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Vin-tin · 06-08-2017, 02:47 PM

I wrestled with this for awhile, but finally decided to let everyone know of a very deceitful fleEbay seller. He goes by vintagecarpartsetc. I'm hoping that it's not anyone on the Barn, as all of you seem very good natured and honest.
Anyway, he doesn't really say much in his descriptions, but rather says to ask questions about the item. He also shows pictures of the item, but is very careful "not" to show any defects.
The item I purchased was obviously defective. It took me about 2 seconds to see that once I had it in my hand. I contacted him and all he said was I should have ask if it was defective. He knew it was but never disclosed it in the auction. I could have sent it back and lost the shipping charges both ways, but decided to take it as a lesson learned.
So let my lesson be your lesson and stay clear of this guy.

Andy · 06-08-2017, 03:05 PM

Ebay will make the selller eat the shipping. If you bought using a credit card, They will take the money out of his account and he can worry about getting it back, Worked like magic for me.

ModelAMike1930 · 06-08-2017, 03:40 PM

If you used paypal they will go after him for you. You also have buyer protection from ebay. Start a claim with ebay against him.

wrndln · 06-08-2017, 03:48 PM

I just got back about $17 on eBay (supposedly free shipping) for some Monel staples I bought about 5 weeks ago and the seller didn't send them to me. Ebay credited my PayPal account for the money. It was pretty straight forward. It took about a week to get the refund. Overall, I have had very few problems on eBay or the swap site here on Fordbarn.

BTW, I tried to user search "vintagecarpartsetc" on eBay and it found nothing.
Rusty Nelson

Chris Haynes · 06-08-2017, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrndln

BTW, I tried to user search "vintagecarpartsetc" on eBay and it found nothing.
Rusty Nelson

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...ab=AllFeedback

MNFATS · 06-08-2017, 05:28 PM

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You also have recourse when posting feedback for him. It can be somewhat satisfying, but do go after your refund as mentioned above.

updraught · 06-08-2017, 07:26 PM

If you haven't raised an ebay complaint then you haven't really given the seller a chance to remedy the situation. You might be surprised at the change in attitude.
Do it soon as there will be a limited time window.

Randy in ca · 06-08-2017, 09:11 PM

In the last 6 months he has received no negative feedback, only 1 neutral feedback and over 400 positive ratings - must be doing something honestly.

06-08-2017, 02:47 PM	#1
Vin-tin Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Eastern Pa. Posts: 543	Buyer beware I wrestled with this for awhile, but finally decided to let everyone know of a very deceitful fleEbay seller. He goes by vintagecarpartsetc. I'm hoping that it's not anyone on the Barn, as all of you seem very good natured and honest. Anyway, he doesn't really say much in his descriptions, but rather says to ask questions about the item. He also shows pictures of the item, but is very careful "not" to show any defects. The item I purchased was obviously defective. It took me about 2 seconds to see that once I had it in my hand. I contacted him and all he said was I should have ask if it was defective. He knew it was but never disclosed it in the auction. I could have sent it back and lost the shipping charges both ways, but decided to take it as a lesson learned. So let my lesson be your lesson and stay clear of this guy. __________________ 1929 Coupe 1930 Coupe 1935 Ford 5 window coupe

06-08-2017, 03:05 PM	#2
Andy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kerrville, Tx Posts: 2,880	Re: Buyer beware Ebay will make the selller eat the shipping. If you bought using a credit card, They will take the money out of his account and he can worry about getting it back, Worked like magic for me.

06-08-2017, 03:40 PM	#3
ModelAMike1930 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Illinois Posts: 384	Re: Buyer beware If you used paypal they will go after him for you. You also have buyer protection from ebay. Start a claim with ebay against him.

06-08-2017, 03:48 PM	#4
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,297	Re: Buyer beware I just got back about $17 on eBay (supposedly free shipping) for some Monel staples I bought about 5 weeks ago and the seller didn't send them to me. Ebay credited my PayPal account for the money. It was pretty straight forward. It took about a week to get the refund. Overall, I have had very few problems on eBay or the swap site here on Fordbarn. BTW, I tried to user search "vintagecarpartsetc" on eBay and it found nothing. Rusty Nelson

06-08-2017, 05:28 PM	#6
MNFATS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Cloud MN Posts: 912	Re: Buyer beware Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) You also have recourse when posting feedback for him. It can be somewhat satisfying, but do go after your refund as mentioned above.

06-08-2017, 07:26 PM	#7
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 2,143	Re: Buyer beware If you haven't raised an ebay complaint then you haven't really given the seller a chance to remedy the situation. You might be surprised at the change in attitude. Do it soon as there will be a limited time window.

06-08-2017, 09:11 PM	#8
Randy in ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,816	Re: Buyer beware In the last 6 months he has received no negative feedback, only 1 neutral feedback and over 400 positive ratings - must be doing something honestly.