03-10-2004, 10:26 AM
I've gotten screwed once. this was when I first started using Ebay. It was for an action figure I believe and the guy was located somewhere in Asia. He wanted cash and me being the idiot that I am mailed it to him. Never saw those 30 bucks again. I learned my lesson ever since then.
I got a funny Ebay story for anyone that wants to listen. It's funny when you hear the end result. I'll try and make it as short as I can.
I bid and won on this auction for some comic books. It was only like $15, but I was trying to wait like 5 days until I got paid and was going to Paypal the guy. The guy sent me an email as soon as I won the auction. Then another one the next day. And then another one 2 days later threatening me. I was like "chill out, just because I didn't respond to you immediately doesn't mean I'm not going to honor my bid". then the guy wrote back and told me that if he didn't have his money in 3 days, he was gonna report me and leave me negative feedback. So I was like what a prick. At this point I didn't want to send him payment since he was being a prick and I wasn't sure if he'd send me the items. So I waited 2 days and left him negative feedback first. Yes, it was a dick move, but just like in war, strike first before they strike you. So the guy writes to me and is like, "You picked the wrong guy to mess with. I'm a lawyer and am going to sue you for slander". I wrote back and was like "Damn, you're not a very good lawyer if you have nothing better to do with your time than to sue someone over $15". I also told him to let me know how hard his colleagues laugh at him when he tells them that he's suing someone on Ebay over $15 worth of comic books. This is the really funny part. The guy leaves me feedback saying how I didn't pay and stuff. But he must have clicked on positive, since it was listed as positive feedback. So I wrote back to him thanking him for the positive feedback and told him I felt sorry for his clients.
I got a funny Ebay story for anyone that wants to listen. It's funny when you hear the end result. I'll try and make it as short as I can.
I bid and won on this auction for some comic books. It was only like $15, but I was trying to wait like 5 days until I got paid and was going to Paypal the guy. The guy sent me an email as soon as I won the auction. Then another one the next day. And then another one 2 days later threatening me. I was like "chill out, just because I didn't respond to you immediately doesn't mean I'm not going to honor my bid". then the guy wrote back and told me that if he didn't have his money in 3 days, he was gonna report me and leave me negative feedback. So I was like what a prick. At this point I didn't want to send him payment since he was being a prick and I wasn't sure if he'd send me the items. So I waited 2 days and left him negative feedback first. Yes, it was a dick move, but just like in war, strike first before they strike you. So the guy writes to me and is like, "You picked the wrong guy to mess with. I'm a lawyer and am going to sue you for slander". I wrote back and was like "Damn, you're not a very good lawyer if you have nothing better to do with your time than to sue someone over $15". I also told him to let me know how hard his colleagues laugh at him when he tells them that he's suing someone on Ebay over $15 worth of comic books. This is the really funny part. The guy leaves me feedback saying how I didn't pay and stuff. But he must have clicked on positive, since it was listed as positive feedback. So I wrote back to him thanking him for the positive feedback and told him I felt sorry for his clients.