Problems with Dell 2001FP ebay purchase

[bkholdem]

and don't buy $500 items off of random strangers over the internet

[CourtesyFlush]

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If paypal will only refund $40 from an empty acount, I think you're screwed. I don't think the guy has any intention of ever sending you your monitor or refunding your money. He claimed to send it USPS because UPS has a tracking number for every shipment, and if he couldn't provide you with a tracking number, you'd know he's full of [censored].

If he claims to have sent it USPS and they "lost" it, you have no way of proving he didn't send it.

In the future, I would suggest that you insist on UPS, FEDEX ground, or another carrier that tracks shipments, or no deal, even if you have to pay the shipping.

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Yeah, I specifically asked him to use UPS Ground for shipping right after the auction ended. He did not reply to my email, he just emailed me back about 2 weeks later saying it was shipped, so I assume he went UPS Ground. I just found out when he emailed me 3-4 days ago that he went USPS "because it was cheaper".