[theycallmejb]

hi guys,

since basically we´re all art lovers and we all have bought a piece or two throughout various channels,i´d thought i´d give it a shot.

i bought the mr.dobtopus in november from the seller ´soleforsoleshop´ (100% positive feedback)on ebay for tripple the retail price plus i had to pay an extra for ebay´s buyer protection(incl shipping+ customs)to europe.i had contact with the seller till february...till the 90 days were up(ebay saves all infos for 90 days and then cancels it,including contact with the seller)

since i bought the mr.dob 2016...and know that bait has issuses delivering the item,i thought i´d wait a bit...knowing the release being first in march,then postponed to june.

a couple of days ago i tried contacting the seller again...no response.

after doing quite some research...i finally found their internet site which isn´t really trustworthy.

...google keeps spitting out the words fraud and scam;-(

contacting payal wasn´t really that helpful either,since the purcharse was more than 180 days ago.(which means that buyers protection is no longer valid)

i´m probably going to lose my money...and the dob figure,but am curious if any of you have ever been in the same situation buying expensive art off various channels from sellers you´ve never seen...and maybe getting ripped off.

it would be more then grateful if you could(maybe) help out a (pretty pissed) collector brother.

thanks in advance

j-b

[haring85]

Yes, I've had that experience. It always went well for me but I always opened a case on PayPal within 180 days. The only thing I can think of is trying to contact the bank and tell them to open a chargeback case for the item, but you would have to check the timing as it always depends on the laws on the country (I think in the UK it's not possible if you paid with PayPal unless you paid as a guest).

[theycallmejb]

Well,the thing is that the figure hasn’t been released yet...& I wouldn’t be freaking out hadn’t I finally found the guy on google with such bad comments/remarks.
Thanks for tip with the bank,even though I doubt that they can do anything since the transaction was made last year...;-(

[haring85]

I guess that's part of the risk of buying something that hasn't been released yet. Maybe try to contact the seller and try to talk with him. Whatever you decide, best of luck, these things can be incredibly frustrating.

[davidinho74]

Hi,
I've purchased like you Dobptopus in January, so I'm just wondering how long does it take for the final release. Mind that even the previous edition of the gold-red dob was mismanaged by Bait and after a couple of presale acquisitions (that systematically ended up to be simple temporary collecting money mechanism buy low ranked eBay seller), andthis last experience I deceided not to go further on presal if they go over the 3 month of eBay feedback policy.In any case I use to stay within the 6 month Paypal, but before asking money back I try to conciliate asking for renewing the ebay agreement.

[theycallmejb]

Hi,
Did you have any luck renewing your eBay agreement?i on the other hand haven’t had any luck what so ever with eBay,nor PayPal...so...I lost a lot of money,the dobtopus...& the ambition to buy anything on pre-sale for loads of money on the bay.
Hope you guys are more lucky!

[CREAM]

Always use a credit card with PayPal in the future. You could have done a charge back and most likely got your money back if he didnt deliver. Just a nice added protection to have.

[rambo901]

Aug 9, 2018 17:25:29 GMT 1 CREAM said:

Always use a credit card with PayPal in the future. You could have done a charge back and most likely got your money back if he didnt deliver. Just a nice added protection to have.

I always do the same just in case. Don't trust PayPal to always make the right decision