Public Service Announcement: AVOID "bobsbid1"

[Joe R.]

At 03:58 PM 10/13/05 -0700, you wrote:
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>...or Another Reason Why I Fricking Hate eBay

  The problem isn't E-bay. You should never have bid on this item IMO. He
has 430 negatives in the last year alone! Even for someone with 26000
feedback rating that's too many. In fact, the 26000+ rating tells me that
he's to busy to test the stuff or to give reasonable service to his
customers. I've learned to stay away from sellers with HIGH transaction
numbers. They usually won't answer E-mail and their stuff is untested and
frequently poorly packed. All due to a lack of time caused by too many sales!

   Moe bad signs are his flipant responses to the negative feedback and his
unfailing retaliatory negative feedback.

     Joe


>
>Sorry this is so long, but it's worth a read in case you ever happen upon
>an item being offered by this seller.  Read this before you get burned.
>
>So a couple weeks ago I asked one of my employees to go on eBay and find
>an external power supply for this cute little Dell P4 system that I got
>in without the P/S.  He dutifully went onto eBay, found the most
>reasonably priced item with a Buy It Now, and bought it for me.
>
>Later, when I went to pay for the item, I noticed that the seller had
>26000+ feedback total, with 1700 postive and 34 negative just in the past
>month.  If it were me, I would've avoided this seller like a foul odor in
>the air, but my naive teenage employee doesn't know better.
>
>So anyway, from past experience, I figured there was probably a 50/50
>chance this would go well, because like, what are the odds that a wall
>wart (more like a big slab) would be bad? So I went ahead and sent the
>PayPal payment.  A week later (yesterday) I receive my item.  The first
>thing I did before plugging it into my computer was check the voltages,
>because even though the seller claimed it was "TESTED WORKING, NO DOA", I
>didn't want to take the chance of this thing zapping the computer.  So
>what do you know, I get no voltage.  Then I notice the LED is out.  I try
>another power cord but it's pretty plainly dead.  Oh bother.
>
>I called the seller this morning (before the generous 7 day "DOA warranty"
>runs out) and get some lady that tells me someone will call me back.
>Later in the morning I get an e-mail explaining their RMA procedure.  So
>now I'm being required to ship the item back to them on my dime.
>
>I think the conclusion of this warning can be aptly made by simply posting
>some of the negative feedback this seller has gotten in the past week
>([-] means negative feedback, [N] means neutral):
>
>[-] Won item, didn't have item, ordered, never received, recd full refund
>4wks later - geb249 Oct-13-05 11:16 (5811227432)
>
>[-] The computer doenst work!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -  adilsonmarin Oct-12-05 12:21
>(5232544487)
>Reply by bobsbid1: Windows you need to install windows, or better
>yet get a mac:))
>
>[N] no coment -  mcnabbster Oct-11-05 19:02 (5809582719)
>Reply by bobsbid1: seems a shame to neg him for a misspelled feedback oh
>what the... heres your neg
>
>[-] buy blinking book-ends here - mcnabbster Oct-11-05 19:01 (6803142818)
>Reply by bobsbid1: get them while they are hot!! they wont last at
>these prices remember you need 2
>
>[-] DIDNT GET THE PRICE YOU WANTED SO THAT WHY YOU DIDNT SHIP? STAY AWAY
>FRAUD.!!!! - thaiartcrafts_com Oct-11-05 16:05 (5811566861)
>Reply by bobsbid1: we got a grand for a 50.00 item and he is mad
>because we lost it?
>
>[-] GEFORCE 4 TI 4200 DOSE’NT WORK NOT FUNCTIONAL - NOT DOA - BEWARE -
>goodfriday Oct-11-05 14:48 (8703050567)
>Reply by bobsbid1: his spell checker does'nt work either:) do you
>think it was his kumputer?
>Follow-up by goodfriday: There policy should have read -AS IS- 7yrs100% on
>ebay you decide.
>
>[N] Excellent selection & products, fast delivery, Poor customer service -
>cdnbud Oct-07-05 08:32 (5219793883)
>Reply by bobsbid1: This is a self sevice site would you mind picking on
>yourself elsewhere?
>
>[-] BUYERS BEWARE! Totally mis represented item and will not return. DO
>NOT BUY! - bhickster2ir3m Oct-07-05 04:48 (5812863214)
>Reply by bobsbid1: WARNING NON READERS! IT IS NOT TO LATE** STAY IN
>SCHOOL**
>
>And this is just within the LAST 7 DAYS.
>
>Notice that he automatically leaves negative feedback for the buyer if the
>buyer leaves him either negative or even NEUTRAL feedback.
>
>Needless to say, I strenuously suggest you do NOT attempt to do business
>with this lout.  With all the revenues eBay generates from this junk
>dealer, I doubt they'll do anything about him, which is why I felt
>compelled to post a warning to the list.  With all the business they do,
>I figure at least one other person here might benefit from my experience.
>
>As for me, I sent the seller an e-mail asking them to just refund my money
>and be done with it.  If that doesn't work, I'm just going to go straight
>to PayPal with my complaint and try to get a straight refund.  It'll be
>more productive than trying to go through with the seller's absolutely
>ridiculous RMA process.
>
>The auction in question:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6807210038
>
>You've been warned.
>
>-- 
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>Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer
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