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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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Callin Out Purdue 3000

Hey everybody,

im bought tailights from purdue3000, for $310 bucks, i got them and one of them was cracked when he said their brand new, ive sent him a couple emails telling him, and its been bout a week and he hasnt responded yet. so if any1 knows him let him know.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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dang...hate to hear stuff like that. hopefully he wasn't lying and it happend by mistake during transit and he just hasn't been on the site in a while...

goodluck with your situation bro

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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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ya i know im thinkin thats wut happened, idk i payed with paypal so i have some security there. thanks tho.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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ah gooood! at least you used payapl; smart.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Hovo2324
ya i know im thinkin thats wut happened, idk i payed with paypal so i have some security there. thanks tho.

Paypal wouldn't help you if the item is bought off (private transaction) Ebay. It happen to me 4 years ago. I Paid $450 for a new version CL 55 tail light. The mother****er send me the older version tail light (same as my old tail light). I filed fraud with Paypal and my bank. I never got the money back. I now only pay for thing with credit card.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:52 PM
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well if your paypal acct is linked to a cc doesnt that cover fraud?


sorry to hear that, hopefully it happened in transit. people on this board shouldnt be screwing fellow members over like that.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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cant i make a claim or wutever, and that way get my money back. I think they just take it out of his account and if he doesnt respond or wutever i dnt even have to send the tailights back.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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idk , hopefully i get my money back. And if any1 knows where i can buy 06+ CLK tailights let me know. thanks. and do u guys think a cracked tailight is anygood, u think any1 would buy it.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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the way i understand it, and i could be wrong, is that paypal only gaurantees transactions from ebay sales. private party money transfers dont fall into that category.

but like i was saying is if you paid paypal with a CC then you might be able to go to your CC company.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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ya i paid with my credit card, idk well see, im gna wait until friday to see if purdue responds to my emails, if not then ill contact paypal and possibly my cc company. thanks for the help.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sleewell
well if your paypal acct is linked to a cc doesnt that cover fraud? .

Mine link to both cc and debit card. I used too used the debit card only until that problems. I only used cc now on.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by sleewell
the way i understand it, and i could be wrong, is that paypal only gaurantees transactions from ebay sales. private party money transfers dont fall into that category. .

Yup....that's exactly what Paypal told me and that's why they wouldn't help me.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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so if i used cc theyres a good chance i get my money back
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Old May 1, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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so if i used cc theyres a good chance i get my money back

If you use the cc, you mostly likely get your money. Any update?
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Old May 1, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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Post pics of the cracked tail light.
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Old May 2, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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im gna start a dispute today, through paypal and go from there. ill let u guys know wut happens, ill post pics tomorrow.
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Old May 2, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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I just opened a dispute, but im not clear, do i wait and make a claim after its not resolved in 20 days or wutever, or paypal automatically makes it a claim and resolves it themselves?
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Old May 3, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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Paypal wants you to talk to the seller and try to solve the problem by yourselves, the best way to do is to contact your credit card comany.
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Old May 3, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Exclamation Replace Debit card with a separate ATM card and Credit Card!

With a Debit card which is also tied to your bank account, the bad guy can clean out your bank account and you have no recourse, so the Credit card is the best as your loss is limited to $50 in the extreme case.

That's why I refuse to have a Debit card... I go directly to the bank, give them back the Debit card and get an ATM card and separate Credit Card, if necessary.

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Old May 7, 2009 | 04:03 AM
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hey guys, i opened a dispute, then i just escalated it to a claim, and immediately they declined my claim to get a full refund. Wut can i do now, i dnt get it, i call my cc company, but wut can they do, wut shud i i tell them, thanks.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 04:07 AM
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this is wut they wrote: We're unable to decide this claim in your favor at this time. PayPal's Buyer Complaint Policy applies to the shipment of goods but not to disputes about merchandise quality
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Old May 7, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by kiamcoj
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any update on the pics?

You can do a charge back with your credit card. Paypal is ****ty when it comes to this type of stuff, its much better to call your CC company and tell them the quality of what you purchased isn't what you were expecting and the seller isn't replying. Something of that nature. Good luck.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 03:55 AM
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sorry i didnt have time this week, ill post them this weekend
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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:12 AM
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guys i tried to post pics, but i only got my gay treo and the damn crack wudnt show on it.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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i just brought some rear tail lights the ones i think your looking for o6 clk for $484.32 at the dealership or i got mine that ive takin off my car for $200...leme know if your inerested...now there's two types the ones with the two chrome strip lens or the one with the one big one in the middle so leme know if you need the two chrome strip lens one..aite..
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