If it helps, that happened to me last year too.<br><br>Again seller was 99% positive, selling a smart phone. He was in Montreal too,<br>so I said I can take legal action if needed. To avoid Paypal Fees for him and get<br>a discount I suggested to pay directly, and he agreed.<br>
<br>I paid via Interac email transfer and never heard back from him. Only then did <br>others started giving bad reviews since they never received the goods.<br><br>Contacted the courts here and in Quebec, and effectively it is a lost case. A court<br>
order in Ontario is not enforcable in Quebec, and you can't sue in Quebec unless<br>you live there!<br><br>Contacted police who took all the info and investigated and said that there is<br>little if any chance of getting the money back.<br>
<br>So, yes, beware. It happens to all of us, even those like me advise others to be<br>aware of wining the lottery scams and such.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Raul Suarez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rarsa@yahoo.com">rarsa@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">----- Original Message ----<br>
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From: Rick <<a href="mailto:rickm@golden.net">rickm@golden.net</a>><br>
> After seeing your response and John's response, I feel like<br>
> the Grinch. Must be this eBay fraud ... from a 99.9% positive<br>
> eBay seller of over 1400 items!<br>
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I consider myself tek savvy but I know I am people witless:<br>
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Before going on vacations to Mexico I "bought" a screen replacement for a PSP on eBay. Also 99.9% positive seller. I was waiting for it when I finally got time for me to travel to Mexico. I made the mistake of sending an email to the seller "If you haven's sent it, please send it in four weeks". Well, I came back but the screen never showed up. I sent emails, and he would say "I am out of screens right now but next week..." eventually changing to "Sure I will refund your money" eventually, after the grace time for complains had passed. no more communications. no more emails, nothing.<br>
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So, I've increased my internet accumen: Buy online? sure, but only from reputable sellers even if it costs more.<br>
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