What is the name of your state? Iowa
I purchased a "lot" of shirts on e-bay and sent a personal check. It cleared and the seller left me positive feedback for fast payment. I waited 3 weeks for the shirts, but did not receive them. I e-mailed the seller, but no response. I e-mailed again 4 days later. She then said she had tried to e-mail me and did not understand why I did not get her first, but that her life was hectic and she had just gone down and mailed the shirts that day Oct. 4th. I e-mailed back said I did not receive any other messages and had none in my e-bay account, but was glad she had mailed the shirts. 2 weeks later, October 18th still no shirts. I opened a dispute with e-bay and asked for a receipt showing that she shipped the shirts. She said she lost it. I then told her to go to the Post Office and ask for a copy of the transaction or send me a copy of the cancelled check proving the transaction. She claims she can't get one from Post Office and she paid cash. Now I am mad. She said she will refund my winning bid amount, but does not feel that she owes shipping which was $10. My question is this ~ I saw on Judge Judy (yes I watch her sometimes!) where the same thing happened but the Plaintiff was awarded the amount that the item was worth and not what was paid for it. I bid on the auction because I believed that I was getting a good deal (4 of the shirts were brand new with tags and 3 were only worn a few times). Can I recover the value of what the shirts would have been if I go to small claims court or just what I actually spent? Sounds like I am being greedy, but this has to stop on e-bay and teach the offenders a lesson. I by the way have 100% feedback and have received every item I have ever purchased until now.
I purchased a "lot" of shirts on e-bay and sent a personal check. It cleared and the seller left me positive feedback for fast payment. I waited 3 weeks for the shirts, but did not receive them. I e-mailed the seller, but no response. I e-mailed again 4 days later. She then said she had tried to e-mail me and did not understand why I did not get her first, but that her life was hectic and she had just gone down and mailed the shirts that day Oct. 4th. I e-mailed back said I did not receive any other messages and had none in my e-bay account, but was glad she had mailed the shirts. 2 weeks later, October 18th still no shirts. I opened a dispute with e-bay and asked for a receipt showing that she shipped the shirts. She said she lost it. I then told her to go to the Post Office and ask for a copy of the transaction or send me a copy of the cancelled check proving the transaction. She claims she can't get one from Post Office and she paid cash. Now I am mad. She said she will refund my winning bid amount, but does not feel that she owes shipping which was $10. My question is this ~ I saw on Judge Judy (yes I watch her sometimes!) where the same thing happened but the Plaintiff was awarded the amount that the item was worth and not what was paid for it. I bid on the auction because I believed that I was getting a good deal (4 of the shirts were brand new with tags and 3 were only worn a few times). Can I recover the value of what the shirts would have been if I go to small claims court or just what I actually spent? Sounds like I am being greedy, but this has to stop on e-bay and teach the offenders a lesson. I by the way have 100% feedback and have received every item I have ever purchased until now.
The actuality of life is that when you live in a very small town such as I do, you often have to shop "across state lines" to purchase items not readily available close by. But hey, like you said, I learned my lesson about shopping on the internet and dealing with questionable people. Thanks for your input.