keyboard warriors - update

so i never got any response from the last email i sent to that guy about the stereo. i filed a claim with paypal and apparently they never got any response from him either and "resolved" the claim in my favor. i got this letter:

We have concluded our investigation into your case and have decided in your favor. We were able to recover $202.97 USD and this amount has been credited to you. Please allow five business days for this adjustment to be posted. If you are due any additional funds, we will make our best effort to recover the balance from the seller. If the seller's account has insufficient funds to complete the refund owedto you, please be assured that we will take appropriate action against the seller's account, which may include limitation of the seller's account privileges.

the amount i sent to the guy originally was in fact $222.50. now i can't claim to have read the entire paypal buyer protection policy, and i'm glad i got most of my money back, but honestly, do i give a shit how much they were "able to recover"? isn't that kinda their problem? what good is buyer protection if it's limited to how much they can recover from the other party? that's more like "yeah, you know, we'll like do what we can, ya know?" i'd consider a chargeback on my credit card for the remaining amount but paypal from what i hear has a tendency to freeze people's account who do that, and it's not worth the paperwork. for more paypal horror stories check out paypalsucks.com

keyboard warriors (aka internet douchebags)

my car stereo crapped out on me a few weeks ago and i've been looking for a new one. i found a model i liked and started watching eBay for a used one to come up (it's a 2006 model so they aren't sold new in very many places anymore). i found one, bid and won about 5 days ago. today, i get this email from eBay:

The following is a notice from eBay Trust & Safety regarding:

Item Number - 250200092888

Item Title - JVC Exad KD-AVX2 IN Dash DVD Player

Our records show that you were a bidder or buyer of one or more of this seller's items. We recently removed this seller's active listings and suspended the seller's trading privileges. Due to privacy concerns we cannot share further details about this seller.

If the seller asks you to complete this transaction outside of eBay, we strongly recommend that you do not proceed with the transaction. Transactions for items listed on eBay but then completed off of the eBay platform are not covered by buyer protection programs offered by eBay and can be highly indicative of fraud. For more information on Offers to Buy or Sell Outside of eBay, copy and past the following Help Page link into your browser: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/rfe-spam-non-ebay-sale.html.

If you have already paid for this item but have not received it, you should take all possible steps to receive reimbursement.

i had already paid for it via paypal so i had the sellers email address and forwarded him the email from eBay with the following note:

I just received this email from eBay regarding the car stereo I bid on and won. Please send me a tracking number if you have one in the next 24 hours. After that I will open a dispute with eBay and PayPal to retrieve my money.
Thanks

to which i received this response:

HOW THE FUCK YOU DEMAND A TRACKING NUMBER. AND HOW U GONE DISPUTE IT IF I SHIP IT? I JUST SAVED THIDS FOR YOUR DISPUTE.

for some reason, i don't think i'm getting that stereo. i replied with the following:

Calm down. All I am saying is your account has been suspended by eBay and so far I don't have a stereo. If you shipped it then fine, send me a tracking number and you have nothing to be upset about. If you haven't shipped it, I would have expected some sort of excuse or apology and an "I'll ship it out as soon as possible", however judging from your response I'm assuming that is not going to happen. You see, the way this is going to work is either I get the stereo and you get your money, or I get my money back and you keep the stereo you may or may not actually have, which seems pretty fair to me. I don't see what you're getting so excited about.

i can't wait for the response!