Dead Parhelia coming back to bite me in the ass

[Paddy]

do you have his money?

[Taz]

If he really thought he had a case he wouldn't be threatening you, he'd just do it.

[Indiana]

Maybe he thought he could repair the card and in this process broke the part off...?

[Tjalfe]

Sounds like he realized that he bought a borked card, so now he is trying to make an excuse to return it, by damaging the card himself...

[GT98]

Originally posted by bsdgeek
Did you ever tell him that there was no physical damage in an email? There is certainly no mention of it being physically OK in the auction.

So if you never told him there was no physical damage, all should be ok. I mean seriously, what would be one of the most likely causes of a card not working anyway?

I told him the problems with the card I had and made no mention of it being physically damaged. You can see in the auction photo that everything is intact on it.

[UtwigMU]

Well, perhaps this was his plan all along.

[ZokesPro]

Originally posted by UtwigMU
Well, perhaps this was his plan all along.

But then again, what would he gain from all this really?

[The PIT]

Got to be an ass hole to buy a dead card in the first place. I think I'm goping to start selling burn't out car wrecks on ebay if people are that dumb.

[ZokesPro]

Originally posted by The PIT
Got to be an ass hole to buy a dead card in the first place. I think I'm goping to start selling burn't out car wrecks on ebay if people are that dumb.

Yeah but then you'll end up fighting with the same kind of dumbasses that GT98 is dealing with.

[Gurm]

eBay OUGHT to protect you in cases like this.

You clearly stated that it was dead.

You never said it WASN'T damaged, physically.

You have pictures of the damage to the card, AND pictures of the undamaged card before shipment.

If the Post Office insured it, they will pay out. This "sworn statement" BS is just that - BS. They have to pay, that's why you buy the insurance. You could put it in a friggin' concrete box, guaranteeing damage... and if you insure it, and THEY STAMP IT AS INSURED, they'll pay.

This guy is trying to scam you. I've dealt with this kind before.

And back then I got screwed, because of the way PayPal used to be structured. No more. You're in the right, thank goodness.

- Gurm

[Brian R.]

I'll bet he thought he could make it work with a new BIOS or drivers and he assumed that you didn't know this was possible for you to try. Then he got the card and dropped it.

[KvHagedorn]

Gurm is right on the money, I'll wager.

BTW, I will never trust PayPal again. Money orders only. I don't care how long it takes.

[Gurm]

PayPal is more trustworthy now that it's owned by eBay. I still don't think I'd process more than $100 through there though.

- Gurm

[az]

How long do money orders take in the US? They're forbidden to take more than three weeks inside EU borders. Oh, and they MUST be free inside the EU, too, but some banks still try to charge you for EU-wide transfers.

AZ

[Gurm]

Well, the money order costs (usually less than a dollar) to write, but they're instantaneous... meaning that they are like cash.

If I walk into a bank or anywhere that accepts money orders, with appropriate ID, I walk out with cash. No waiting.

- Gurm