internetstorenewyork
Brooklyn,#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Sun, March 31, 2013
Without knowing the truth t Whatever people are saying to just another lie JUST TO COVER THEIRBACK AND NAME BULLS**T I SAY!
Oscar
Dewitt,#3Consumer Comment
Fri, January 18, 2013
Sorry to hear about your loss.
I got scammed by someone living in Brooklyn, New York, too. Maybe they are related?
The person sent me an empty box. Of course they did not insure it. Since it was delivered, the shipper would not have paid insurance anyways. Ebay did nothing, but let the thief keep his money. So, I was out $230. I stopped buying through ebay long ago. I just shop locally, the way people have for over 10,000 years! Technology (including tracking #'s) just opens more doors for thieves. It seems that NYC is where all the scams and ponzi schemes start. That's where all the dishonest investment bankers & brokers hang out. Wall-street is so corrupt now.
richard
Grand rapids,#4Consumer Comment
Thu, January 17, 2013
Well I know in some way shape or form that if he told or ebay/paypal that he sent it back then he provided some kind of proof that it was shipped and deliverd. With that in mind I take it that you didnt receive anything...or an empty package?
Art
st. pete,#5Author of original report
Tue, January 15, 2013
Unfortunately, tracking numbers have many faults, but are always profitable to the shipper (that is why they are offered). Tracking gives the shipper a false sense of security, and the thief an alibi.
A tracking number does NOT insure that the item shipped will be delivered, nor even tracked, for that matter. Often, the barcode is NOT scanned. If it is not scanned, the shipper has NO idea where the package is. Sometimes 'a' barcode is scanned, but that is all. A barcode is NOT merchandise, and is of no value to me [it won't feed my family].
If you are unaware, thieves have been shipping empty packages ever since the USPS was established. This type of mail fraud is what Dennis Kozlowski, the former Tyco International Ltd. CEO, used to defraud the IRS. He shipped numerous empty boxes with tracking numbers for proof of shipping. He was later caught and charged with mail and tax fraud.
I am sure that there are many, many more ways that thieves work through ebay and shipping services. People just need to be aware of the scams out there, and need to know that ebay protects and conceals dishonest people like Edgar Rakhamimov of InternetStoreNewYork; and ebay often puts the loss to the seller, while ebay and paypal make a nice profit.
Ebay is not as safe as they appear to be, and want you to think.
richard
Grand rapids,#6Consumer Comment
Tue, January 15, 2013
Ebay had to make the feedback policy because there were raunchy sellers who smeared their buyers when they left negatives. But......like more of ebays great ideas (sarcasam) people use them to screw innocent sellers. I know buyers have to provide proof of delivery for any claime though. You might want to look into tracking info.