this is the main point. on ebay, you need to buy the seller and not the item. if a guy has a bunch of nasty feedback, he is a bad vendor. i usally won't buy from a high volume seller with under 99% positives. it's virtually impossible to get 100% feedback on ebay if you sell a lot stuff (there will always be the newbie who gives you a negative because they didn't feel the box you sent it in was brown enough) on lower volume sellers, i want to see a history of selling like items (in this case, used mercedes parts) and any negatives to appear to not be their fault.
if i can't buy the seller to this standard, i don't buy the item. On 7/11/06, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oh, I forgot to mention that the seller also has some rather nasty Negative Feedback, which should've been red flag enough. I screwed up royale on this one. On 7/11/06, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, if finally happened...I got taken by an Ebay scheister. Let ment > state at the outset that I screwed up and didn't do my homework here, but > nevertheless, the item in question was not fairly represented. I've been > looking for some time now for a newer dash to replace the cracked and faded > one in my TD. I thought I'd found it: > > "Up for sale us a used complete dash panel from a 1992 Mercedes 300E. As > you can see this item is in excellent condition, all mounting brackets are > present while the top doesn't suffer from tears or rips. item was pulled > from a 1992 Mercedes 300E Please do additional research for additional > models and years Payment must be received within three days from the auction > end." > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140003138802 > > Sounds complete and excellent, huh? Wrong! This thing is tweaked, > badly. It's missing both the pieces of wood trim to the left of the > glovebox. There appears to be crash impact dents on the front edge of the > top, while the lower edge is twisted and distorted, so that the glovebox > door won't open or close correctly; essentially this thing is $130 of > complete worthlessness. Upon closer inspection of the one photo in the ad, > I can now see that the wood trim is missing, but at the time the phrase > "complete dash panel" obscured my vision--dumb, huh? > > The seller hasn't returned my email complaints (they were cordial, I > promise), so what can I do now? I paid through PayPal, does that change > anything? Like I said, I admit to not caveating my emptor enough, but the > seller also deserves some blame here, correct? > > Do I have any recourse at this point? > > -- > Casey > Olympia, WA > Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state" > '87 300TD intercooler #22 (216k) > '84 300D (214k) > Gashuffer: > '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K) > http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Misc/IMG_0171.JPG > > -- Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state" '87 300TD intercooler #22 (216k) '84 300D (214k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K) http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Misc/IMG_0171.JPG _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
