I just paid $500 for a Wii and got screwed - GoFuckYourself.com

Splum · 12-05-2006, 05:14 AM

I think I got screwed I just paid $500 for a Wii the other day, dude said he was gonna UPS it. When I emailed him for the tracking number no answer. What is my recourse.

Basic_man · 12-05-2006, 05:15 AM

I hope you paid via Paypal dude !!

Twisted Dave · 12-05-2006, 05:15 AM

If you paid PayPal, you can get him fucked by contacting them.

Splum · 12-05-2006, 05:36 AM

Yes Paypal, wow thank god for paypal never thought I would say that

Klen · 12-05-2006, 05:42 AM

That's way there is services like escrow to ensure succesful transfer.

Stephen McTowelie · 12-05-2006, 05:44 AM

contact paypal and if he's legit you'll get an answer straight back apologising with some lame excuse and if he's a scammer he wont answer paypal and they'll take the money off him very hard to scam through paypal they're pretty much always on the buyers side whether the buyers right or not !

Still waiting for the release of the wii over here in blighty so would like to know what your guys opinions of it are ?

DutchTeenCash · 12-05-2006, 05:58 AM

contact paypal

if he has the money sitting in his account its back in zero secs, if he took it out its harder but they can charge his card

ForteCash · 12-05-2006, 05:59 AM

Wii's are going for $500? damn.

Doctor Dre · 12-05-2006, 06:09 AM

Fill a buyer complaint ASAP... ;)

They offer buyer protection for ebay items too.

bobby666 · 12-05-2006, 07:06 AM

sounds bad that deal

MikeSmoke · 12-05-2006, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ForteCash

Wii's are going for $500? damn.

don't know where you are, but here you can look on Craig's List, get them for under $400, and make a person-to-person transfer without worrying about delivery.

Screaming · 12-05-2006, 03:00 PM

If you can get your $ back, I belive Ive got 1 wii left. I'd sell it for 5

Dagwolf · 12-05-2006, 03:02 PM

I'm not gonna panic. I'm planning to get one AFTER Christmas.

sicone · 12-05-2006, 03:02 PM

hope you get your game or your money back

CaptainWolfy · 12-05-2006, 03:13 PM

don't worry be happy everything is going to be all right!

RRRED · 12-05-2006, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splum

I think I got screwed I just paid $500 for a Wii the other day, dude said he was gonna UPS it. When I emailed him for the tracking number no answer. What is my recourse.

Getting screwed sucks.

squishypimp · 12-05-2006, 03:25 PM

file paypal complaint asap

Sosa · 12-05-2006, 03:30 PM

def contact paypal right away. good luck getting your money back or atleast having the wii show up

Violetta · 12-05-2006, 03:43 PM

did you sort it out by now?

DraX · 12-05-2006, 03:46 PM

hope you get it fixed

CaptainWolfy · 12-05-2006, 04:06 PM

only one more for me!

flashfire · 12-05-2006, 04:10 PM

I just got 3 xbox 360 controllers from some dude...none of them work

gonna file with paypal protection....it has come through for me in the past

cool1 · 12-05-2006, 04:14 PM

For sure file with paypal fast.
I have been screwed a couple of time using ebay and everytime I file it with paypal I get my cash back.
So hopefully you have the same kind of luck.

Splum · 12-06-2006, 08:30 PM

Got my Wii, its fucking kicking ass immersive, gonna kill the PS3 easily.

madawgz · 12-06-2006, 08:32 PM

well give the guy a little more time, i think you have something like 2 months to get your money back

edgeprod · 12-06-2006, 08:33 PM

$500? Wow, man, they're in stock here. So is PS3 and Xbox 360. I walked into a store the other day, NO preorder, and was able to buy systems.

When you get your Wii, toss me your Wii number!

KrisKross · 12-06-2006, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by madawgz

well give the guy a little more time, i think you have something like 2 months to get your money back

You didn't even bother to read the post right before yours?

Fucking idiot.

Juicy George · 12-06-2006, 08:34 PM

Wii came out at midnight last night here in Australia. We had 6 of them yesterday! ;)

notabook · 12-06-2006, 08:45 PM

Glad you got your system. Just for everyone else who pays via PayPal... *always* pay via Credit Card (that's on file with PP), that way if PayPal can't help you can always do a chargeback. Never pay via echeck or let them take funds from your bank account or you are pretty much fucked.

edgeprod · 12-06-2006, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by KrisKross

You didn't even bother to read the post right before yours?

Fucking idiot.

*points and laughs at you*

There's a TWO minute difference between the posts. I posted AFTER Madawgz, and the guy's post wasn't there when *I* posted it.

Careful with the "fucking idiot" label, because I think it applies to YOU in this case.

woj · 12-06-2006, 08:53 PM

so a day has passed and you are panicking already? In the worst case you will just call up your cc company and chargeback the purchase...

notabook · 12-06-2006, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by woj

so a day has passed and you are panicking already? In the worst case you will just call up your cc company and chargeback the purchase...

Trouble is a lot of people have PP setup to go through their bank account, rather than a credit card. In that case you can't call up your cc company and chargeback. That's why I posted what I did a few posts up... paypal sucks on helping people in a timely manor, their fraud protection shit is pretty weak. *never* send payment via PP with a echeck or let PP pull funds from your bank account, always use a credit card.

KrisKross · 12-06-2006, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edgeprod

*points and laughs at you*

There's a TWO minute difference between the posts. I posted AFTER Madawgz, and the guy's post wasn't there when *I* posted it.

Careful with the "fucking idiot" label, because I think it applies to YOU in this case.

The post prior to Splum's was made 28 hours earlier, which would've put it on page 7 of threads. You're telling me that both yourself and madawgz found the thread and replied at the same time that Splum was giving an update on the situation?

edgeprod · 12-06-2006, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrisKross

The post prior to Splum's was made 28 hours earlier, which would've put it on page 7 of threads. You're telling me that both yourself and madawgz found the thread and replied at the same time that Splum was giving an update on the situation?

Yup! Madawgz and I share the same cardboard box. Hard to believe but true.

Splum: Today, 10:30 PM
madawgz: Today, 10:32 PM
edgeprod: Today, 10:33 PM

KrisKross · 12-06-2006, 09:47 PM

edgeprod and madawgz are the same people!!!!

;)

NemesiS876 · 12-06-2006, 09:56 PM

I can not help you , sorry ...

adultchica · 12-06-2006, 09:59 PM

glad you got it! Disaster averted...

Pipeline Q · 12-06-2006, 10:00 PM

glad it worked out. i'm too paranoid to buy big things on ebay from regular people. i usually only bid when they have large feedback numbers.

edgeprod · 12-06-2006, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrisKross

edgeprod and madawgz are the same people!!!!

Kill me now.

r-c-e · 12-06-2006, 10:25 PM

Wii's are only $400AUD? You paid $500USD?

Been playing the Wii all day and I love it!

rowan · 12-06-2006, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by notabook

Glad you got your system. Just for everyone else who pays via PayPal... *always* pay via Credit Card (that's on file with PP), that way if PayPal can't help you can always do a chargeback. Never pay via echeck or let them take funds from your bank account or you are pretty much fucked.

A chargeback may get your $ back but you can kiss your paypal account bye bye...

Aquarius · 12-06-2006, 10:33 PM

As everyone said: contact paypal ASAP.

notabook · 12-06-2006, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowan

A chargeback may get your $ back but you can kiss your paypal account bye bye...

It takes about 30-45 minutes where I live to open up a new bank account + paypal account, so depending on the price of the item it may well be worth it.

vvq · 12-06-2006, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notabook

*never* send payment via PP with a echeck or let PP pull funds from your bank account, always use a credit card.

Why? You can still recover your funds.

Vitasoy · 12-07-2006, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splum

Got my Wii, its fucking kicking ass immersive, gonna kill the PS3 easily.

Glad you got the system..

notabook · 12-07-2006, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by vvq

Why? You can still recover your funds.

Completely situational and depends on how good of mood the PP jerk who is reading your complaint is in. PP's fraud protection is nice in theory, completely useless most of the time. They accidentally stated as such @ the UK PayPal LOL, they actually had it in brackets that their fraud protection program was fairly useless.

Chris · 12-07-2006, 07:37 AM

i sold some shit on ebay awhile ago
and i sent the product
and i am almost 100% sure the guy got the product
but he said he never did
so sent another product + half his money back and the douche still filed with paypal and got all his money back without any problem at all

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Splum Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 6,195	I just paid $500 for a Wii and got screwed I think I got screwed I just paid $500 for a Wii the other day, dude said he was gonna UPS it. When I emailed him for the tracking number no answer. What is my recourse.

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flashfire ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,098	I just got 3 xbox 360 controllers from some dude...none of them work gonna file with paypal protection....it has come through for me in the past

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12-06-2006, 08:30 PM	#24
Splum Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 6,195	Got my Wii, its fucking kicking ass immersive, gonna kill the PS3 easily.

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edgeprod Permanently Gone Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 10,019	$500? Wow, man, they're in stock here. So is PS3 and Xbox 360. I walked into a store the other day, NO preorder, and was able to buy systems. When you get your Wii, toss me your Wii number!

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r-c-e Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,070	Wii's are only $400AUD? You paid $500USD? Been playing the Wii all day and I love it!

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