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Stewart McSporran
Master Film Handler

Posts: 272
From: Glasgow, Scotland
Registered: Nov 2003

posted September 13, 2008 10:41 AM

I just wanted to tell you to warn you about the seller plantsrus123.

I bought a copy of Rising Damp on 16mm off him after he swore the colour was excellent. It wasn't. Communication was dreadful, but he finally agreed to a partial refund. Needless to say I haven't seen a penny of that.

I filed an e-bay dispute, but his prevaricating means that the time limit to claim money from PayPal has expired, along with my ability to leave him negative feedback. It turns out that you've only got 20 days from the date of payment to claim back from PayPal.

So, no more Mr Nice guy from me on e-bay now!

Stewart

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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

posted September 13, 2008 11:10 AM

I've completely given up on eBay now. I prefer to deal with people whom I know, and can trust.

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Maurice

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted September 13, 2008 11:31 AM

Stewart,

If your PayPal account is funded by a credit card, you can still contact the card company for help. I had a similar experience with a film that was never delivered and the seller stalled for months. American Express was very helpful and forced PayPal to take care of the matter.

Doug

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I think there's room for just one more film.....

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Stewart McSporran
Master Film Handler

Posts: 272
From: Glasgow, Scotland
Registered: Nov 2003

posted September 14, 2008 04:39 AM

Doug,

I hadn't thought of that; I'll give it a go.

thanks.

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