Would you care to reveal the name of the person who is willing to screw trusting
eBay bidders, so that we all can be warned??
Rick Neville wrote:
> After my paean to Spring, you'd probably think all is
> just swell in Healeyland. Not so, Healey friends.
> You may remember I purchased a Healey-Jamaican over
> the internet a few months ago. The bottom line is I
> was defrauded and I'm probably out $2,500. The car was
> advertised on eBay. Because of what I do for a
> living, I tend not to be the most trusting of people,
> but I let my guard down in this case and was taken to
> the cleaners. I don't want to go into details, because
> it's painful, but I've seen lots of postings from
> people who say they've had nothing but great
> experiences on eBay. Maybe so, but there's a lot of
> jerks out there waiting to rip you off. Nobody's
> going hungry in my household over this. Frankly, I
> don't have any words of advice for you how to avoid
> getting taken. Maybe one, if you use a Discover card
> on PayPal, they won't reimburse you for non-delivery
> of an item, although I understand Visa and Mastercard
> will (ask me how I know, and double check for yourself
> to make sure) Personally, this is the last time I'll
> try to buy anything over the internet. I'm pretty
> upset and have been kicking my own butt over this,
> because my experiences with people in the car hobby
> over the years has been overwhelmingly positive and
> it's not fun having to try to track somebody down over
> something you do for a hobby. Bottom line, if you
> can't afford to lose the money, don't buy unless you
> have the goods in your hot little hands.
>
> Unhappy Healeying,
> Rick
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