Hi all. I spoke to soon. The only thing auctiondepot.com is guilty of is not replying to emails. I still have not received a response to numerous inquiries but the computer arrived yesterday and the extra charges were mostly due to taxes that I did not account for.
So, getting back on topic, www.auctiondepot.com is another good place to check out although they only sell some pretty specific equipment. I bought a Ruby iMac from there for $171 US plus shipping. Larry Jorgenson Humboldt, SK, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: Philip Stortz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, August 20, 2004 4:43 am Subject: Re: OT: AUCTIONS > you should definitely contact the company involved, and demand > they fix it. if they give > you any trouble, contact your credit card company. credit card > companies can and do > reverse charges if they can be convinced, and hopefully this has > some impact on the > companies ability to accept credit cards (but perhaps not, after > all on a business banking > account you can bounce checks all the time, even the majority of > checks and not get > hassled too much, i know i worked for a company that usually > bounced many of it's payroll > checks. they lost 2 sales people when a $15 check for expenses > bounced.... yes, they were > real crooks, but were allowed to keep a checking account because > it was a business...). > > in any case, i'd definitely get on it, first on the phone and then > in writing (with the > business first, and then the credit card company if you aren't > immediately satisfied). > and watch that the charge doesn't re-appear. i went through this > with ibm, they removed > the charge and then next month tried it again hoping no one would > notice! needless to say > i called them again and gave them a hard time. sadly more and > more companies are in fact > engaging in credit card fraud hoping that consumers won't notice, > and they often get away > with it. when you do catch them all they lose is what they tried > to steal from you, it's > extraordinary for them to be investigated for criminal fraud even > when it's clearly > deliberate and thought out. > > the "law" is far, far different for individuals than for > corporations. i've personally > been through this with direct tv trying to charge us for pay per > view movies, which we > aren't rich or dumb enough to ever pay for! for a customer that > does use that service it > would be easy to miss the fact that they've been charged for a few > extra movies they > didn't order, and much harder to argue. i'm sure it happens all > the time, and i'm sure > it's not accidental. i mean, the whole point of accounting is to > be anal, so anal you > drive most people nuts and are rather boring, these are not people > and systems that make > systematic mistakes without accounting being aware. > > Larry Jorgenson wrote: > > > > Has anyone bought anything of http://www.auctiondepot.com? I > bid on and won an iMac there on Friday based on some text on that > website inferring that they ship computers in Canada for $35. My > credit card was charged $70.82 for shipping and I have yet to > receive word from them that my computer has shipped. Also, they > haven't returned my email inquring why the shipping charges were > double what they were supposed to be. I'm wondering if I got scammed? > -------- > > -- > <http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3267.htm> proof that > the U.S. media is now state controlled! Ask your' local tv > station why > the hell they aren't airing the news any more! Our system of > governmentrequires an informed public, with their eyes open. > > > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on > Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
