here is EXACLY as it happened, and i feel like a JACKASS b/c all i have is his name, his email adress, and his paypal, but i searched under name, and couldn't find his h-t name (maybe one of you can help)

i've been looking for soooooooo long for a 'teg bumper in my shade of green, and have had no luck. had a WTB thread going....
one day i get a PM from Michael Vu, saying he had my color and could ship asap. We exchange a few emails (email = lsvtecsedan@sbcglobal.net), negociating price, shipping, etc...

On November 13th, i sent a paypal to itrsedan@nichemotor.com, and he assured me it would go in the mail the following morning, also saying to expect it in 3-4 days.

it having been 7 days and still no delivery, I email him, asking where it is. This is his response..........
"Hey.. dude... Sorry man.. I fergot to tell you that they call me saying it was damage during shipment. They are giving me the insurance claim money by mail. So I'll refund your amount that you paid for. Sound cool with you?"
1st of all: w/ proper packaging, exacly HOW damaged can a bumper get during shipping? The thing's completly plastic, not fragile. I mean jesus, did it get sawed in half or something?
2nd of all: it required MY email asking HIM where my bumper was in order for him to even MENTION to me that I shouldn't be expecting it. WTF is that???
3rd of all: if he had time to write me that bullshit excuse of what happened during shipping, then why didn't he have 3 seconds more to refund my paypal???
I have emailed him back twice and no response, plus my paypal hasn't been refunded

god it really sucks gettin scammed. I generally trust everyone on h-t to be honest and able to easily complete legitimate transactions. it only takes 1 person for me to now second guess every future seller I encounter
oh yeah 1 last thing, if anyone knows how to find his h-t name by searching under his email adress, try and help me out. (maybe a moderator could help???)

 

..wow I always think about that stuff when I buy and there's no way to distinguish who's gonna jax0r you or not. you could have a 30 people reference and still jax0r someone, and make it seem like you're the good guy cause people are vouching for him.. s0rry to hear man but no matter what it's all a trust thing and quite frankly.. I don't have much of it... sorry to hear and maybe.. just myabe he'll have a heart and return the money..

 

sorry to hear that, yeah I really hate buying **** on here now. Too much scamming going on. thats why if any thing seems shady I will insist on doing COD shipping