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Bruce Calvert
Junior
Posts: 21
From: Plano, TX USA
Registered: Nov 2004

posted November 24, 2007 10:24 AM

Beware of this seller on eBay. He does not inspect his film before listing them, and will not communicate with you. I bought a "Movie Memories" short from him back in September. As soone as I opened the package, it reeked of vinegar. I specifically asked him if the film had vinegar while the auction was active. The film was so warped that the first few minutes of the film would not focus. It had multiple vertical lines that continued throughout the length of the film. And finally, it was actually an epiosed of Paul Killiam's "History of the Moving Picture", not "Movie Memories".

I returned the film the day after I received it. The only email response that I ever got back from the seller was that he was out of town and could not respond to emails. He would not return multiple email requests.

After a month of no response to repeated emails, I filed a complaint with Paypal. Paypal did get me a refund.

Of course he left me negative feedback, the first that I've received in 10 years of buying on eBay. He has 112 negatives.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted November 24, 2007 11:47 AM

Bruce

How did you obtain the seller's full address? I find that eBay sellers' addresses are abbreviated and probably not full enough for use in return communications.

Maurice

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Mark Todd
Film God

Posts: 3846
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted November 24, 2007 03:42 PM

I can never understand these unfair aweful people, just what do they think of themselves !!!!!!
Ebay is riddled with people where money has become thier god and all people can go hang.
Sorry for your bad luck and well done for mentioning it.
Best Mark.

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Michael Hyde
Film Handler

Posts: 45
From: Dudley, West Midlands. UK
Registered: Dec 2006

posted November 25, 2007 12:12 PM

Yes lads,i know we are on a film forum,but another site on ebay to keep clear of is Gowings Store (dvd`s)if you send him a cheque he cashes it and never sends the goods...ebay are useless neither of em answer complaints,but revenge is sweet,i did manage to get him 40 neg feedbacks in spite of loosing twenty quid

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David Kilderry
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 963
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: Feb 2006

posted December 19, 2007 07:49 AM

Bad luck Bruce, I too have pushed my luck when after a rare silent item!

My rule now is never buy from someone with lots of negative feedback? How much is too much? I once read if they have over 50 feedback ratings, then only buy from those with 97.5% or higher.

I know there are probably honest and well meaning people who fall below this mark, but it is just not worth it from my experience.

I once got a B western print described as good with hundreds of splices and lines like tram tracks AND some important scenes were missing!

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