I got ripped off on e-bay

I bid and won armored core project phantasma

 on e-bay and got ripped off.
the game does not work and the seller won\'t give me a refund.
the game looks like it was put in a cd repair machine?(guessing)
it looks  like someone sanded the bottom of the disc.
I\'ve never seen a disc like this,

 has anyone else?

the sony just says "insert playstation disc" when i try to play.

When i asked for a refund this was his reply:

"I\'m sorry. I don\'t mean to sound like a "thief", I\'m just sticking
to the CONTRACT we both signed on eBay. Me, by selling an item, and
you by bidding on it. I\'m an honest person who knows what he\'s doing
and has seen it all when it comes to this type of E-commerce. So
before you get threatening with me, I STRONGLY suggest you try
another system to see if it works. If it doesn\'t, I\'m sorry, that\'s
life. How do I know you only wanted the game so you can copy it
because you DO have a MOD chip? That makes you sound like a LIAR. ARE
YOU TRYING TO RIP ME OFF AND WASTE MY TIME JUST LIKE A LIAR? Think
about that.

Again, I\'m sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you."


Do you belive that crap, by the way does anyone know what the hell is
a MOD chip?

I have no idea what a MOD chip is.

he may ahve use dthe gamedoctor on it, other than that he just ripped you off, man im sorry dude you shouldve used paypal

 helps when the **** dosent work and such...

paypal is god.

I did use paypal !

I already filed a complaint with paypal.

have you had experience with this before?

take the disc to somewhere that has a cd repair machine.  they fixed my Madden 2002 disc when I thought all was lost.  it should only cost 2-3 bucks.

Did the seller disclose that the disk was in less than perfect condition on the auction page?  Did the auction say something like "sold as-is?"  If not, you have a valid complaint, and you can lodge a grievance of some kind with Ebay.
 
If he did include those kinds of disclaimers in his auction page, then I don\'t see how you\'d have a case.  You\'re taking your chances when you buy something through an auction, and the only real security you have is the seller\'s feedback history.  Next time decide how much money you\'re willing to risk as a factor of the seller\'s feedback.  If you wind up screwed, the only retaliation you have is the negative feedback you leave for the seller.  Draft your feedback comment carefully, because you don\'t have very much space.

Can you share a link to the auction page with us?

[CHIZZY]

Horrible feedback time. this guy sounds like a total twat.:evil:

go to complaints file under reciveditem but not a dsecribed if he used a game doctor it should be booting upi have had expirence with ebayand getting screwedif you think its a cdr and not a real  game contact ebay and sony belive me he will get banned i have had sucess with a guy i was buying dbgt from he would send me tap so i contacted ebay and funmation and he was banned and got my money back good luck

Originally posted by CHIZZY
Horrible feedback time. this guy sounds like a total twat.:evil:

Yea man, that guy\'s response was that of a 10 year old kid.

::Gets out all the supplies for a mag44 pity-party::

if you read my post here: http://www.psx2central.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=19935 you can find out if it is a real PS2 game unless the bottom was Really scratched up bad.


:hat:scottyJ:hat:

Cored\'s right, if it said "as-is" anywhere in the auction then you\'re screwed.  If it didn\'t then he\'s a dead-beat, the scum of society (acutally he is either way ).  Trying to sell people games that don\'t work to make some cash.  Then you say it looks like he used a game doctor and he didn\'t state that in the auction.  PLUS he sent that whiny a.ss email about not threatening him.  If he says he\'s been through this before it\'s probably because he ripped someone off before.

Don\'t take any sh*t from this dirtball, get your money back, file a complaint, and to top it off take it to a place that has a professional resurfacing machine and they\'ll get your game good as new for about $3 (even after it\'s been game doctored).

Can you give us a link for the auction so we can inspect it?

Originally posted by mag44ironman
"I\'m sorry. I don\'t mean to sound like a "thief", I\'m just sticking
to the CONTRACT we both signed on eBay. Me, by selling an item, and
you by bidding on it. I\'m an honest person who knows what he\'s doing
and has seen it all when it comes to this type of E-commerce. So
before you get threatening with me, I STRONGLY suggest you try
another system to see if it works. If it doesn\'t, I\'m sorry, that\'s
life. How do I know you only wanted the game so you can copy it
because you DO have a MOD chip? That makes you sound like a LIAR. ARE
YOU TRYING TO RIP ME OFF AND WASTE MY TIME JUST LIKE A LIAR? Think
about that.

Again, I\'m sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you."

If theres one thing I know for sure... its that there are a ton of worthless jerk-offs in this world.

And my girlfriend wonders why i hate people!?

this is what was on the item page;

Winning bidder to pay $5.00 shipping & handling via Priority USPS. I accept PayPal & USPS Money orders only please. Item will ship after receipt of payment. All sales are final. Any questions are welcome.

so I geuss "all sales are final" is the the same as " as-is"???

and he did mention the game may have been put on a cd repair machine. so I thought it should work if it was repaired.



but he also said that the game worked excellent.

I geuss I learned my lesson.
never buy something from someone unless I know for sure I can return it.

I also e-mailed his other bidders about what happend to me and this was his response:



"I swear to GOD if you e-mail another one of my bidders and start telling your lies again I’m going to go to the authorities."

Let him go to the authorities, and then tell them how he ripped you off if they try to do anything.  I\'d continue to e-mail his bidders, and tell him you won\'t stop until you get the refund you\'re entitled to.

Here is the negative  feedback he left for me:

"Unreasonable person.CANT STICK TO AGREEMENTS.Tried to copy software & rip me off "

I filed a complaint with e-bay and paypal.
Not much else I can do.
If I had the money I would take him to court for slander.

[Titan]

That guy sounds like a total 100% ass hole. Complain and keep e-mailing his bidders. This guy also sounds paranoid. He thinks everyone that wants to send something back is trying to rip him off. What a jackass. I hate people like this. They shouldn\'t even be allowed on e-bay. PM me with any updates Mag44.