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Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!

00 Offline Mechanickal

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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #30 on: July 30, 2018, 02:50:02 PM
Loosing alot of money can be life threatening! :O

Or end up in selling off stuff to compensate ::)


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #31 on: July 30, 2018, 02:50:54 PM
And don't be so sure this isn't a life-threatening situation.

My guess is that Mechy has not told his girlfriend yet........


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #32 on: July 30, 2018, 02:55:29 PM
And don't be so sure this isn't a life-threatening situation.

My guess is that Mechy has not told his girlfriend yet........

Uh oh  :rofl:
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #33 on: July 30, 2018, 03:04:00 PM
Remember that time she whacked him in the head and he broke his jaw?

And that was just for eating toast in bed (if I recall correctly).


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #34 on: July 30, 2018, 03:06:20 PM
Smurfhole!


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #35 on: July 30, 2018, 03:25:34 PM
... you can't ban out every risk in life! At least we're talking small financial risks here, nothing really serious  :cheers:

Of course not, but for a couple of extra quid (€, $, whatever) you don't need to take any risks at all.  Someone is making money from scamming other people, and it's easy to stop.


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #36 on: July 30, 2018, 04:41:28 PM
Seems you made the right decision to not use F&F so you should be covered.  All I can add is relax and see what happens.  No need to get worked up just yet.  If no SAK is delivered then you can go from there.  Don't get too far ahead especially at this point.  Nice SAK btw and yes I hope it all works out.   :salute:
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #37 on: July 30, 2018, 08:16:35 PM
I'll just try to let this go for now, so shortly before my vacation.
Will see how it evolves later on.
Will try to contact the seller again soon for pics.
Paypal gives me untill jan. 2019 to make a claim so we'll just keep up the hope they will do what's right if this goes left...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #38 on: July 30, 2018, 08:21:00 PM
Good attitude.  :tu:


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #39 on: July 30, 2018, 09:47:50 PM
Seller just popped up above water level again.
He said he sold it at a flea market for a higher price (he was at work a few hours ago? He already sold it to me?)
Probably noticed his scam isn't going to work...
So he'd like to cancel the transaction.
I'm just playing along and told him it's ok as long as he'll refund me.


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #40 on: July 30, 2018, 09:54:57 PM
Maybe he lurks MTO? :ahhh
Hooked, like everyone else. ;)

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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #41 on: July 30, 2018, 10:05:17 PM
Damn... busted!


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Reply #42 on: July 30, 2018, 10:48:18 PM
Refund refused by Paypal so the seller asked me to open a case.
Which I did.
I can upgrade it to a claim starting the 6th.


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #43 on: July 30, 2018, 11:00:16 PM
 :facepalm:


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #44 on: July 30, 2018, 11:07:33 PM
Anybody got a life jacket?

I can barely touch the floor here in the deep end...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #45 on: July 31, 2018, 02:32:04 AM
That stinks. I was hoping it would somehow work out  :-[

At least you'll get your money back.  :tu:
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #46 on: July 31, 2018, 05:29:30 AM
Seller just popped up above water level again.
He said he sold it at a flea market for a higher price (he was at work a few hours ago? He already sold it to me?)
Probably noticed his scam isn't going to work...
So he'd like to cancel the transaction.
I'm just playing along and told him it's ok as long as he'll refund me.

Definitely sounds like a failed attempt at a scam to me.  Reinforces the need to only use F&F payments for people you can be certain you can trust.

The good news is that you will probably get your money back after a bit of to&fro with PP.
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #47 on: July 31, 2018, 06:59:58 AM
Bummer.  Is it too early to call this person out as a scammer publicly?  Just so others dont deal with him. 
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #48 on: July 31, 2018, 07:49:44 AM
Sold it at a flea market at a higher price? Yeah, good story! :rofl:
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #49 on: July 31, 2018, 08:29:06 AM
I'm marking him as a scammer as soon as I got my cash back.
Don't want to startle him now.


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Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #50 on: July 31, 2018, 11:44:46 AM
He’s trying to sell something else now...


The story of deleting the post due to no price is crap. I have a screenshot of the post and the price is clearly there.

I say one of the Admins grabbed the tool out from under you and deleted the post.



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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #51 on: July 31, 2018, 11:51:22 AM
He didn't have a price pictured before so I'm unsure as to what happened.

It's now a claim at Paypal so I'm hoping this gets sorted within a few hours...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #52 on: July 31, 2018, 11:52:01 AM
Oh and feel free to send me that screenshot for future refference if Paypal needs more info...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #53 on: August 25, 2018, 08:57:20 AM
If anyone was wondering, Paypal refunded me about 2 weeks ago.
All in all I'm glad this is over with, and have learned some new valuable lessons that I'll take along through the rest of my life.


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #54 on: August 25, 2018, 03:36:50 PM
This is great news.  You've just become a more savvy buyer all said and done.  Scammers and cheats are in every aspect of our lives.  Its just a sad state of affairs but part of life so we learn and are more cautious in our dealings.   
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #55 on: August 25, 2018, 03:37:58 PM
Plus a good warning for the rest of us.  :cheers:


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Reply #56 on: August 25, 2018, 03:50:09 PM
Plus a good warning for the rest of us.  :cheers:

Good reminder for us all YES  :salute:
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #57 on: August 25, 2018, 03:55:42 PM
By the way. The seller was active on FB as "Staci Sanders".


 

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