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Posted by Nige on 10/23/28 11:34
Andy F Batter wrote:
> "Mr Wiffy" <nospamthanks@spamfree.com> wrote in message
>
>
>> I would politely point out that he knew full well what he was
>> getting into in advance, and there was always a good chance he would
>> lose. He cant say that he cannot afford to be without the money -
>> He should have thought about
>> that before he gambled it. Arsehole!!
>
> Yeah, but he contacted Paypal, and they immediately took 60 from my
> account. Their resolution centre is completely biased against the
> merchant. I had no way of putting my side of the story across. My
> options were to either provide courier tracking information, or to
> agree to refund his payment. I did print off 6 tickets with an
> enclosed note saying "Sorry. You're a loser", and planned to send
> them to him recorded delivery so I had something to put on Paypal's
> resolution form. Knowing Paypal would still go against me, I instead
> emailed him the following... Thankfully he didn't realise the legal
> waffle was a bluff, and he accepted a partial refund.
> ===========
>
> I've just got the blurb from Paypal which states you're seeking a
> refund. To be honest I am very dismayed as to why you think the item
> was misrepresented, it clearly wasn't..
>
> Facts:
>
> 1) The item was not misrepresented in any way. You know that.
>
> 2) You did not bid on false pretences. You know that.
>
> 3) You'd not be in such a hurry to get a refund had you bought the
> first 10 tickets. We both know that.
>
> You strike me a person who's trying to have their cake and eat it. My
> auction was a bit of fun, everybody who participated aside from you
> seemed to enjoy it, and went into it with their eyes open knowing
> what their chances were. I was fully prepared to take a near full
> loss on the Xbox had things not gone my way, and had took on the
> biggest risk out of anyone.
> This is not about money, it's about principle. If truth be told I'm
> not bothered about 60. I am just so disappointed in you,. You made a
> commitment which you're happy to weasel out of. That's pretty
> scummy behaviour in my book.
>
> Despite all that, I am still grateful to you for making an initial
> bid which got everything going. So here's what I propose... I am
> prepared to refund you 30, not because the item was misrepresented,
> but as a gesture of seasonal goodwill. This you can graciously
> accept, or:
> Alternatively...
>
> You can continue pursuing your claim with Paypal. This I expect you
> will win, because having been in business for as long as I have, I've
> learned to my cost that even in 50/50 scenarios the consumer often
> tends to beat the merchant where credit card payments are concerned. Should you get your refund, please
> be aware that this won't be the
> end of it though. My next move would be to put the matter into the
> hands of my solicitor with the instruction to pursue through the
> courts for reimbursement re breach of contract, plus costs of course.
> This you're far less likely to win. I have the auction paged cached
> on my pc which clearly shows there is no misrepresentation as you
> state. I have statements from many of the other losing bidders, many
> of which left me positive feedback. I also have a Mr Keith Duckers who will receive his Xbox today and
> prove that I
> fulfilled all of my obligations.
>
> The auction may not be a type which ebay supports, but a binding
> contract was still formed the moment you pressed that Buy It Now
> button.
> Tread carefully my friend, it could cost you thousands.
>
> Your call.
Go twat the slimey motherfucking dogcunt.
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