Did I get screwed?

[mebigbadbrat]

Hi everyone,

I found an ad on another site for three different RHPs, 2 40 watts and a 80 watt. Emailed the guy and he also had a herpstat 2. He was willing to ship all four items for a total of 235. They are slightly used. I thought it was a great deal. Problem is since I paid Sunday night, I have received one email from him saying he would try to ship it all out on Monday. I am getting a little worried. I know it was maybe a too good to be true ad but now I am nervous. I have emailed him a few times since Sunday night. Nothing in return. Tonight I decided to email him stating that if I do not hear from him by tomorrow evening (8PM in Michigan time) then I will go through Paypal to get my money back. I find it just odd that he disappeared but I guess scammers do that.

Thoughts? Opinions? Did I get played? What should I do next?

Nichole

[bfirecat]

Well, that doesn't sound promising.

I'd suggest filing a claim with Paypal at your timeline.
It seems more than fair, 4 days for a response...

Good luck!

[mebigbadbrat]

Yeah. My gut is feeling like I got screwed. He seemed very nice and willing to help me. I understand if life got in the way but one email would be nice from him. He went from sending me an email every few hours to completely nothing after I paid him.

I guess its too good to be true deal. Damn it. We will see come tomorrow. I will keep everyone posted on how paypal deals with this and if he responds.

Thanks
Nichole

[mebigbadbrat]

Was told to file an information claim through Paypal which got his attention immediately. Received an email fifteen minutes after sending it.

We shall see how this goes. I explained my side and am waiting on him. Just I was just overly worried (maybe?).

[Luciferskeeper]

No you weren't jusy overly worried. When you pay out your money you deserve to get what you paid for, and if life gets in the way then an e-mail should certainly be sent to you no matter what.

[mebigbadbrat]

Thank you! I maybe not out of the woods just yet though. I still have no tracking information. I doubt he has shipped any of it out yet. Kinda upset about that part. I paid on April 21st (Sunday) and nothing yet. Just bugs me.

[martin82531]

I'm not sure the manufacture for the RHP's that are being sold so I used reptile basics for my math.

X2 40 watt RHP's = $129.98
x1 80 watt RHP = $84.99
Herptstat 2 = $195.00

http://www.reptilebasics.com/heating
http://spyderrobotics.com/home/products.html

Total = $409.97

If the sale is legitimate you saved approximately $174.97. (to me sounds too good to be true). Did the seller say why he as selling the products as such a discount? Based on the lack of communication I would contact PayPal and open a claim. Also depending on how the PayPal transaction was funded I would also dispute through your credit card/bank.

[mebigbadbrat]

Martin82531-

He stated he was down sizing his collection of boas into more racks. Everything is used slightly. I am thinking that is why he discounted it. I am also very nervous. It can be a 'too good to be true deal.'

I filed a claim for information with paypal. I wrote out everything I could in their statement box. I included dates as well. Basically from how I understood it through paypal, he has until the 29th to give me more information and send out my items or I will be forced to move it up for PayPal to decide to reimburse me or not. I have every email though along with the ad from a different site. I made sure to make copies of everything and save it all to my computer.

If it is a real deal, I am glad to be saving almost 200 bucks.

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Forgot to mention that the RHPs are from Reptile Basics.

[martin82531]

I really hope the deal is good, if so, you saved your self a pretty penny. To me, the audience for this particular scam seems relatively small compared to the other scams that are out there, so hopefully this is a good thing I hope all turns out well, keep us posted!

[mebigbadbrat]

Thanks. I would hope he is a honest person but I don't know anyone that can tell such a thing over the computer. =/


I will keep you all posted.