BUYING ONLINE...*&^%$*& UPDATE
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Originally Posted by CFoote
Yea, unfortuantely you are really up a creek since you did the transaction outside of EBay. Oh well, live and learn man...
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Pete, check out the ebay community forms, Paypal, Bidding, Trust& Safety Harbour. Lots of good info there on buyer/ seller disputes. I remember reading several post about sellers bumpimg up the shipping cost after the auction had ended and courses of action available to the buyer.
http://pages.ebay.com/community/answercenter/index.html
http://pages.ebay.com/community/answercenter/index.html
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UPDATE: Got an email from Paypal...I guess this guy REALLY didn't want to give me money back:
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Dear Peter Patrician,
We are currently in the process of investigating your complaint.
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Complaint Details
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Transaction Date: Feb 18, 2005
Transaction Amount: -$406.55 USD
Case Number: PP-069-873-797
Seller'* Name: ***********
Seller'* Email: ***************
The seller has provided the following information in response to your
complaint, indicating that the item was shipped.
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Apparently he payed the rest of the shipping and shipped the seats. I'll try the tracking number they gave me and see if they actually are on the way. Hopefully he didn't mess up the seats out of spite or there will be a whole new problem.
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Dear Peter Patrician,
We are currently in the process of investigating your complaint.
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Complaint Details
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Transaction Date: Feb 18, 2005
Transaction Amount: -$406.55 USD
Case Number: PP-069-873-797
Seller'* Name: ***********
Seller'* Email: ***************
The seller has provided the following information in response to your
complaint, indicating that the item was shipped.
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Apparently he payed the rest of the shipping and shipped the seats. I'll try the tracking number they gave me and see if they actually are on the way. Hopefully he didn't mess up the seats out of spite or there will be a whole new problem.
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According to t he tracking info for the seats, the weight is only 87lbs. If that is all the seats that only way 87lbs, I find it hard to believe that shipping was $266, doesn't anyone else agree?! 
Anyway, he shipped them right after paypal notified him of the complaint against him, so he either was lying about the shipping cost, or just didn't want to give me the $406 back so he payed the rest of the shipping. Oh well, I'm getting them Tuesday, hopefully they'll be in excellent shpae. I still wish I could have gotten out of the deal, but since he shipped them it'* not going to happen. Maybe if I decide to, I can sell them.
Anyway, he shipped them right after paypal notified him of the complaint against him, so he either was lying about the shipping cost, or just didn't want to give me the $406 back so he payed the rest of the shipping. Oh well, I'm getting them Tuesday, hopefully they'll be in excellent shpae. I still wish I could have gotten out of the deal, but since he shipped them it'* not going to happen. Maybe if I decide to, I can sell them.
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