Hey guys,
I finally have fallen victim to internet fraud it would appear. Shoot, I would have figured it would have happened long before this with all the parts and such I've bought over the years. It would figure that as soon as we get into buying things for the baby that we'd get nailed.
In any case, we bought a crib set from a seller. Ship time was 4-6 weeks since it was being drop shipped direct from the company, etc, etc. Seller had a so-so record but in reviewing the complaints they were all just about slow-ship and everyone that complained was offered a refund or waited for their product. Didn't figure this to be too much of an issue since nobody was actually defrauded.
Fast forward from Dec 15 (purchase date) to now and the last communication I received from the seller was just over 2 weeks ago and stated I would have my product within 1 week. I gave the seller the benefit of the doubt since they had been very communicative to this point and had offered a refund previous to this point. We declined the refund at the time as we wanted the product, not the money.
I have given the seller until today before proceeding with filing a complaint with paypal as that was how it was paid. I also requested and received the seller's phone # from Ebay. In calling it, it went directly to a generic voicemail. The free reverse phone # directories didn't list any addresses or names associated with the number. I will file with paypal by the end of the day, but I'd like some additional suggestions on how to track down the seller's physical address and possibly alternate phone #'s. A search of the city listed in her ebay contact info only comes up with 1 name with the same last name, but different first names. Shoot, I really want the product, not the $ since we need it in order to match up paint colors for the baby's
room.
Pending the paypal outcome, I will also plan to file fraud claims with the FBI division IC3 if we don't get at least our payment back.
Thanks,
Rick
