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Agreed. I just remembered I bought a speedometer cable from RockAuto, specific to console shift small block 67 barracuda. Guess what....about a foot too long. Contacted RockAuto. They said to ship it back and they will credit me purchase price only. So pay $20 to ship an $11 speedometer back?
I ended up giving the cable to a member on here for free.
john dodge said:
that's just plain d=bullshit..if you saw the pics and bought ..too bad...its not a retail( business) transaction....where warranty and fitment issues are addressed..they are used parts...this is bullshit trivial garbage on the buyers side...you should try buyin from the other side of the world..and finding the parts you bought from reputable business houses are wrong, packed or labelled wrong...different model etc..we cant send back,,the shipping is horrendous..we just suck it up, or onsell....
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I guess it depends on if you look at this as a problem or an opportunity. Aren't the 70 bumpers a ton lighter because you don't have the soft crash technology? I'd buy the lighter bumpers, sell the heavy ones to someone wanting to do a correct resto and come out lightyears ahead.
 
I'm not taking any sides here, I've bought a ton of stuff from all over. rarely have I gotten something that I couldn't use. in this case , I wouldn't be ******* crying like a little baby , I would have already made them work or resold them for what I paid. Jesus Christ grow up , it's the internet not walmart
 
I gotta ask this. The OP said he hi lighted the numbers, then would he have not checked to see if in fact what year they are so he knew what he was selling. I would assume so, and I would of bought them. I would be disappointed. I know assuming gets u into trouble. Kim
 
If the part is as advertised then yeah for the seller. If the parts are not as advertised then boo for the seller.
 
Our hobby is like gambling . It cost money and so does gambling. A man scared of his money is in the wrong hobby. And if he's scared of his money he need not gamble. Just saying....
 
oldkimmer said:
I gotta ask this. The OP said he hi lighted the numbers, then would he have not checked to see if in fact what year they are so he knew what he was selling. I would assume so, and I would of bought them. I would be disappointed. I know assuming gets u into trouble. Kim
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I did put some paint on the part numbers but could never find info other than what was posted here. I bought these as 73 brackets, I never verified the part numbers from a parts book, just took pics and posted them. I offered to give him the part numbers so he could verify if they worked for his application. He never acknowledged that fact and I assumed he knew what the brackets were by the pics and could use them...

Just waiting in PayPal to make a decision.... prolly gonna bite me in the *** like normal.

Riddler
 
I'll try to be short and sweet about this.
A couple of years ago a guy on here needed to replace his rear frame rails on a '74 Dart, the last foot or so. (Impact style rear bumper)
I was planning a visit to my brother and it's also where i keep my parts cars which is about a 400 mile round trip.
Thought i would be nice and get them for him without making a special trip.
I cut them out of a '72 Duster, boxed them up, and sent them out.
The guy paid me $50 for the rails, and $50 for shipping.
He waited a month and when he went to install them, noticed that the support plate wasn't in the rails i sent, and wanted a refund.
I told him that when we discussed this originally, he could take his support plate out of his old ones and weld them in to the older rails and drill another hole. That is what was agreed upon before i even sent them.
He changed his mind, and wanted correct ones to start with.
I ended up going back out there (in a snow storm i may add) and cut out some other ones out of a '74 Dart 4 door and sent them to him, and he was very pleased with them.
He sent me back the other ones and i paid $50 shipping to have them sent back.
Overall, he was a great guy to deal with, and it was my fault i suppose because i didn't send him the EXACT right parts to start with. He said that he could just change the support plate and be happy, so i believed him. I've done it before and it's pretty easy. (His wasn't going to be a concours car anyway)
Bottom line is, it cost me $100 for shipping plus about $100 for back and forth costs to travel and make this deal right.
And of course, nothing for time spent (about 10 hours total) and extra travelling, etc. so i'm out of pocket for $150.
However, my reputation is worth more than that..............
So i ate it.
And learned something along the line.

I wish the both of you success in a amicable resolution to your situation.
Doing the RIGHT thing is sometimes hard...........
(Think about it you guys).
 
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Riddler said:
I did put some paint on the part numbers but could never find info other than what was posted here. I bought these as 73 brackets, I never verified the part numbers from a parts book, just took pics and posted them. I offered to give him the part numbers so he could verify if they worked for his application. He never acknowledged that fact and I assumed he knew what the brackets were by the pics and could use them...

Just waiting in PayPal to make a decision.... prolly gonna bite me in the *** like normal.

Riddler
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I have been on both sides of this kind of situation, and it has worked out for both parties,
that being said, some people screw up the world for the rest of us.
 
I have box full of parts I bought online that didn’t fit or where wrong. Mainly because of no research done. I have sold or given away half of it. The stuff I gave away I ended up getting something in return later. Two guys with a dispute 1 with a known good reputatation and another with his on the line. Hope this works out for the better for both of y’all.
 
The question I have is, did Paypal lock you out of the entire balance of your account or just the amount in dispute?
for the sake of argument, you have $1000 in the account, the amount in dispute is $90, why freeze the other $810?
If thats the case, I'd drop paypal quick!
 
gunbunny said:
The question I have is, did Paypal lock you out of the entire balance of your account or just the amount in dispute?
for the sake of argument, you have $1000 in the account, the amount in dispute is $90, why freeze the other $810?
If thats the case, I'd drop paypal quick!
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can i have the missing $100?
 
A few years back I bought 4 tires from a member here, SBP slots, 2-14"x6' and 2-14"x7". They were to fit my 64 Barracuda. He lived in the midwest and I had a buddy of mine pick them up and store them for me. My buddy brought them to the east and I then stored them in my basement. When it was time to put them on the Barracuda it turns out the rears wouldn't fit because they were actually 14"x8" and not 7" as advertised. I contacted the seller and he told me it was his mistake and if I sent them back he would refund the purchase price. He even apologized about the mistake he made. I figured it wasn't worth my money to send them back to him and will probably recoup my losses when I resell the slots. Put on your big boy pants and just resell the bumper brackets and consider any $ loss as a learning experience.
 
awsig said:
before I sent in a dispute I made that offer to you. and you told me you would only refund me $45. (partial payment)
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Frankly Bro', You could easily resell them for what You've paid, and been gracious in pointing out that You & Riddler both pooched the deal and asked for half the shipping.
You both split the ride for the mistake & a lesson to be more attentive, and You can sell the brackets for as much or more and see them off into the sunset. This thread is
well into 5 pages over $45, I'm not judging how tight budgets are/aren't, and whether time constraints are/aren't tight for the project, but Geebuz!!
 
When your dealing with Paypal or Ebay common sense does not enter into the situation so don't be surprised if you come out on the short end of the stick . Your offer is fair and in the real business world most businesses would not reimburse shipping cost but somehow that escapes the people that have their hands on your money . I hope it works out in your favor but I think in the end you'll find it would have been easier to meet the buyers demands and take it as lesson learned . Ask me how I know .
 
BrianT said:
FYI 70-72 Dart front bumper brackets are worth EXACTLY $20. Here's a pair that sold yesterday.

mopar a body Front Bumper Brackets 70-72 dodge Dart demon 2962411 2962410 | eBay
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Also those brackets are only half of what I sold. The set I sold were complete. Left and Right with the braces for each side.

At the end of the day, I’ll orolly get screwed on this deal. Seems to always happen this way. I’m more annoyed that the buyer feels he should be 100% reimbursed on all charges.

Riddler
 
Can anyone post a pic of the brackets the buyer actually needed? How close looking are they to the ones that were sold?
Im not familiar with these brackets but I am familiar with buying parts and having them not fit. Sometimes my fault and sometimes because I couldnt be sure in the pics so I took the chance. How about the parts we buy that we dont think the pics represented the flaws once they were in our hands. Ive never sent anything back but I have gotten a discount from the seller and I kept the part and shipping costs! Shipping is not the cost of the seller no matter the circumstance. Used parts dont always fit. The correct used parts sometimes dont fit. If I got the price of the part returned to me I would be more than happy. I dont sell much but I will definitely scratch this buyer from my list.
Riddler sorry for your troubles on this. I dont see you have done anything wrong in this transacton. Best of luck.
Rod
 
For those of your who said I'd be eating it, I am! Paypal's robotic response says I must issue a refund and eat the shipping cost. We'll see if the items are returned by the prescribed time. But they already took the funds from account and sent them to the buyer.

Also FYI putting down No REFUNDS does nothing. Paypal has its own way of doing things and the seller always eats the ****. I've also read that paypal also makes the seller eat the return shipping costs, so we'll see what those are going to be as well.

In the future I don't think I'm going to take paypal payment from anyone unless they are known to me or have a decent amount of feedback. This transaction has really soured my experience as a seller.

Riddler
 
Wow. Unreal.

Caveat emptor is a Latin term that means "let the buyer beware." Similar to the phrase "sold as is," this term means that the buyer assumes the risk that a product may fail to meet expectations or have defects.

Not any more................
 
moparmandan said:
Wow. Unreal.

Caveat emptor is a Latin term that means "let the buyer beware." Similar to the phrase "sold as is," this term means that the buyer assumes the risk that a product may fail to meet expectations or have defects.

Not any more................
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Nope.... just awaiting word now to see how much I'm going to get bit in the ***. It's at $90USD so far... I do have appeal rights but by reading Paypal forums it says don't expect much. They are terrible to deal with.

Riddler
 
All that fuss over 90 bucks just to prove HE wants to be right. What's this going to do for any future transactions? I feel sorry for you Riddler .
Max
 
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