When buying online, be very careful
10-07-13, 03:21 PM
#1
When buying online, be very careful
This thread is not to attack anyone, or put down the seller, I wont even be mentioning any names.
Its just a little reminder for people not to get too careless when buying online, try to make sure the person has a good trader score, and you buy from a reputable seller.
As some of you know ive been fixing my car up, wheels, doing some fender modifications, added a 97 body kit and a few other things, the car has been ready for paint for over a month now but I needed a front passenger side fender before I could proceed.
So when I saw an opportunity to buy both front fenders, rust free, at a reasonable price online I jumped on it right away.
I ignored the fact that the seller had no trader score, and with summer dwindling away I put my project on hold , for what should of been no more then a week or so, I sent payment.
Long story short, I paid on a Friday and was told once payment is received pieces will get sent out immediately, as early as Saturday or Monday, that didn't happen , took 3 weeks of texting amd pm;ing before the parts were dropped off at Ups, then a few days later was told by UPS that crucial paperwork wasn't filled out, and shipment will be held until that's taken care of.
So I have to call ups myself , find out the problem, and forward the info to seller, another week goes by and they are finally shipped out.
Today they arrive, wrapped in a cloth , they are both bent and dented up, the drivers side is completely useless, both are worse then my current set that are on my car.
So now after a month of having my project on hold, driving around in a ratty looking car with primer spots and mix matched panels, im back to where I started, and out about $200.00.
Moral of the story, buy local when possible, even if it costs a little more, and if you must buy online, make sure you buy from someone reputable.
Its just a little reminder for people not to get too careless when buying online, try to make sure the person has a good trader score, and you buy from a reputable seller.
As some of you know ive been fixing my car up, wheels, doing some fender modifications, added a 97 body kit and a few other things, the car has been ready for paint for over a month now but I needed a front passenger side fender before I could proceed.
So when I saw an opportunity to buy both front fenders, rust free, at a reasonable price online I jumped on it right away.
I ignored the fact that the seller had no trader score, and with summer dwindling away I put my project on hold , for what should of been no more then a week or so, I sent payment.
Long story short, I paid on a Friday and was told once payment is received pieces will get sent out immediately, as early as Saturday or Monday, that didn't happen , took 3 weeks of texting amd pm;ing before the parts were dropped off at Ups, then a few days later was told by UPS that crucial paperwork wasn't filled out, and shipment will be held until that's taken care of.
So I have to call ups myself , find out the problem, and forward the info to seller, another week goes by and they are finally shipped out.
Today they arrive, wrapped in a cloth , they are both bent and dented up, the drivers side is completely useless, both are worse then my current set that are on my car.
So now after a month of having my project on hold, driving around in a ratty looking car with primer spots and mix matched panels, im back to where I started, and out about $200.00.
Moral of the story, buy local when possible, even if it costs a little more, and if you must buy online, make sure you buy from someone reputable.
10-07-13, 03:53 PM
#2
Maybe you should name names so we know not to buy from that member. Those look horrible. Can you claim it with PayPal?
Although, I suppose we don't know what the original description was..
Although, I suppose we don't know what the original description was..
10-07-13, 04:47 PM
#3
ive sent him some texts and made a claim with ups, they are picking it up tomorrow and we will see what happens.
The fenders weren't in this condition before, they were fine, but what did he expect to happen when you wrap them with a cloth and tape, so I do blame him for this.
Ive told him that if UPS does not refund me the money i will expect a refund from him , so im gonna give it a few days and see how it plays out.
But yea your right man, its probably my duty to warn others here I just think he deserves one last chance to make things right, so lets see.
The fenders weren't in this condition before, they were fine, but what did he expect to happen when you wrap them with a cloth and tape, so I do blame him for this.
Ive told him that if UPS does not refund me the money i will expect a refund from him , so im gonna give it a few days and see how it plays out.
But yea your right man, its probably my duty to warn others here I just think he deserves one last chance to make things right, so lets see.
10-07-13, 04:49 PM
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