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i recently sold some parts here and i got scammed to the tune of 350 quid!!!
sold my supercharger set up to mini_turbo_pete and sent to address requested. was paid via paypal. sent item, arrived and then buyer launched none received paypal complaint. Even though i had tracking info I lost. Paypal only covers sellers when sent to paypal confirmed address. I sent it to alternative address as asked.
Warning to others, if sending something and you have been paid by paypal then send it to the confirmed address otherwise you may end up like me!!! (collection only for me from now on - first scam ive had in 9 years of using ebay/paypal and i have sent stuff all round the world)
james

Sorry to here about that, thanks for the heads up though.

Hope you somehow get it resolved,

James

isn't he one of rubicons mates?

the person who made the complaint made out that they had actually brought an engine from someone else, and my id was 'cloned', personally i dont think it added up, but still the warning stands re posting. someone has got my supercharger set up for free somewehere.....

disgraceful! can you not go through paypal, showing emails and postage receipts and try to claim it back?

Edited by Rick.SPI on 3rd Aug, 2010.

already done as part of the paypal case review process, i have read on other forums that paypal always favours the buyer. the only way not to lose out is to send it to the confirmed address and the buyer (not anyone else at that address) must sign for the parcel. Then you would be mad to claim none delivery.

bastards

If you have tracking info (irrespective of "conirmed" address) just tell PayPal you are starting an action in the Small Claims Court naming payPal as an accessory to the fraud.

https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

What a cunt, hope you get it sorted mate. What Rod suggests sounds like a good idea.

tell us all the address and whoever lives closest can go and burn the place down? or take a baseball bat to the shin!? or whatever floats your boat. and sorry to hear about that, thanks for the heads up

Do you not remember who couriered it for you? What website? I'm sure if you got in contact they could root out the tracking info?

if you are going to do anything dont hang about, the courier companys only hold the tracking info for about 6 months

im not 100% sure but i cant help but thinking iv seen the same name in some bad situation before

David.

that rat bastard needs to die!

send a letter to that adress stating at the time of my choosing your gona burn the house down and all who lives there unless you get the charger back and or monies sate they have 5 days to sort it give no lead adress or name though ........ i have had this done to me but.... i told the rat the same and i got my monie back ... mind you i would have carried it out NO sweat there!

ive seen that name on the mini forum

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=353912&fr=0

Can anyone check his IP to see if it is the same as another members on here?

PayPal does not only favour the buyer.

I bought some headlights from a trader and they arrived broken, so I refused delivery and they are still showing as in course of return. Paypal said the tracking info I gave them could refer to anything and refused to refund. The sender refused to claim on the Post Offic (too busy !!) so I lost out.

Was it a home address because if so its a fatal flaw as surely this is technicaly theft or fraud,
So report it to the police maybe you will get the supercharger returned if you act fast?
The small claims court sounds like a good idea

Where abouts was the address you posted to?

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

ah dam it mate.

it sucks i'm happy with my buy & you sent it quickly and on time!

Own the day

yes they are friends, pete is the chap who had flames down the side of his mini?

Now thats interesting.

Own the day