potential scammer?

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  1. mokinbird87

    mokinbird87 Active Member

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    hey guys, i bought a set of the prodrive springs from a guy at nasioc and i have not heard back from him since the 21st of april and it says his last activity on the web was yesterday, but his PM box is full so i thought maybe that is why i cant get in touch with him.


    however, i already coughed up $220 and even though he told me he sent them (about 2 weeks ago) i never got a tracking number or anything....



    should i wait for a little longer or take further steps through paypal? thanks



    something like this would never happen here... why cant all the forums be like wrxatlanta ;)
     
  2. mokinbird87

    mokinbird87 Active Member

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    damn u josh_booth... if i heard back from you i would have bought yours~!! if things fall through i`ll let you know.
     
  3. ScoobyMike

    ScoobyMike OG Mod

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    Well, i hope you get everything figured out!!
     
  4. nsvwrx

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    paypal, take itup with them
     
  5. DustySTI

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    Same thing happened with me. I used a credit card through paypal. I used paypal's dispute form and they started the reimbursement process, but it took a long time. A day later i called my amex card and they credited my account. I finally received my item 2 months after i purchased it, and i told amex and they took care of everything. Paypal will reimburse, but they drag it out. Everything should work out since you used paypal. If you used a credit card, call them. Good luck.
     
  6. BKiller

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    It doesn't take 2 weeks for shipping no matter where he was. Start the process now.
     
  7. Matt

    Matt Think before you post
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    who is the person over there? we might know him
     
  8. nsvwrx

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    post a thread about this over there too with his name in the title
     
  9. Mad Mallard

    Mad Mallard the mad mallard

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    yeah, i'd post a thread, saying that i want to avoid the resolution process, but am running out of options
     
  10. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

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    For future reference get cell phone numbers and email before you send money. I'm normally up front with buyers and give them this but most guys wont. Paypal will normally help you out like these guys said.
     
  11. Alex

    Alex Community Founder
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    Great advice!
     
  12. MarkM2016GTI

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    And hopefully the numbers or e-mails won't be bogus.....Paypal is a very reputable company though all in all...

    Mark
     
  13. mokinbird87

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    yea, i guess i was just too excited that i was able to buy a set of the prodrives for a good price.... thanks for all the input guys!
     
  14. SonicBoom

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    Sounds bad.. hope everything works out!
     

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