I guess I'm overdue to get a jerk to deal with....

[BUIZILLA]

I think I can top this one...

not that I wanted to, but this just happened to me

I saw a 1995 Dodge 3500 ramp truck on ebay, didn't make reserve, so I called him and made a deal after auction ended... sale clearly states 59,xxx miles, his invoice to me says 59,230 miles, he says it's original and all the drivetrain is original... he's a legitimate NC used car dealer so I take him for his word... fly my guy there, pay the dealer, and we drive it back, and for grins have local Dodge dealer scan computer since truck looks like more miles than claimed... also has 5 open recalls against it...

low and behold the computer says it REALLY has 246,856 miles or just a small 185,600 mile discrepancy... born with ECM, never tampered with, no footprints.... also has a reman engine with a legit Mopar tag, seller says that's impossible, so I get a signed certification from my dealer stating the ACTUAL vehicle mileage, I also got an open MSO on a truck that's 12 years old, owned by 4 different car dealers, and never titled anywhere..

seller says it has clean Carfax, I counter saying that's impossible, because it has never been titled for Carfax to check it out and verify it

now, what would you guys do in this instance?? I also have an additional 4k worth of work done AFTER I got it, and before the ridiculous mileage discovery. I'm out about $15,500 at this point


I'm ready to sic the NC DMV and fed's on this guy...

JH

sorry to hijack someone else's thread, please feel free to move it to a new topic if necessary...

[njsteve]

Immediately contact the DMV and local law enforcement in his area. Get a lawyer who specializes in lemon law/odometer fraud.

[PeteLeathersac]

Tough on a heavy hit like Buizalla's truck and a totally different situation...but w/ the minimal amount eBay deals, it's often best to keep the 'don't sweat the small stuff' and 'life's too short' things in mind.. I've been boned quite a few times over the years but w/ all the good deals factored in still consider the total eBay experience as a positive!. And although outright ripped off a few times I've still never left a negative feedback so as a result have never recv'd one either...seems no matter who's at fault, if you lay a bad stroke on someone else it may feel good for the moment but they're most likely to lay one back on you too and living w/ that forever may be harder than the loss of the dollar amount?. The best thing may be to try and access their personal info and hope their current phone number is there and give them a call...if nothing seems to work out, move on and forget it along w/ the continuing bs and resulting stress?.

~ Pete

[Mr. Chevy]

Allen,unfortunately there are idiots out there that act like this. Lesson 1 is NEVER TRUST ANYONE AND WAIT TO GET YOUR PART BACK BEFORE THE REFUND. A friend of mine sells pocket knives on ebay. He stated a couple years ago some Moron bought a knife and upon receiving it claimed it was damaged, which it never was. This Moron tried the same thing "give me my money back asap" My friend advised to send the knife back and he would then send the refund. Of course he never heard back or received the knife from this dope..

I always leave feedback upon payment because this is ebay protocol. Unfortunately there are dishonest, scammers out there that make it difficult to trust anyone and who ruin the system!!

I would say "eat the loss and chalk it up as a learning experience". The authorites probably will not do anything over a 50 dollar part. In the grand scheme of things this is peanuts to them and ebay but to us it is a lot of $ and pisses us off probably more!! I know I have been there..

Rich

[agtw31]

if youre not sure the part fits a certain car,dont put it in the listing.
some people just look at a part for a certain car,and think you as the seller did the research for them.