Just a heads up in case you are lookin' at something listed by this seller. It's not confirmed as a scam yet, but it sure looks that way at this point. I hope it's just a bad transaction for a good guy. Hope doesn't put the tank in my hands, though...
Here's what has happened so far. Tell me what you think.
On 02/13/2004 I bought a busa gas tank from ebayer "heatwavecycle" ( Item# 2460156443 ) on a Second Chance offer through ebay after the high bidder (got outbid by just a couple bucks on the original auction) "flaked" according to the seller. I paid through PayPal on 02/13 and in my PayPal notes to the seller I requested a tracking # as soon as it shipped. The seller sent an email saying that the tank would ship on 02/13. On 02/14 I still had not rec'd shipping confirmation or a tracking #.
Between 02/14 and 02/16 I sent multiple emails to the seller requesting shipping confirmation and a tracking #. All went unanswered. I sent an email on 02/17 telling the seller that I suspected that I had bought from a stolen ebay account and that I would be contacting ebay if I didn't receive a reply with a tracking number. On 02/18 I got a reply from the seller saying that the tank did ship on 02/13 and that he would have the tracking # looked up and send it to me by the night of 02/18. As of midnight last night I had not rec'd anything further from the seller. At that time I filed a complaint with ebay regarding this transaction and asked them to investigave this seller's acct to see if maybe it was a stolen acct.
After filing the complaint with ebay I get an email from the seller (at around 4:00 AM on 02/19) saying here's the tracking number you requested. Sorry it took so long, blah blah blah... but still no tracking # included in the email.
That's where I am right now. I am going to contact PayPal today to file a dispute and if possible a charge back until I either get the tank or some other proof that it isn't a fraudlent transaction. I can't afford to lose the $145.50...
I checked out everything I could check out short of calling this seller on the phone prior to buying. He had 312 feedback hits and 100% positive feedback. He had recent "seller" transactions and all that I checked were bike parts. I didn't find any signs of a scam at all. His website appeared to be legit... everything!
I honestly hope that this is just an honest fug up by the seller and that my tank will arrive any time now. At this point though, I'm just not very optomistic. Either way, even if it's legit, this transaction has been handled extremely poorly by the seller.
I'll update this and keep ya'll posted on what's going on with it. At this point I'm just waitin' to hear back from ebay customer service in regards to my complaint. In the mean time you might want to steer clear of this seller.
Here's what has happened so far. Tell me what you think.
On 02/13/2004 I bought a busa gas tank from ebayer "heatwavecycle" ( Item# 2460156443 ) on a Second Chance offer through ebay after the high bidder (got outbid by just a couple bucks on the original auction) "flaked" according to the seller. I paid through PayPal on 02/13 and in my PayPal notes to the seller I requested a tracking # as soon as it shipped. The seller sent an email saying that the tank would ship on 02/13. On 02/14 I still had not rec'd shipping confirmation or a tracking #.
Between 02/14 and 02/16 I sent multiple emails to the seller requesting shipping confirmation and a tracking #. All went unanswered. I sent an email on 02/17 telling the seller that I suspected that I had bought from a stolen ebay account and that I would be contacting ebay if I didn't receive a reply with a tracking number. On 02/18 I got a reply from the seller saying that the tank did ship on 02/13 and that he would have the tracking # looked up and send it to me by the night of 02/18. As of midnight last night I had not rec'd anything further from the seller. At that time I filed a complaint with ebay regarding this transaction and asked them to investigave this seller's acct to see if maybe it was a stolen acct.
After filing the complaint with ebay I get an email from the seller (at around 4:00 AM on 02/19) saying here's the tracking number you requested. Sorry it took so long, blah blah blah... but still no tracking # included in the email.
That's where I am right now. I am going to contact PayPal today to file a dispute and if possible a charge back until I either get the tank or some other proof that it isn't a fraudlent transaction. I can't afford to lose the $145.50...
I checked out everything I could check out short of calling this seller on the phone prior to buying. He had 312 feedback hits and 100% positive feedback. He had recent "seller" transactions and all that I checked were bike parts. I didn't find any signs of a scam at all. His website appeared to be legit... everything!
I honestly hope that this is just an honest fug up by the seller and that my tank will arrive any time now. At this point though, I'm just not very optomistic. Either way, even if it's legit, this transaction has been handled extremely poorly by the seller.
I'll update this and keep ya'll posted on what's going on with it. At this point I'm just waitin' to hear back from ebay customer service in regards to my complaint. In the mean time you might want to steer clear of this seller.
