Some ebay users really piss me off!!!!
Dec 31, 2004 | 09:57 AM
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Nice deal on the Eaton!
I used eBay for some of the purchases during the engine build. Almost every time it turned into a bidding war with some sniper and THEN I would get the "second chance" offer for my max bid. I told each one sell it to me for my original winning bid before getting sniped but never got a response. It is called phantom bidding and is a way for sellers to avoid minumum bids or reserves. Sellers use multiple accounts or friends to bid up items. It is illegal and very hard to prove. Pisses me off. Even PayPal turns out to be a horrible deal if you have a dispute.
BTW, I got great deals on this site and never got burned ( luckily ).
I used eBay for some of the purchases during the engine build. Almost every time it turned into a bidding war with some sniper and THEN I would get the "second chance" offer for my max bid. I told each one sell it to me for my original winning bid before getting sniped but never got a response. It is called phantom bidding and is a way for sellers to avoid minumum bids or reserves. Sellers use multiple accounts or friends to bid up items. It is illegal and very hard to prove. Pisses me off. Even PayPal turns out to be a horrible deal if you have a dispute.
BTW, I got great deals on this site and never got burned ( luckily ).
Dec 31, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ktmrider
Nice deal on the Eaton!
I used eBay for some of the purchases during the engine build. Almost every time it turned into a bidding war with some sniper and THEN I would get the "second chance" offer for my max bid. I told each one sell it to me for my original winning bid before getting sniped but never got a response. It is called phantom bidding and is a way for sellers to avoid minumum bids or reserves. Sellers use multiple accounts or friends to bid up items. It is illegal and very hard to prove. Pisses me off. Even PayPal turns out to be a horrible deal if you have a dispute.
BTW, I got great deals on this site and never got burned ( luckily ).
I used eBay for some of the purchases during the engine build. Almost every time it turned into a bidding war with some sniper and THEN I would get the "second chance" offer for my max bid. I told each one sell it to me for my original winning bid before getting sniped but never got a response. It is called phantom bidding and is a way for sellers to avoid minumum bids or reserves. Sellers use multiple accounts or friends to bid up items. It is illegal and very hard to prove. Pisses me off. Even PayPal turns out to be a horrible deal if you have a dispute.
BTW, I got great deals on this site and never got burned ( luckily ).
Dec 31, 2004 | 05:08 PM
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HPTuners isn't shipping anything this week, or last week (Christmas week). My order, which was recieved before Christmas, is still waiting to be shipped.
I sure as hell wished I would have known that before placing my order. That means, they have been sitting on my order and my money for 2 weeks now.
I sure as hell wished I would have known that before placing my order. That means, they have been sitting on my order and my money for 2 weeks now.
Jan 1, 2005 | 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Flyer
HPTuners isn't shipping anything this week, or last week (Christmas week). My order, which was recieved before Christmas, is still waiting to be shipped.
I sure as hell wished I would have known that before placing my order. That means, they have been sitting on my order and my money for 2 weeks now.
I sure as hell wished I would have known that before placing my order. That means, they have been sitting on my order and my money for 2 weeks now.
Anyway, thanks for the info.
GMC_DUDE
Jan 1, 2005 | 11:22 AM
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yeah me and my friend both ordered stuff from ebay and this was like 3 days ago and we still have not heard anything back on either of our orders he finally filed a complaint with paypal and they are starting an investigation if he does not respond and i am a new ebay user so this isnt blowing my skirt up too much to be honest with you glad it worked out though wish me luck on mine
Jan 1, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by GMC_DUDE
Flyer, would you believe about 1/2 hour before reading your post I sent both their e-mail and their forum a nastygram asking "Where the L is my HPTuners?". I don't know how you came across your info, but would it really have killed them to put a post on their forum saying they weren't shipping during the holidays???
Anyway, thanks for the info.
GMC_DUDE
Anyway, thanks for the info.
GMC_DUDE
I was also told that cannot and will not expedite my order once they do begin shipping again.
I need this stuff for more than just tuning my truck. I have a couple of folks lined out to tune their trucks and could really use the income.
Jan 1, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sfj
yeah me and my friend both ordered stuff from ebay and this was like 3 days ago and we still have not heard anything back on either of our orders he finally filed a complaint with paypal and they are starting an investigation if he does not respond and i am a new ebay user so this isnt blowing my skirt up too much to be honest with you glad it worked out though wish me luck on mine
Jan 1, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by chris99gmc
so where exactly did you get this Eaton for so cheap? what's the sellers name?