Re: How to Handle Astromart SCAM?

From: Bill Franko (oldcs1_at_enter.com)
Date: 08/01/04 

Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 13:39:15 GMT

"matt" <mariusrf@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:HiZOc.9707$g_5.4601@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>
> Coppy Littlehouse wrote in message ...
> >"Bill Franko" <oldcs1@enter.com> wrote in message
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> >> "matt" <mariusrf@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> >> news:pZwOc.2460$N%3.1748@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
> >> > Hello everybody,
> >> >
> >> > I have a potential scam situation ongoing . Being an optimist, I only
> call
> >> > it potential .
> >[snip]
> >
> >Interesting how Herb York jumps on every Astromart thread to insult
> >and harrass people who have legitimate complaints, but where there is
> >fraud and he can actually do something for the poor guy, Herb is
> >silent.
> >
> >Where's Herb??????
>
> as I said earlier, Herb immediately banned the scammer . I don't know what
> else did he do, but within a few hours of his action , I received emails
> from the scammer and he is supposedly going to refund my money . I'll tell
> you something, I gave up Ebay and Paypal after something like this,
because
> instead of taking care of my complaint, they gave me the runaround .
Endless
> complaint forms to fill, stuff to file, then wait and wait and wait, then
> claim is denied because you didn't cross the t's and dot the i's , then
> start over, then months later some of my money was refunded .

Did you initially read Ebay's policies? Be sure to read them in depth
before ever buying or selling anything. They WON'T deny something if the
complaint was legitimate and the investigation revealed the truth.
Remember, it takes time to investigate since they have xxxxxx number of
complaints/ claims on a daily basis.

 In this
> instance, it didn't take Herb a week or 2 to reply, as it did Ebay and
> Paypal. Herb did something right away . So that's where he is . It might
be
> luck, or an isolated event, but it worked for me far better with AStromart
> than with Ebay .

Well, you have to remember that Astromart basically caters to the astro
community, unlike the auction sites that cater to anyone. The potential for
fraud and other things is much higher on the auction sites due to the appeal
to a much wider audience. So, yes, investigations do take longer in the
latter cases.

BF

> best regards,
> matt tudor
>
>
>

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  • Re: How to Handle Astromart SCAM? UPDATE
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