Hi guys
I did try and purchase some gear off OP. Phil you may recall in your thread when I was asking about different branded cards. The deal fell through.
Here's how it went: I had a thread looking to buy cards and OP responded. After some back and forth I decided to go through with a purchase of 6 cards using PayPal G&S.
After initial payment the payment was returned, it was a larger payment and the funds were in hold in Op's account.
He then invoiced me for 3 separate orders broken down into 3 cards each and one including shipping.
After payment we did communicate daily for 2 days as I tried to verify he placed the order or had the cards. He then contacted me presumably from his shop or the shop he purchases from, saying he had different cards on hand and that they would be a little cheaper, or I could pay a little more and step up to different cards.
This was a second flag for me the first being the returned funds, this one because in the PayPal terms multiple payments for 1 item voids the protection.
I had opted for the cheaper cards and a partial refund.
After this he began to ask where in Canada I was presumably he was thinking of delivering the cards to me, as he said he was coming for a business trip; first time it was mentioned. I told him I wanted the cards shipped.
I heard nothing for 3 days then started a dispute with PayPal. At this poi t OP contacted me and said he couldn't do business with someone like me, even though I said if he could prove shipment or ownership of the cards I would drop the dispute. At this poi t he was also apparently landing in Ottawa.
I received all my funds back through PayPal. So there was no loss in my part. And we parted ways.
Here's the walk-through for this trade -
We agreed a deal -> Buyer paid first payment -> Payment on hold -> Refund -> Separated Payment -> Buyer paid at 1am my time and start to claim he would file a dispute when it's 8:30am 11:46 my time ->
I replied at 1pm my time, explained that I have been in China, and I could not be very responsive due to the "big wall", with store and items pic attached, and the buyer was aware of the situation ->
I asked if buyer want to switch the order to Sapphire instead of his original MSI order, as the later one would take days to arrive, but I have Sapphire/Dataland in hand at that moment, and the price is cheaper ->
Buyer agreed, and I raised the topic about how would he like to handle the price gap ->
Buyer choose partial refund, and I agreed I will refund him when I have access to my account, cause the connection was bad ->
I asked if where the buyer based in Canada, and told him that I'd drop by Canada for a business trip -> Buyer replied and I started my trip from Zhejian to Beijing -> 2 days later I received a phone call from PayPal, they said my account was limited because someone filed a dispute, at that time I just arrive Beijing -> I checked my emails and found out the buyer filed an dispute -> though the buyer promise he will retreats the dispute after received the item, I told him he's casing damage to my account, and it was not really a good trade experience, so I told him I can't do the trade with him, and will send him refund once I reached Canada -> Refund sent
I agree I had some manner on this trade, however, imagine buyer started to be anxious when you're in China, where the internet is controlled, and filed a dispute when the processing time of the international trade took less than 5 days. I'd like to apologize for my hassle behavior at that time, I was quite stressed.