Chris Albertson wrote on Wed Jun 26 22:20:15 EDT 2013 > One thing about that photo of test equipment in a lab. That EXACT > same photo is used by dozens of eBay sellers. All of them claim to > own this exact same set of test equipment. I don't believe even > one of them, not until I see a photo of the stuff in use on a > bench testing the gear that is being offered for sale with a > seller's smiling face looking at the camera. Otherwise it is just > a stock photo that could have been shot in an office building in > Texas 10 years ago. If it were my stuff you'd see me in the photo.
> Then you look on Facebook and see I'm the same guy. > About your being "out" some money. Did you ask talk to either eBay > or PayPal about it. Most items are covered by their buyer > protection policy. You can make a claim for "not as described" and > they will impound the funds pending resolution. Chris, I have never seen that photo on any other ebay site. If you hurry, you can see videos of fluke.l testing a FE-5680A he has on bid. It is the last one he has, so the videos will disappear in a week. Please see http://www.ebay.com/itm/290936774624 It is pretty hard to take videos of running equipment in a stock photo. Especially of the FE-5680A that he has up for bid. I have purchased considerable amount of time-nuts related equipment from Bob MO (fluke.l). His equipment is always of the highest quality and works perfectly. Tool_nerd is the opposite. They sent me junk and I lost everything when I tried to return it. Paypal Buyer Protection is a scam. Paypal requires you to return the unit and pay for shipping. They also require a tracking number for proof of delivery. From Canada, this can be a significant portion of the value of the item. Tool-Nerd conned me into sending the unit back without a tracking number. This cost only $20. He received the item, but told Paypal he never received it. So I was out the $89 for the FE-5680A, plus the $20 postage. I went to my bank, thinking since I used my credit card for the purchase, they would honor the claim and refund my money. They simply turned the matter over to Paypal, who said I did not provide proof of delivery and denied the claim. I lost the entire amount. Mike M _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.