~6-17-06~ e-fucking-bay!!!

what the fuck is up with ebay lately?!?!?! technically it is not ebay, it is the stupid fuckers who try and scam on there! technically again, i don't think the ones i am dealing with are actually trying to scam, but they are just plain STUPID!!!! i hate nothing more than stupid, ignorant people!!!!

well this latest guy, i think he is trying to scam.

i am so pissed and bob is working so i have noone to bitch at!!!!!!!!!!! so here i am..........


did i tell ya'll about the phone i won on ebay, well if not, i did. took forever to get here, but i finally got it on thursday. all excited, i opened it up, popped in my sim card, ready to go..........PHONE RESTRICTED!!

WHAT?!?! so it took him forever to get back to me and said the phone was locked, it did not say unlocked in his ad, it needs to be unlocked.

i was pissed. how could i have missed that. i CHECK for that!!! well whatever, i called cingular to see if they could help me. this wonderful guy at cingular, mike, tried to walk me through the steps to unlock it, but it did NOT work!!

in case you don't know, you only have like 5 tries to unlock it and after that it is totally locked and you have to pay big $$ to get it unlocked!

so i was like screw it. in the package, the guy had some instructions.....know what, i am just going to post the emails here!!!

ME to HIM:

Item: Nokia 3220 + Free USB Cable & 2000 Ring Tones (9732443395)
This message was sent after the listing closed.
bobbysgirlonly is the winner.



i am trying to work this phone, but whenever i put my sim card in and turn it on, it says: phone restricted and i cannot do anything else. i have cingular service. any suggestions on what i should do now?

by the way, this way through ebay, and he never responded, so i wrote to his email listed in my invoice with this:

Hello,

i don't know if you received my email through eaby, so i am sending this directly to the email in my invoice.

i received my phone yesterday. i put in my cingular sim card and it states "phone restricted".

i do NOT know what to do to fix the problem. since in your description of the product stated Service Compatibility: AT&T Wireless, Bell Mobility, Cingular, Fido, Rogers AT&T, T-Mobile


:i was led to believe that the phone was already unlocked and would work with the above carriers.

we are really in need of this phone, it is replacing a broken phone. it is the only way i can get in contact with my husband while he is at work.

am i doing something wrong, can something be done. i really need to get this phone up and running ASAP.

thank you,

jennifer


HIM to ME:

Hi,

The phone is compatible with those carriers, however the phone is locked, you must get it unlocked and then your problem will be solved. The phone was not stated as unlocked. Sorry for any inconvenience.


this is the point i was like screw it and tried to get it fixed....then:

ME to HIM:

you are positive that you had THIS phone activated through and it IS locked by rogers wireless, in canada??

i am on my 5th try at unlocking it, the cell phone place that is helping me is making some calls to try and figure out why it is NOT working, but i only have 2 tries left before it is permantly locked.


HIM to ME:

yes positive that it was locked by Rogers Wireless, and Yes it was working proir to being shipped, i used it for nearly a year before selling it and never had any complaints.

here i was just plain tired of messing with the whole thing, because i did find in the ebay ad that it DID state that it was unlocked.


ME to HIM:

sorry to bother you again......

i just viewed the item description again and it IS stated as unlocked in the FEATURES section.


Description (revised)


Item Specifics - Cell Phones
Phone Brand: Nokia Condition: --
Phone Model: 3220 Features: Camera Built-In, Color Screen, Unlocked, Email / Web
Service Compatibility: AT&T Wireless, Bell Mobility, Cingular, Fido, Rogers AT&T, T-Mobile





i knew i saw unlocked somewhere because i never would have purchased it other wise.

reguardless, i think i am going to implement the 100% satisfaction guarantee that you offered.

i will be returning the phone, since it is already the weekend, it probably won't go out until monday.

could you please send me a return address it should be sent to.

thank you,
jennifer

then he sent my his mailing address.

then today i get THIS!!!!

HIM to ME:

there is no 100% satisfaction guarantee, the phone is yours. it is up to you if you want to use it. the phone works, it just needs to be unlocked. sorry no refunds, and no returns.

WHAT?!?!?!?!! so of course, i fired off this:

what about the enclosed letter which states on the bottom :

REMEMBER I OFFER A 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE?!?!

you wrote it, you sent it, you misrepresented it on your add.....so am i going to get a refund, or are we going to have to deal with this through ebay and pay pal?

plus i already stated i was going to return it and you sent the return address.

i was trying to be all cool, and not get an attitude about the whole deal, hell i was still going to give you a positive feedback, so it is up to you.

if you want to do right and be a proper seller on ebay, then we can do the refund, if not i guess we make this whole transaction a lot more difficult.

i havent' heard back from him yet.....BUT

i went ahead and filed a claim with paypal. i was going to wait and try to resolve this nicely, but the way this guy is acting, he seems very shady, so i want a record of EVERYTHING!!!

i could just see him saying he would refund me, then never doing it or saying he never received the package.

so i filed the claim, there will be a record of all of this and i have all of his emails, plus the damn paper he sent saying there was a 100% guarantee.

WHAT THE HELL?! HOW CAN YOU DISPUTE THAT?!?!

so he has 20 days to give me my refund, or i will then escilate the issue to a full fledged investigation by paypal.

this is so dumb! give me my damn $86 dollars back, you'll get your phone back, you can sell it again on ebay, and that is that. what is the problem?!


i am just so ready to give up ebay. hopefully the other phone that i ordred will come and it will work! i hate bob not having a phone! it sucks when i need to get a hold of him! and what if something happens and i NEED to get a hold of him?! going through work takes forever....i have to know the department and job and blah, blah, blah!!!!


well i had to vent....thanks for being here blogger! haha!! i'll let ya know what happens next!