EBAY SELLER albob67 - BAD EBAY ETHICS!!
the link above is for the item in question...
as you can see it is a lili ledy cloud car pilot (that checks out and is correct). some paint rub.. (listed yes) and STIFF LIMBS.... this is where the problems begin...
i always clean my figures before they get into my collection, so i cleaned it and notices a fray of cotton thread poking out from one of the shoulder joints, so i thought ill get that out. I pulled it out but had to unwind it from around the joint! i unwound it completely to find what was a STIFF LIMB was now a very LOOSE limb!!
I inspected all the other joints to find this unsavoury little fix done to both legs aswell!! i left the cotton in with the legs and thought id contact the seller on this...
bearing in mind i have bought an R5-D4 iff him before and gave him positive feedback, i thought this guy must be sound...
i emailed him this...
hi, recieved the cloud car pilot today...
i spotted that cotton has been tightly wrapped around the limb joints as a D.I.Y. botch job to make the limbs tight again. so basically its a loose limbed figure with a cotton repair to stiffen up the limbs.
this was not stated in the listing and I definatly do not want to have a botched figure for Ã'£16!
im not blaming you for this - you may have got it in this condition and not realised.
anyways i would like to have a full refund including postage (Ã'£18) since its not quite the item described in your listing.
kind regards
he replied ;
what are you talking about by cotton botch job.i dont understand.i only give refunds where item is not as stated.
my reply ;
what i mean is that this figure had loose limbs and some one has wound cotton around the limb joins to stiffen up the limbs so they are not loose anymore.
thats why i want a refund.
cheers
he replied ;
i always sell quality figures .i do not tamper or try to make them appear better .see my feedback.i only have one neg ,and thats cos he ripped me off.item was described as is .so your refund claim has been turned down.leave me a negative ,i will do same for you .as for cotton bound never heard of it before .please do not bid on my auctions anymore as you are banned
my reply ;
if you leave me a negative i will report you to ebay as all i have done is to try to resolve this situation with you pleasantly.
if you read my email properly u will see i am NOT blaming you for this tampering. (these things can be easy to miss if you buy bulk lots etc)
Since you have a 7 day return and refund policy on your listing i will be taking up that offer and returning it recorded delivery for a refund.
if you do not accept this i will be forced to contact ebay about this as you would be in breach of their listing terms.
many thanks
AS you can see i NEVER actually blamed him for the tampered joints i said to him he could well have picked them up in a bulk lot he grabbed from somewhere and listed it on ebay without a proper check. The cotton was well tucked in and i think i disturbed it with a wet toothbrush while i was cleaning it.
As you can see in short
1 he wont take responsibility for the tampering (whether he did it or aquired it like it)
2 he REFUSES to refund me
3 he THREATENS to leave ME a negative IF i give him his WELL DESERVED NEGATIVE.
4 he says im BANNED FROM HIS AUCTION LISTINGS!!! can you believe that!!! thats funny since i wouldn't EVER bid off him again for being treated so badly!!!
yes he has good feedback... but i wonder how many others may have given in when threatened with neg feedback in return.
Im going to leave him a NEG anyways even if he want to give me one back in return...
Anyone got a good response i could write back if he leaves me a negative in return?????
He ignored my last reply to add to the story.
it now looks like the only way i can deal with this idiot is with a paypal dispute.
My advise is stay clear!!!!!!!!
this post is in IOP and RS also so as many peeps can avoid this idiot!
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO VOTE ON THIS THE MORE RESPONSE THE BETTER
thanks for reading
the link above is for the item in question...
as you can see it is a lili ledy cloud car pilot (that checks out and is correct). some paint rub.. (listed yes) and STIFF LIMBS.... this is where the problems begin...
i always clean my figures before they get into my collection, so i cleaned it and notices a fray of cotton thread poking out from one of the shoulder joints, so i thought ill get that out. I pulled it out but had to unwind it from around the joint! i unwound it completely to find what was a STIFF LIMB was now a very LOOSE limb!!
I inspected all the other joints to find this unsavoury little fix done to both legs aswell!! i left the cotton in with the legs and thought id contact the seller on this...
bearing in mind i have bought an R5-D4 iff him before and gave him positive feedback, i thought this guy must be sound...
i emailed him this...
hi, recieved the cloud car pilot today...
i spotted that cotton has been tightly wrapped around the limb joints as a D.I.Y. botch job to make the limbs tight again. so basically its a loose limbed figure with a cotton repair to stiffen up the limbs.
this was not stated in the listing and I definatly do not want to have a botched figure for Ã'£16!
im not blaming you for this - you may have got it in this condition and not realised.
anyways i would like to have a full refund including postage (Ã'£18) since its not quite the item described in your listing.
kind regards
he replied ;
what are you talking about by cotton botch job.i dont understand.i only give refunds where item is not as stated.
my reply ;
what i mean is that this figure had loose limbs and some one has wound cotton around the limb joins to stiffen up the limbs so they are not loose anymore.
thats why i want a refund.
cheers
he replied ;
i always sell quality figures .i do not tamper or try to make them appear better .see my feedback.i only have one neg ,and thats cos he ripped me off.item was described as is .so your refund claim has been turned down.leave me a negative ,i will do same for you .as for cotton bound never heard of it before .please do not bid on my auctions anymore as you are banned
my reply ;
if you leave me a negative i will report you to ebay as all i have done is to try to resolve this situation with you pleasantly.
if you read my email properly u will see i am NOT blaming you for this tampering. (these things can be easy to miss if you buy bulk lots etc)
Since you have a 7 day return and refund policy on your listing i will be taking up that offer and returning it recorded delivery for a refund.
if you do not accept this i will be forced to contact ebay about this as you would be in breach of their listing terms.
many thanks
AS you can see i NEVER actually blamed him for the tampered joints i said to him he could well have picked them up in a bulk lot he grabbed from somewhere and listed it on ebay without a proper check. The cotton was well tucked in and i think i disturbed it with a wet toothbrush while i was cleaning it.
As you can see in short
1 he wont take responsibility for the tampering (whether he did it or aquired it like it)
2 he REFUSES to refund me
3 he THREATENS to leave ME a negative IF i give him his WELL DESERVED NEGATIVE.
4 he says im BANNED FROM HIS AUCTION LISTINGS!!! can you believe that!!! thats funny since i wouldn't EVER bid off him again for being treated so badly!!!
yes he has good feedback... but i wonder how many others may have given in when threatened with neg feedback in return.
Im going to leave him a NEG anyways even if he want to give me one back in return...
Anyone got a good response i could write back if he leaves me a negative in return?????
He ignored my last reply to add to the story.
it now looks like the only way i can deal with this idiot is with a paypal dispute.
My advise is stay clear!!!!!!!!
this post is in IOP and RS also so as many peeps can avoid this idiot!
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO VOTE ON THIS THE MORE RESPONSE THE BETTER
thanks for reading
