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Robert Heitner \(Yahoo\)
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Original poster
I got ripped for $100 for an mp3 player. The seller actually emailed me and
told me he knew it was broke but needed the money and he was "sorry". I left
his the worst negative feedback possible. That's all you can do.
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From: VOOM@yahoogroups.com [mailto:VOOM@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
thegrod
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 10:31 AM
To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [VOOM/DISH/OTA] Re: "Activated" Voom Box, how do I verify?
All that makes sense but we are talking about a $50 item, do you think the
FTC is going to jump on it? With Ebay, the victim can leave negative
feedback, if the seller is unresponsive in offering a refund, but the
shipping costs are not normally refunded so it's a poor exercise for
everyone. It is much more prudent to thoroughly querie your seller and
check his feedback. Make sure you ask the right questions, etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: <satguys2004@yahoo.com>
To: <VOOM@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 10:13 PM
Subject: [VOOM/DISH/OTA] Re: "Activated" Voom Box, how do I verify?
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> Any eBay Seller that represents in any way that the VOOM receiver can
> receive local stations, and the buyer finds it comes on and says "not
> activated call VOOM", must refund the purchase price and shipping. If
> seller refuses the buyer MUST notify eBay and the Federal Trade
> Commission. It is fraud to sell something for a use it cannot perform.
> We all must act to stop on-line fraud. It constitutes "Wire-Fraud" and
> is a serious crime. Just because it is wide spread does not diminish
> the seriousness.
>
> Some sellers may claim they were not aware of the problem, because they
> did not test it. However a seller has a legal obligation to take
> reasonable steps to assure the item selling will work for the intended
> use unless he states only that it is sold "as-is".
> Private sellers may well not be held to as high a standard as
> commercial sellers, but they still must deal honestly, and that means
> full refund if the buyer cannot use the item. eBay may only be able to
> yank the guy off eBay, but even that is worth going after.
>
>
> --
> Tony N, Posted this message at http://www.SatelliteGuys.US
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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told me he knew it was broke but needed the money and he was "sorry". I left
his the worst negative feedback possible. That's all you can do.
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From: VOOM@yahoogroups.com [mailto:VOOM@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
thegrod
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 10:31 AM
To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [VOOM/DISH/OTA] Re: "Activated" Voom Box, how do I verify?
All that makes sense but we are talking about a $50 item, do you think the
FTC is going to jump on it? With Ebay, the victim can leave negative
feedback, if the seller is unresponsive in offering a refund, but the
shipping costs are not normally refunded so it's a poor exercise for
everyone. It is much more prudent to thoroughly querie your seller and
check his feedback. Make sure you ask the right questions, etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: <satguys2004@yahoo.com>
To: <VOOM@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 10:13 PM
Subject: [VOOM/DISH/OTA] Re: "Activated" Voom Box, how do I verify?
>
> Any eBay Seller that represents in any way that the VOOM receiver can
> receive local stations, and the buyer finds it comes on and says "not
> activated call VOOM", must refund the purchase price and shipping. If
> seller refuses the buyer MUST notify eBay and the Federal Trade
> Commission. It is fraud to sell something for a use it cannot perform.
> We all must act to stop on-line fraud. It constitutes "Wire-Fraud" and
> is a serious crime. Just because it is wide spread does not diminish
> the seriousness.
>
> Some sellers may claim they were not aware of the problem, because they
> did not test it. However a seller has a legal obligation to take
> reasonable steps to assure the item selling will work for the intended
> use unless he states only that it is sold "as-is".
> Private sellers may well not be held to as high a standard as
> commercial sellers, but they still must deal honestly, and that means
> full refund if the buyer cannot use the item. eBay may only be able to
> yank the guy off eBay, but even that is worth going after.
>
>
> --
> Tony N, Posted this message at http://www.SatelliteGuys.US
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
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