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Avoiding Scammers - Both As Buyer & Seller

I know that I'm not a scammer. But you don't know that I'm not a scammer. And I don't know whether or not you are a scammer. "Trust me!" are perhaps the most untrustworthy two words in the English language. 

Like many here, I used to regularly sell things on eBay, audio sites, etc. But in recent years it has gotten too easy to get scammed as a seller. You sell a nice item, package it securely and ship it as promised. The buyer receives it and claims you sent them an old shoe. They file a complaint. Despite your positive feedback & documentation you are ruled against with no apparent recourse. And wham - you're out both the item and the money. The selling platform like eBay,etc. and payment processors, like Paypal or credit card companies, almost always side with the buyer.

This unfair situation has led me to curtail most selling, except locally - and for cash. The rare times I sell online I worry until the transaction is completed without issue. 

Is it just the wild west for sellers, i.e keep on as before and hope you don't get scammed? Or are there some solutions you have come across that help bridge the divide? Obviously a sale should be a two-way street, with easy traversing for two honest parties. And protections against scammers should be equally balanced and available for both buyers and sellers.

How have other Agon-ers dealt with this issue?

 

sid-hoff-frenchman

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oldhvymec
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Perth Australia, I won't even go to the country or buy behind a single seller. In 5 years the guy has sold 20 pieces. Yet Ebay with it's SELLERS protection and 10 days to get it done or loose, managed NOT to get the guy to refund a single cent on 2500.00+. The AMPS worked a total of 20 minutes between the two and BOTH quit working. I took them both to a tech. BOTH had the buffer board wired incorrect and smoked the amp module.. 

Because of the build time (2 months) at the time. Ebay dropped it like a red hot rock. Totally worthless..

I leave him a FU message once a month and wish him POOR health. 

Few times in 1000s of transactions. 3 times maybe. But this guy took the cake.

oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 

 I took them both to a tech. BOTH had the buffer board wired incorrect and smoked the amp module.. 

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I went over the schematic after the tech, to make sure.

The nitwit in Perth had wired in a dual single OpAmps after market board in. He didn't remove the old OpAmps he left them in place and wired the option board (that was socked) along with the NECs in series.

POW!!

The whole time I'm waiting on a case base mounting plate because BOTH cases got tweaked during shipping. That takes 2 more months. Australia has some of the highest shipping cost in the world too. ZERO in the way of legal recourse. 5K for the Yankee to open a case against a LOCAL for a 3K claim.. Justice? Now you know WHY it was a penal colony. Still is as far as I'm concerned!

Next stage:

I get hold of Andrew at Sparko Labs and that started my real journey with Sparko and Nord in the Class D world. I learned quite a bit and I got the boards replaces by the owner at Nord.. I tossed the guy transformers, case and crap he added (Perth puke). Then went with the new modules, the largest switching power supply they had at the time, Nords rev. D buffer boards and cases from China (:-)).

NC500 what a little workhorse. I have 1 triple and 3 pairs of mono blocks all but one rev. D boards. WHY! Horse trading. Need a Nord? I got a few.. LOL

Time for my OCD meds. :-) I love electroshock therapy after my morning coffee, makes me want to chase a nurse or two.. Other than slobberin' a little bit and forgetting who I am, I do fine!!

I'm suppose to do something.............. OH feed the chickens..

Regards

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