Badmike wrote:Next time, just take a page out of Killjoy's book....cancel the credit card transaction and avoid paypal. The ludicrous hoops they make you jump through...first of all, since the seller never had insurance or delivery confirmation, what the hell is this about filing a police report? The money should be back in your hands the day the seller tells them they have NO WAY of proving they sent the item. Paypal throws out half this crap because they hope you'll give up and save them a few bucks. Follow this through and don't let them off the hook.Mike B
Beyondthebreach wrote:Well, if you think they are being honest about sending it, then why would you file a police report? They didn't really do anything wrong. People aren't obligated to give refunds . . . it is just something that good sellers do. But if it was a large lot, it is probably some "Joe Schmoe" looking to get rid of their stuff . . . not a real business.Why didn't you purchase insurance? Well, probably the reason I never do . . . it's a rip off! However, to remain objective on insurance, I've purchased about 800 different lots/items on ebay. Except for a select few, I never purchase insurance. Everything I have purchased has arrived till this point. Thus, I have saved roughly $1,100 in insurance over the years!!!!If I ever get nailed with a lost package and can't recoup the losses, I can take solace in the fact that I will still be hundreds of dollars ahead of the game by not having purchased insurance.I imagine you are in much the same situation.Write it off and move on . . .
Badmike wrote:A $200 package and the seller had NO tracking info? It takes, what, 15 seconds and 55 cents to afix delivery confirmation? This behavior, coupled with the fact that items actually very rarely really become lost in the mail (I concur with BTB's figures above, maybe one last package a year at most???), would make we a bit suspicious. Sure, a $20 package, you might blow off the Delivery confirmation. I can say that in 15 years shipping stuff regularly through the mail I've never once not gotten tracking for a $200+ order. Personally, I'd file the report. But like BTB said, in the long run you are probably way ahead.....Mike B.