Ebay seller cashforthefam

[devilman]

Anyone bought from the seller? They have outstanding feedback and some nice parts. Reason I ask, I bought a motor on Jan 25th. It wasn't marked shipped until the 2nd. I understand motors can be a pain to ship. I have asked multiple time for a track number. Only reply was on the 3rd saying they would get back to me after they got a few hours sleep.? ????? Haven't heard back since.:wondering

[Aulbaugh]

Yeah I have bought and sold to him with no issues. I saw that motor when listed, nice score!

[ironchop]

I've bought from him too. No problems


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[3 Wheel Drive]

He bought some Tecate parts from me not long ago.

[sledcrazyinCT]

Anyone bought from the seller? They have outstanding feedback and some nice parts. Reason I ask, I bought a motor on Jan 25th. It wasn't marked shipped until the 2nd. I understand motors can be a pain to ship. I have asked multiple time for a track number. Only reply was on the 3rd saying they would get back to me after they got a few hours sleep.? ????? Haven't heard back since.:wondering
how much were you charged for freight(don’t need to know)Maybe he lowballed the shipping estimate and was looking for an alternative to minimize a loss on getting you the motor safe in one piece? Hope it is worth the wait

[devilman]

575 shipped for a running motor! The first question I asked was which company would they be using. I like to stop packages at the carriers here in town so I can pick them up. Never answered. I don't think it shipped yet. I hope this works out too. They are only 5.5 hours from me.

[ironchop]

I had an 85R motor shipped to me from South Carolina to Kentucky. The shipping cost was about $90. He made a mini wooden box and filled all the empty pockets with expanded foam. It was a solid cube of foam with a wood skin and a solid two stroke middle haha. Point is, the packaging added a few pounds all by itself.

At that rate, your seller would still make good money off the motor. My R motor was $600 BIN with shipping figured it was $689 something even with custom crating.

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[devilman]

Finally received a message today. They asked if they could personally deliver it this weekend. I said it is up to them. Let see what happens.....

[captainweezy]

They have a full time job as well. Give them some slack. It's just a motor. If you don't hear from them in a couple weeks and nothing shows up, then maybe it's time to figure out what's going on.

[redsox]

I second that emotion. Kids get sick and people pick up overtime shifts. Some people make once a week trips to the PO. Depending on how you paid, i'm sure you have plenty of time to recoup if you get boned. From the sound of things, dude has a good reputation and you'll be happy.

[3 Wheel Drive]

Naw, I’d be pissed if I paid for something on the 25th knowing the seller is not really trying to get my pkg out in the mail. I’ve bought and sold engines, it does not take a week to pkg them up. I usually find an old ice chest and pad it up with anything to keep em stable.

But who knows mabey he’s got the flu, or he’s on the pipe!? I usually have my s#i+ ready to go, I would make sure to leave him some feedback about this.

[sledcrazyinCT]

Main reason I just buy off eBay anymore. Ever sell something and use a freight calculator and get burned only to end up coughing up more money to ship to someone? I personally would be happy to have it hand delivered instead of just boxed up and left at UPS, then bouncing around a big brown truck getting tossed around each place it goes on the next step of the delivery route. Besides people have given you their honest opinion so don’t get upset about what they say. Hope you are happy once it finally arrives! Maybe he is a member and will chime in himself on your thread asking after the fact you bought it. Would have made more sense asking about a seller BEFOREHAND

[devilman]

I am not upset about posts, maybe a little about the transaction, but I am not angry with the seller. Its take alot to get under my skin. Some of us have missed the point here which is why I disliked a post. It has been two weeks today. Lack of communication and marking an item shipped even though it hasn't is two things sellers should not have or do. May of us sell parts so I think most would agree. When a seller has the positive feedback that they have, you should not have to ask others before buying.
I hope they bring it to me. I don't want to burn a bridge with the seller because they do have some good parts and I might want something later down the road.

[fabiodriven]

I don't doubt the seller will hand deliver the engine and that's great, however this guy has every right to be concerned regardless of the seller's reputation and here's why;

It takes ten friggin seconds to reply to an email. I don't care if they worked three doubles a day for two weeks, they had ten seconds to tell the buyer their intent to hand deliver the engine. Ignoring messages for days at a time sends a clear message that does raise alarm in it's own simplicity, because it's so little to ask for someone to simply reply to an email. If they aren't willing to reply, then the backlash is on them as the seller. It was their choice to ignore their buyer and I don't see anything wrong with the buyer's concern.

Secondly, as the buyer said, the shipment was marked as "shipped", which to the best of our knowledge at this point, was a lie. This is what happens when you lie. Don't like shite shows? Don't lie then, it's just that easy. The seller lied and here we are talking about it now. When I sell on eBay, I physically mark the order as shipped after I exit the post office while sitting in the parking lot. I ship the item, then I mark it as shipped. Pretty simple system. That's the whole point, and that's where the problem here lies.

The buyer has been under the impression this engine was shipped already because he was told it was, which was untrue. The buyer has also been ignored in his inquiries as to where his purchase is. Those are two bad moves by the seller right there, neither of which are the fault of the buyer. Seems pretty simple to me.

Edit- also, reading back just now, the seller actually did take the time to reply to the buyer's inquiry, but told him bowshit that's irrelevant to the inquiry. "I'll get back to you after I get some sleep." First of all your personal life as a seller is irrelevant to a buyer. Secondly, if you are going to reply, why not tell the buyer what's going on? Very basic stuff guys.

[Arky-X]

I haven't sold much on eBay but isn't there expectations or rules on shipping times for the seller? In other words, if you say item will ship in 3 days, you better mark it as shipped or something happens (does eBay do anything or does it give the buyer recourse?)
I know if I paid for something, and it didn't follow the expectations spelled out in the terms, I would be less worried about when it shipped and more worried about getting stiffed on a purchase. A simple "Mom's in the hospital so shipping is going to be delayed. Please bear with me" would go a long way with me.

Good luck. Based on other's responses, seller seems to deliver so that would put my at ease a little.

[sledcrazyinCT]

I see your point, but I have had stuff I purchased marked shipped by EBay automatically - just because seller created a shipping label.
I blame eBay for sending an email to me that item is “shipped” only because a USPS label is generated at 9:30 PM on Saturday12/30/17. Monday was New Year’s Day so post office is closed. EBay should hold off notifying buyers as stuff has “shipped” when the post office is not open for the next three days.

[fabiodriven]

I see your point, but I have had stuff I purchased marked shipped by EBay automatically - just because seller created a shipping label.
I blame eBay for sending an email to me that item is “shipped” only because a USPS label is generated at 9:30 PM on Saturday12/30/17. Monday was New Year’s Day so post office is closed. EBay should hold off notifying buyers as stuff has “shipped” when the post office is not open for the next three days.

Yes, I completely agree with this. I think it's ridiculous that I'll get a notification that something was shipped when I've purchased it during the night when obviously it has not been shipped yet.

[Red Rider]

I see your point, but I have had stuff I purchased marked shipped by EBay automatically - just because seller created a shipping label.Exactly! The item should not be marked as shipped until it's scanned for the first time by the shipper.

[devilman]

Well, still no motor and no messages from them since the 7th. They have received more great feedback for other items they have sold since the time I purchased the motor. I guess I will have to open a case. I really want this motor but then again do I? Will I get what I paid for or will I get something tampered with or a different motor all together?

[ironchop]

Well, still no motor and no messages from them since the 7th. They have received more great feedback for other items they have sold since the time I purchased the motor. I guess I will have to open a case. I really want this motor but then again do I? Will I get what I paid for or will I get something tampered with or a different motor all together?I'm going thru a similar thing on eBay with a different person.

Paid for a triple tree on 1/14. No tracking number provided, no parts, and no responses to three messages. No shipping label created. Nothing.

Guy has a perfect feedback with over 500 transactions. He's either died between now and 1/14 or something else. I hope there's a good reason but, again, one will never know if people refuse to even attempt to communicate.

I don't think paying immediately is a bad deal if I get my stuff in 10 business days or so. I'd say that's pretty patient of me. Almost a month with not one word is ridiculous.

I'll bet if I had taken a month to pay, he'd of had something to say about this and if I had ignored his messages, he would have filed me as a non-paying bidder

I understand ppl have a day job like Weezy mentioned. So do I and if I can find time to fire off a message about my part, other people have 90 seconds to at least reply. That's all I want. I don't care if it's here in three days or 6 weeks as long as I get my damn part but when you won't even reply to let me know what's up, my patience wears thin quick.... especially when I'm losing $110



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[sledcrazyinCT]

That sucks Devilman hope the guy comes through for you. What state is the seller from.....maybe a 3WW member lives close by and can help out with picking it up?

[3 Wheel Drive]

Well, still no motor and no messages from them since the 7th. They have received more great feedback for other items they have sold since the time I purchased the motor. I guess I will have to open a case. I really want this motor but then again do I? Will I get what I paid for or will I get something tampered with or a different motor all together?


Leave him negative feedback and get your money back. He deserves it! I quit giving lame ass sellers a break, I left at least 3 negative feedbacks this year......nothing personal, it’s just business.

[devilman]

He's in SC. 5.5 hours south of me. Cheaper to have it shipped. Food gas, hotel, time......

He did leave me positive feedback a little while ago today. No message though about a shipping plan.

[fabiodriven]

That's bizarre that he'd leave you positive feedback all of a sudden. Sounds like he's setting himself up for a defensive strategy. Seems like he's had ample time to come through to me. I really thought you'd end up with the engine at some point but it ain't looking good now.

[devilman]

Just seen in my ebay that the motor has been moved to the returned or cancel section. WTF. No refund to paypal yet though. And of course no messages from seller. Someone want to message them and see if they have a 350x motor for sale?

[3 Wheel Drive]

Refunds through the eBay system take a few days to return to Pay Pal. I went through all of this last month, make sure to leave him negative feedback....nothing positive about it.


You should have been riding by now, not wondering where your money is.

[devilman]

Left the negative feedback this morning. He did respond to case saying he still wants to deliver it and he didn't mark cancelled. What a mess.

[3 Wheel Drive]

He wants your money but won’t follow through on his end... :crazy: As soon as he gets someone else’s money to gas up you will be his #1 priority... but then his tranny goes out & his plumbing freezes up.

[Ranvier]

I buy (mostly) and sell on ebay. Twice in 200 plus purchases I have started paypal disputes. It has always been effective in getting a refund as it markedly favors the buyer. That does sound cheap for a running motor but a deal is a deal. If he relists at a higher price you can report the listing to ebay as suspicious but doubtful anything will happen.

[devilman]

If he relists at a higher price you can report the listing to ebay as suspicious but doubtful anything will happen.

I had this happen this past December. Bought for 70, seller canceled and relisted for 110. Message to me was supplier could not supply item at this time. Seller told ebay that I requested to cancel and request refund. I tried to report it but nothing.

[ironchop]

I filed a case against my seller last Thursday after no reply to three messages over three weeks period.

eBay tried to get a tracking number from him too but they were "unable to obtain a valid tracking number from seller".

They found in my favor 12 hrs after I filed and the money was refunded to my account within six hours of that notice. I'm square now.

I left negative feedback. Of course it doesn't make much difference for now. He went from a 100% to a 99.3% so it's not like that's much of a hit.

I credit eBay with acting fast. Between the rise in overpriced junk and misrepresented parts, I'm about over using them as a source for used stuff. Just not worth the hassle.



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[mxnick]

I have dealt with that guy, and he is an odd duck. Uses his wife's info for everything. He does drive around and pick up and drop off stuff as well. My experience with him was shady. I dont honestly remember specifics, it was a few years back, but I know the eBay user name and I know 1-2 other guys that have dealt with him.

The eBay process is very clear, and they do a good job with it if the seller is playing games, which clearly this guy was.

[devilman]

Motor got here last night. Like you said mxnick, they had a van full of parts. They must personally deliver big items. They need to let buyers know that. So buyers beware of no communication and very slow delivery of big items.

[ironchop]

Motor got here last night. Like you said mxnick, they had a van full of parts. They must personally deliver big items. They need to let buyers know that. So buyers beware of no communication and very slow delivery of big items.

I'm glad you got your motor.

It doesn't take more than 90 seconds to type someone a message. If you can't deliver the item in the time your ad promises, you need to message someone or else change the ad. If they are personally delivering things, then that needs to be stated up front an not plotting to try to get the item to him before they buyer gets mad and trashes your feedback.

People are getting more and more lazy and apathetic on eBay. You should buy something else from him and then NOT make a payment on it for a couple weeks, not communicate with him, and then show up at his front door in your car to "deliver" your payment.... eventually. You get what you give, right?

You had a right to be upset


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[fabiodriven]

Motor got here last night. Like you said mxnick, they had a van full of parts. They must personally deliver big items. They need to let buyers know that. So buyers beware of no communication and very slow delivery of big items.

That's absolutely insane. I'm amazed it made it after all this time and amazed they'd actually drive that far to deliver it. It's also crazy that they wouldn't just explain that to you from the beginning. Did you talk to them at all about their lack of communication? This whole transaction is bizarre, but I'm glad you got your engine!

[captainweezy]

Did you at least ask him why all this went down like it did?

[devilman]

No, I did not bother to ask. After seeing the parts in the van, I then knew how they do things. Was not to much small talk either. Glad I finally received it and can focus on other parts now! Thanks for all the replies. I thought these post were going to go south but we managed to contain ourselves. Hahaha