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There is only one word I can think of that adequately describes how I feel about this current paypal claim against me: Flabbergasted.
I cannot believe this buyer has the gall to actually file a pay pal claim after receiving a MacBook I sold him on eBay on OCTOBER 28TH - 3 DAYS AGO. (USPS Delivery Confirmation # 0307 1790 0002 6840 5350.) I received an email from the buyer on the 28th that only stated the MacBook was a 2.0GHz model and not a 2.16GHz model. He never said anything about the MacBook having any technical problems. So why did he wait until Saturday night? In the email, he says:
"hi, did you know that is NOT Core 2 Duo? Or you just sent me the
wrong item? Anyway, it is 2.0G core duo. Not 2.16 G Core 2 Duo as
in the ad. Thank you for your fast shipment though."
He asks a question about the processor speed, but it is apparent he is content with the item as he says "Thank you for the fast shipment THOUGH."
So why did he wait until Saturday to file the claim? Very suspicious.
Yes we were all new to eBay once, however my track record as a seller speaks for itself. I have been an eBay member since 2005 and I have NEVER had to have an item returned to me, and issue a full refund due to it being defective, which brings up another point:
Defective, really? Defective..... Interesting.
I purchased the item from a fellow eBayer on 18, September 2008 for $650. (See eBay item Auction # :330271361525) Funny, the seller said the laptop was in excellent working condition and so did I in my listing. In fact in the 1 month I had that MacBook, I logged at least 10 hours a day on that MacBook and never ONCE had a problem with it. I used that MacBook to sell it on eBay and used it right up until the day I sold it and shipped it out (With $500 shipping insurance) with a heavy heart. I get attached to all of my Apples.
My question is, what happened when it reached Rhode Island?
Surely the buyer would've voiced his malcontent if the item was damaged upon opening it - he didn't.
So we know it wasn't USPS who "damaged" the MacBook.
I used it without any problems. I boxed it and shipped it, and I know I could've re-opened that box, turn it back on and it would work perfectly.
So what happened when it reached Rhode Island?
The buyer never said anything was wrong with the MacBook in the email he sent me - sent the day he received the item.
To see if it is a 2GHz model MacBook, you have to boot it up fully to the operating system...So it worked fine then too.
What happened in those 48 hours after?
The item was purchased by me for $650 a little over a month ago and re-sold by me for $550. Funny....Technically it would've been completely logical to re-sell the MacBook at $650 and expect to get the full $650. However, I am an HONEST seller and I know if I was a potential buyer, I would be very disappointed to get a MacBook that is in fair cosmetic condition regardless of how flawlessly it performs mechanically. Thus I removed $100 from the item, and this buyer bought it within 2 hours. Not only did I ship the MacBook out to him four days after him purchasing the item, I was constantly harassed by him during those 4 days with incriminating emails calling me a "scammer" and "deadbeat". (It's not meaningless made-up slander. I have the emails.) Regarless I left him positive feedback after he sent me that email letting me know he received it.
Thus we can make the conclusion it was in perfect mechanical condition leaving Florida and arriving at his house in Rhode Island. It must have been fully functional that Thursday he received it, or he would've complained then.
So what happened in those 48 hours?
Regardless it is not my fault or problem.
The laptop was in perfect functional condition when I shipped it.
What this buyer says is extremely suspicious.
The fact of the matter is, if the MacBook was having technical problems like he described - he would have NOT been able to even boot to the operating system and see that the laptop is indeed a 2GHz model and not 2.16 GHz. (Why he wants $50 for it being a 2GHz model is beyond me.)
By my statements alone, we can fully see the MacBook was in functional condition as described by my listing in eBay. Whatever happened in the last 48 hours that made the MacBook do what it is currently doing now, is not caused by myself, or by my actions directly or indirectly when I had owned this MacBook.
What's my plan?
Well more than likely it's going to get shipped back to me.
Know what I'm going to do? I'm going to take my G4 Powerbook's hard drive, and put it in there and say "OH LOOK IT DOESN'T WORK! HE DID SOMETHING!THERE'S A DIFFERENT HARD DRIVE IN IT!!! "
Why am I doing that? The laptop worked perfectly when I sold it. I'm not dealing with this BS and having to refund a jerk money. Is it a jerk thing to do? Absolutely. However to survive in life, sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire.
I cannot believe this buyer has the gall to actually file a pay pal claim after receiving a MacBook I sold him on eBay on OCTOBER 28TH - 3 DAYS AGO. (USPS Delivery Confirmation # 0307 1790 0002 6840 5350.) I received an email from the buyer on the 28th that only stated the MacBook was a 2.0GHz model and not a 2.16GHz model. He never said anything about the MacBook having any technical problems. So why did he wait until Saturday night? In the email, he says:
"hi, did you know that is NOT Core 2 Duo? Or you just sent me the
wrong item? Anyway, it is 2.0G core duo. Not 2.16 G Core 2 Duo as
in the ad. Thank you for your fast shipment though."
He asks a question about the processor speed, but it is apparent he is content with the item as he says "Thank you for the fast shipment THOUGH."
So why did he wait until Saturday to file the claim? Very suspicious.
Yes we were all new to eBay once, however my track record as a seller speaks for itself. I have been an eBay member since 2005 and I have NEVER had to have an item returned to me, and issue a full refund due to it being defective, which brings up another point:
Defective, really? Defective..... Interesting.
I purchased the item from a fellow eBayer on 18, September 2008 for $650. (See eBay item Auction # :330271361525) Funny, the seller said the laptop was in excellent working condition and so did I in my listing. In fact in the 1 month I had that MacBook, I logged at least 10 hours a day on that MacBook and never ONCE had a problem with it. I used that MacBook to sell it on eBay and used it right up until the day I sold it and shipped it out (With $500 shipping insurance) with a heavy heart. I get attached to all of my Apples.
My question is, what happened when it reached Rhode Island?
Surely the buyer would've voiced his malcontent if the item was damaged upon opening it - he didn't.
So we know it wasn't USPS who "damaged" the MacBook.
I used it without any problems. I boxed it and shipped it, and I know I could've re-opened that box, turn it back on and it would work perfectly.
So what happened when it reached Rhode Island?
The buyer never said anything was wrong with the MacBook in the email he sent me - sent the day he received the item.
To see if it is a 2GHz model MacBook, you have to boot it up fully to the operating system...So it worked fine then too.
What happened in those 48 hours after?
The item was purchased by me for $650 a little over a month ago and re-sold by me for $550. Funny....Technically it would've been completely logical to re-sell the MacBook at $650 and expect to get the full $650. However, I am an HONEST seller and I know if I was a potential buyer, I would be very disappointed to get a MacBook that is in fair cosmetic condition regardless of how flawlessly it performs mechanically. Thus I removed $100 from the item, and this buyer bought it within 2 hours. Not only did I ship the MacBook out to him four days after him purchasing the item, I was constantly harassed by him during those 4 days with incriminating emails calling me a "scammer" and "deadbeat". (It's not meaningless made-up slander. I have the emails.) Regarless I left him positive feedback after he sent me that email letting me know he received it.
Thus we can make the conclusion it was in perfect mechanical condition leaving Florida and arriving at his house in Rhode Island. It must have been fully functional that Thursday he received it, or he would've complained then.
So what happened in those 48 hours?
Regardless it is not my fault or problem.
The laptop was in perfect functional condition when I shipped it.
What this buyer says is extremely suspicious.
The fact of the matter is, if the MacBook was having technical problems like he described - he would have NOT been able to even boot to the operating system and see that the laptop is indeed a 2GHz model and not 2.16 GHz. (Why he wants $50 for it being a 2GHz model is beyond me.)
By my statements alone, we can fully see the MacBook was in functional condition as described by my listing in eBay. Whatever happened in the last 48 hours that made the MacBook do what it is currently doing now, is not caused by myself, or by my actions directly or indirectly when I had owned this MacBook.
What's my plan?
Well more than likely it's going to get shipped back to me.
Know what I'm going to do? I'm going to take my G4 Powerbook's hard drive, and put it in there and say "OH LOOK IT DOESN'T WORK! HE DID SOMETHING!THERE'S A DIFFERENT HARD DRIVE IN IT!!! "
Why am I doing that? The laptop worked perfectly when I sold it. I'm not dealing with this BS and having to refund a jerk money. Is it a jerk thing to do? Absolutely. However to survive in life, sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire.