So I bid on a generator and won......

I thought 'why not' and lost over $1000 an ebay item that was not as advertised and and also not packed properly and so was totally destroyed during shipping. It was clearly a case of both fraud and negligence. I even obtained an independent report that supported my claims but this did not help at all. Just more money lost.

The seller simply refused to answer any correspondence on the issue.

I tried the ebay methods of disupute resolution and all I got was a series of automatically generated crap and if I wish to file a complaint - GUESS WHAT - this cannot be done on the net - it was to be posted to America.

Do a little research and you will find that FRAUD is alive and well on ebay that allows people to register with any bogus email address.

It would now take hundreds of safe trades to offset the loss on this one item.
EBAY IS NOT SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sean

Yea agree Royce, Ive bought 100s of things off Ebay, only got stung once, that was last week a $10 Cranberries CD which turned up rooted.

I would hazzard a guess that most of the shonks are in USA, or Europe.

I only buy from people where I can get someone to go round and break bones if need be. Or people with good feedback, or business'.

Afternnon boys , I was in Motorgear this morning getting a few bearings ( who was crossing bogg holes in Toolangi? not me honey they just broke by them selves ) and noticed a new catologe with all the generators from China . All around the same price as ebay ,give or take $20.00 . why go ebay when you can touch the bloody thing , & know the window to throw it through when it dosnt work lol ( aimed @ trucksters comment lol )

mrs haze operates on ebay very regularly. If there is a problem ie auction winner goods not arrived, postal delay etc. no sleep for her,no fun for me! Its an ethical thing, but there are those who abuse it. mrs h has a 100%rating, but like others we did get dudded. It cost us $$'s to go to vic. to sort out an ebay problem. like they say, an eye for an eye!
There are bargains out there, but having said before -- caveat emptor
cheers haze

and LMFAO = laughing my fat arse off and ROFL = rolling on floor lauging

Sorry had to put my 2 bobs worth in.
lmfaoKind Regards
Karen & Geoff
(Happy holidaying)

There is another post going on the cheap Generator... see Post ID: 6881 or the below link if it works...

http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/View.asp?ForumQID=6881&Page=%2FForum%2FDefault%2Easp%3FDisplaySet%3DBoth%26Search%3D1%26Keywords%3Dgenerator%26PN%3D1

Matt.