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Nearly bought a Bolt on Adverts.ie

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  • 08-10-2020 11:06pm
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    padyjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭


    I came across a chap selling a Wahoo Bolt on Adverts.ie. Price offered and accepted and paid (an extra fiver for delivery) soon after we had agreed on the deal. I wanted to collect it in person but this lad was busy so I thought it'd be better to have the item posted.
    He gave me a cycling talk, how much the Wahoo is better than Garmin, etc.
    The gps meant to be posted 2 days later. I was waiting for it and thought it'd be with me in a week. Kept waiting.
    The thing never came. I have contated him good few times. I was told, it was put in the post. Was told only, never shown a proof, there was no tracking at all. He started to cut me off everywhere: Whatsapp, Facebook, adverts, etc. He promised me to follow it up. Never did.
    Even he went that far that he called me a scammer because I dared to call him a 'waste of time'.
    I know where he works, his Paypal account, the car reg on the day I was supposed to find, etc.
    What could I do to get my money back? If it had been me, I'd have posted the item with tracking to make sure, there are no mishaps. Why it's me who has to pay a package I've never seen. And why someone is so mean for the sake of 4 euro and sends a e160 euro worth of item without tracking?


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    crazy_kenny
    Registered Users Posts: 413 ✭✭crazy_kenny


    padyjoe wrote: »
    I came across a chap selling a Wahoo Bolt on Adverts.ie. Price offered and accepted and paid (an extra fiver for delivery) soon after we had agreed on the deal. I wanted to collect it in person but this lad was busy so I thought it'd be better to have the item posted.
    He gave me a cycling talk, how much the Wahoo is better than Garmin, etc.
    The gps meant to be posted 2 days later. I was waiting for it and thought it'd be with me in a week. Kept waiting.
    The thing never came. I have contated him good few times. I was told, it was put in the post. Was told only, never shown a proof, there was no tracking at all. He started to cut me off everywhere: Whatsapp, Facebook, adverts, etc. He promised me to follow it up. Never did.
    Even he went that far that he called me a scammer because I dared to call him a 'waste of time'.
    I know where he works, his Paypal account, the car reg on the day I was supposed to find, etc.
    What could I do to get my money back? If it had been me, I'd have posted the item with tracking to make sure, there are no mishaps. Why it's me who has to pay a package I've never seen. And why someone is so mean for the sake of 4 euro and sends a e160 euro worth of item without tracking?

    If you paid through PayPal and item never arrived you can claim money back after 30 days.


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    Alanbt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭Alanbt


    crazy_kenny wrote: »
    If you paid through PayPal and item never arrived you can claim money back after 30 days.

    As long as didn’t do a Family/ Friends transfer


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    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,543 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    What was his Adverts feedback like?


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    padyjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭padyjoe


    You've picked up the 2 mistakes I made. :-( Yes, I paid a F/F transfer and it's a freshly registered user. I don't know what's gone to my head after years of using adverts.ie. It seemed genuine, he was selling a Wahoo fan as well and he got a positive feedback for that. And wasn't far away, in Clonmel, so I thought it'd ok. I've been waiting since middle of August. :-(( I can't give him a negative feedback as the 45 day period has expired. The strange thing: the ad was kept live, no login for over a month, so there were still offers made on it. Yesterday after I had posted on the ad that 'don't waste your time folks, this was bought by me and never got it', the ad was withdrawn. Figure this!

    I might ring my bank for chargeback, as there is a credit card behind my PayPal.

    Do you think this is a usual behaviour? I mean, the package was lost (if ever sent at all) and one does not do a follow up after? He didn't try to prove that it was sent to me (no An Post slip or a picture), rather kept repeating 'nothing I can do'.

    I'm sorry for posting this here but maybe he is on boards as well (not sure though) and he might read this.


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    Plastik
    Registered Users Posts: 2,967 ✭✭✭Plastik


    For customer service like that I would be trying chargeback ASAP.


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    Alanbt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭Alanbt


    Chargeback and highlight the seller to Adverts. Might help any future victims of a chancer like this


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Plastik wrote: »
    For customer service like that I would be trying chargeback ASAP.

    Don't.

    Charge back is against PayPal in this case. They didn't do any wrong, you paid f&f. Not fair to punish them and they'll come looking to be repaid.


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