans that are doing this? My ALO cable got stolen too

Whoever did it ? We can just line them up and zap them with Valhalla power cords....

I'll let Patrick82 do the honor.

 

[necropimp]

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Originally Posted by socrates63 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just curious, how did you know what place in line you were in? Did the seller tell you?

i posted then the guy who posted after me got the item

 

[Fitz]

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Originally Posted by necropimp /img/forum/go_quote.gif i posted then the guy who posted after me got the item

How do you know who sent a PM first? Posting in the thread counts for nothing.

 

[Spareribs]

Basically in life: You win some, you lose some.

I have had a few hundred dollars stolen from me a few years ago but at the same time, I've been blessed with some good financial yieldings. ya win some, ya lose some.

Overall, I'm satisfied with my transactions. I think, arguably, the real thieves are the interest rates of credit card companies but that's another thread.