i consider myself officially screwed by SLKFANS for a sprint booster!!
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hey guys, i have a little info as to what's going on with SLKFANS:
he claims he is having "issues" with his paypal account and is unable to perform any transactions, or words to that effect.... no doubt related to his
shoddy customer service and complaints filed against him. if it's true, it sounds to me like his account is frozen.
i know this because of an email he sent me a few days ago. i sent back a defective SB he promised me a refund on, but i still don't have the refund after 2 months of his receipt.
paypal has denied my claim because an undelivered refund does not meet their criteria for filing a complaint. my CC has a 120 day deadline for the same and i missed it by 6 days. at this point, not much i can do but wait to see whether he's a man of his word. one thing i do know is, his credibility around here is shot.
i hope you guys get your SBs or refunds.
he claims he is having "issues" with his paypal account and is unable to perform any transactions, or words to that effect.... no doubt related to his
shoddy customer service and complaints filed against him. if it's true, it sounds to me like his account is frozen.
i know this because of an email he sent me a few days ago. i sent back a defective SB he promised me a refund on, but i still don't have the refund after 2 months of his receipt.
paypal has denied my claim because an undelivered refund does not meet their criteria for filing a complaint. my CC has a 120 day deadline for the same and i missed it by 6 days. at this point, not much i can do but wait to see whether he's a man of his word. one thing i do know is, his credibility around here is shot.
i hope you guys get your SBs or refunds.
Thanks for that info!
Much appreciated... well my cash went through straight away when i paid him for my sprint booster, bet he was having no troubles then with his account! lol ....
Sorry to hear that you got a bit "screwed" as well as the thread started....
We will hold thumbs for you and see if this guy is a man of his word.
G/luck
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I ordered mine through;
Andy Wong
sale@PartsExporter.com
He sent is RUSH EMS to me, I got it in like 2 days. He also marked it as a gift/$0 value so I paid ZERO customs on it.
That's awesome because when you are in Canada, you are either ordering from the U.S or Overseas and always get nailed..
Great service here!
FYI. I emailed SLKFANS.com and got no response...
Andy Wong
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He sent is RUSH EMS to me, I got it in like 2 days. He also marked it as a gift/$0 value so I paid ZERO customs on it.
That's awesome because when you are in Canada, you are either ordering from the U.S or Overseas and always get nailed..
Great service here!
FYI. I emailed SLKFANS.com and got no response...
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I believe I used Wong(thru Ebay) also and got it this morning! A very trusted source....imo thus far. I think 3-4 days ago it was in order......tracking number was supplied asap. Email when shipped was also sent. Can't wait to install it!!!
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Nice new contact there for this product....
Let us know how good it is again, i need some inspiration here. ! lol
I just tried to file a dispute with paypal to get my money back and its all quite ironic. Firstly you have to do it within 45 calendar days I think, which i am well over that now.... My payment was made 6 June , so think o damn to late right, its nearly 3 months ago! Anyway so i try to continue filing and then it picks up the the package is being sent to a foreign country and i get a strong suggestion to wait a bit longer before filing as it might be a delay in postage or at customs! So does the 45 calendar day not count anymore? Go figure!
Let us know how good it is again, i need some inspiration here. ! lol
I just tried to file a dispute with paypal to get my money back and its all quite ironic. Firstly you have to do it within 45 calendar days I think, which i am well over that now.... My payment was made 6 June , so think o damn to late right, its nearly 3 months ago! Anyway so i try to continue filing and then it picks up the the package is being sent to a foreign country and i get a strong suggestion to wait a bit longer before filing as it might be a delay in postage or at customs! So does the 45 calendar day not count anymore? Go figure!
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Nice new contact there for this product....
Let us know how good it is again, i need some inspiration here. ! lol
I just tried to file a dispute with paypal to get my money back and its all quite ironic. Firstly you have to do it within 45 calendar days I think, which i am well over that now.... My payment was made 6 June , so think o damn to late right, its nearly 3 months ago! Anyway so i try to continue filing and then it picks up the the package is being sent to a foreign country and i get a strong suggestion to wait a bit longer before filing as it might be a delay in postage or at customs! So does the 45 calendar day not count anymore? Go figure!
Let us know how good it is again, i need some inspiration here. ! lol
I just tried to file a dispute with paypal to get my money back and its all quite ironic. Firstly you have to do it within 45 calendar days I think, which i am well over that now.... My payment was made 6 June , so think o damn to late right, its nearly 3 months ago! Anyway so i try to continue filing and then it picks up the the package is being sent to a foreign country and i get a strong suggestion to wait a bit longer before filing as it might be a delay in postage or at customs! So does the 45 calendar day not count anymore? Go figure!
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Ok so went through the whole filing a dispute process thru paypal and have been waiting for a response, next thing i get an email about filing in a servey on how my dispute was conducted, but i only have 5 days to fill it in! No money in my bank yet and no confirmation on what is happening. So i wait up to the max of 5 days, then decide i still have nothing so go thru the servey obviously marking everything very negatively as i have been handled. Well still no responses and no money! like 2 weeks later. I log onto paypal and eventually see that my case was closed the same day i opened it as i did not meet there filing requirements . !!! WTF ! is that suppose to mean now...? how did you guys get your refunds ? Is it cause i live in africa and they know they can get away with it or what. Some ******* has my $250. Crumbs it must be so easy....
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Ok so went through the whole filing a dispute process thru paypal and have been waiting for a response, next thing i get an email about filing in a servey on how my dispute was conducted, but i only have 5 days to fill it in! No money in my bank yet and no confirmation on what is happening. So i wait up to the max of 5 days, then decide i still have nothing so go thru the servey obviously marking everything very negatively as i have been handled. Well still no responses and no money! like 2 weeks later. I log onto paypal and eventually see that my case was closed the same day i opened it as i did not meet there filing requirements . !!! WTF ! is that suppose to mean now...? how did you guys get your refunds ? Is it cause i live in africa and they know they can get away with it or what. Some ******* has my $250. Crumbs it must be so easy....
i explained my particular situation to my banker(with whom i have a good relationship) and he said he would look into it and try to help me recover the funds. he called later the same day and told me a partial refund from their fraud department was the best he could do and that $200 would be deposited into my account.
my banker mistakenly thought that paypal took the money directly out of my bank account, while in fact, it was linked to a credit card. i guess we had some miscommunication, but he said that was fine.
however, the preceding does not mean i've let this go. i am still trying to get my CC company(my bank) to recover the the entire $270 from paypal and refund my CC. why should the fraud department have to cover SLKFANS?!!! a ton of documentation is required and then 4-6 weeks of waiting... almost not worth it, since i'm down only $70.... but on principle alone, it is.
anyway, i just wanted to offer an avenue that maybe you hadn't considered. good luck.
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Paypal protection is awful. If you're purchasing something from a stranger and must use paypal, fund it with a card that has excellent protection, like a good AMEX. If there is a problem, contact the card immediately. It is much quicker and easier than Paypal. With AMEX, you make one phone call and it's over with -- no paperwork or follow up.
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Thanks for the replies, and suggestions guys!
Our banks here are just so freaking useless is frightening so am unfortunately gonna have to write this one off to bad debt and judgement. However i am gonna conitinue e-mailing paypal letting them know how shocking they are and their particular customer satisfaction worries are dismall.
So now the question is , is the sprint booster worth $500.00 ?
Is it that good a mod?
Our banks here are just so freaking useless is frightening so am unfortunately gonna have to write this one off to bad debt and judgement. However i am gonna conitinue e-mailing paypal letting them know how shocking they are and their particular customer satisfaction worries are dismall.
So now the question is , is the sprint booster worth $500.00 ?
Is it that good a mod?
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Thanks for the replies, and suggestions guys!
Our banks here are just so freaking useless is frightening so am unfortunately gonna have to write this one off to bad debt and judgement. However i am gonna conitinue e-mailing paypal letting them know how shocking they are and their particular customer satisfaction worries are dismall.
So now the question is , is the sprint booster worth $500.00 ?
Is it that good a mod?
Our banks here are just so freaking useless is frightening so am unfortunately gonna have to write this one off to bad debt and judgement. However i am gonna conitinue e-mailing paypal letting them know how shocking they are and their particular customer satisfaction worries are dismall.
So now the question is , is the sprint booster worth $500.00 ?
Is it that good a mod?
Its good but for no RWHP/RWTQ gain at $500 hell no!
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Who knows anything about this and possible damage to the auto trans, or engine ?
Who knows anything about this and possible damage to the auto trans, or engine ?
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