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| Thread ID: 28658 | 2002-12-27 07:09:00 | Help with a TradeMe deal gone wrong | Chilling_Silence (9) | Press F1 |
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| 109214 | 2002-12-27 07:09:00 | I ran a closed ad on trademe.co.nz and had somebody respond to my Ad (Asking for a phone faceplate). A person responded saying they had 2 for $XX plus postage, I replied asking for their bank account. They promptly mailed back with the account details and told me to include my postage details when I emailed back yet again letting the person know when itd gone through. I did, 3 times, and then another 2 or so asking what had happened. I just sent the person an email saying that I had waited over 3 weeks since deposited the money and sent them my bank details asking that it be be re-deposited into my account before next thursday, which would have made it 4 weeks after I made the deposit. What are my rights in this situation, I've kept all the emails and stuff. What can I do if they dont make contact or refuse to re-deposit it and refuse to send it? How long is acceptable delay, as all my other auctions etc (Buying and selling) have taken less than a week all up to complete! Thanks all Chilling_Silence |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 109215 | 2002-12-27 07:30:00 | Accordint to Trade Me, negative feedback is all you can do, unless you want to go to the Police, but I guess it wasn't enough money involved to have them spend 5 minutes on. | wotz (335) | ||
| 109216 | 2002-12-27 07:42:00 | Hi Chilling, What a horrible thing to have happen. In future 'Safe Trader' would be the way to go as protection especially for large $ items. I had a quick look & it seems that ASB acts as a 'trust' until both parties are satisfied. Not sure if there is an extra fee for that service but I'm guessing that there is. Pauline. |
Pauline (641) | ||
| 109217 | 2002-12-27 08:10:00 | You have given that person a deadline of next Thursday to contact, post goods or refund so I would wait until then. Did you have a look at that traders feedback comments? Was there anything to suggest that this has happened before? If nothing has happened by next Thursday, your only choice is to leave some rather negative comments in that person's feedback, and perhaps have that person suspended from further trading at TradeMe. |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 109218 | 2002-12-27 08:15:00 | Hi chilling I would go to the Police theft is theft They should be able to obtain the persons address from the bank account details you obtained.They could go to them and ask what the story is. Trev |
drys (347) | ||
| 109219 | 2002-12-27 08:48:00 | I shall start by saying that I wash my hands before I say anything but I have been down a similar road with an auction at trademe. I bidded on an item on trademe & won, so I deposited the money & gave mailing address then that's where it stopped. So I stayed proffessional for a few weeks & didn't loose my temper. But still nothing happend. The item was worth a couple of hundred dollars & I was getting desperate so I called a bluff. I sent an email saying that I have contacted the police & that if the auction was not resolved by xx/xx/xx that this would give the police the athority to access your details through your account number. The next day it turned up . I know what your thinking (dodgy and illegal) But the p....k try to take me for a ride. With that said the guy was new & did not support safe trader & had a hot mail address. Once again I am not recomending this just sharing an experience. Because calling a bluff is calling a bluff & if the other guy was to take it any futher what would of happend? |
Ron Bakker (356) | ||
| 109220 | 2002-12-27 12:53:00 | You can let Trademe know about this and they can take some action. I personally would not be happy doing business with someone using only a Hotmail address for TradeMe deals. A hotmail address is basically a spam box. If you have their true bank details as someone said the police can take it from there. I must say I have not had a bad experience on TradeMe but have had a couple that tested my patience. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 109221 | 2002-12-27 20:06:00 | >Hi chilling I would go to the Police theft is theft Well no, it's not theft, you willingly handed the coin over. However false pretences were used, therefore its fraud! From what i've seen of the NZ police petty theft is something that they tend to do the paperwork on and thats about it. If it were theft expect no result. However this is fraud, and fraud is something they will more than likely get their teeth into, particually if this person is making a habit of this. .Clueless |
Clueless (181) | ||
| 109222 | 2002-12-27 20:54:00 | Tell us the name of this guy, so we can all avoid him (or her)... Ron24... |
Ron24 (337) | ||
| 109223 | 2002-12-27 20:56:00 | >Tell us the name of this guy, so we can all avoid him (or her)... Or send the boys round! :D .Clueless |
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