Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 What would you do, or how would you feel? Here's the story: I won a "Mint Condition, Still in the Box" XP-300 Space Station on eBay last week. I won it at a reasonable price of $255 with $20 shipping. I was only the second bidder. I don't think anyone else bid on it because it was the seller's first transaction as a seller. He only had 3 transactions as a buyer to his history. I took my chances. I sent the money order, and he received it last Thursday (2/28/2008). I left several emails asking him if he received the money order. He didn't answer me back until late last night, Tuesday (3/4/2008). My suspicion is that the seller either found someone who offered a lot more money for it, or he decided he didn't want to sell it for such a low price. Again, how would you feel, or what would you do?
Members IRG Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 If it is broken as he claims, you would want your back likely, correct? So maybe he made an honest mistake. He might've gotten a better deal too, who knows. What he should have done is contacted you first and see if you still wanted it, even broken, or he would return your money, then you would have had the choice. As long as you get your money back - I wouldn't have gone for this auction unless it was paypal. Maybe you got lucky, we'll see...
Members sdresdre Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 that email seems fishy to me. i agree with your hunch.
Members SharkMinusBear Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 IMO a normal person would have told you about the problem (if there actually is one) and then offered to send the money order back unless you still wanted it. I would have asked him why he didn't test it before listing the item and inquire as to the exact nature of the problem in the preset.
Members mark7171 Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 I suggest killing him. i dont know if thats legal ?
Members homestar_kevin Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 hmm I dunno, that sucks man I'm sorry. I know you were stoked on getting that, who knows maybe he's being truthful, that email does read a little weird but it could be just as he says. Other fish in the sea, other spacestations on the bay. You'll get yours man
Members sdresdre Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 get a xp-1000 man. 275 plus like 15 for shipping. i LOVE LOVE LOVE mine. you get ll the xp-s. xp-200 sucks but the rest are rad.
Members Turd Furgison Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 get a xp-1000 man. 275 plus like 15 for shipping. i LOVE LOVE LOVE mine. you get ll the xp-s. xp-200 sucks but the rest are rad.that is the same thing i was thinking, save another $20 and just get all 3 xp pedals in one
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted March 6, 2008 Author Members Posted March 6, 2008 Thanks for all of the feedback, guys get a xp-1000 man. That's a good idea. I might just do that.
Members sdresdre Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 That's a good idea. I might just do that. you wont regret it. AMAZING pedal. adam is a super rad dood. offers full free support.
Members 69cutty Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 wait till you actually get your money back. re-sold it or not, you have to give him props for atleast not running off with your money.
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted March 6, 2008 Author Members Posted March 6, 2008 wait till you actually get your money back. re-sold it or not, you have to give him props for atleast not running off with your money.Hmmm... no disrespect, but any business that carried the slogan, "Hey, at least we didn't run off with your money!" isn't going to last very long - talk about a lack of integrity So no, I don't feel any incentive to give him props
Members Servant Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 I hope you see your money. If you do - consider it a mistake and lose no sleep over it. You never had it so you never lost it. Rock on.
Members TomCTC Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 +1 on the XP-1000. They look incredible.
Members olejason Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 I think he definitely found someone else to buy it. His explanation makes no sense whatsoever. How can some patches 'not work' but others can? They're all using the same junk. I'm in a pretty {censored}ty situation with a first time seller too. I won the guitar he was selling for a reasonable price and he said he accepted paypal. Turns out he never registered his email address with paypal and now he's trying to talk me into sending him a check for the guitar, which I'm not willing to do. I also had to cyberstalk this guy to the point of finding his myspace account and sending him a message on there. He won't reply to any of my emails or messages on ebay.
Members Noise... Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 If he was lying, why would he say something so random? Why not just say "I tried it again and it isn't working. It's been a long time since it's been used, so I didn't realize it was broken"? That would be so much easier, rather than going into the whole song and dance about the buddy and the weird problem.
Members L_Z_nut Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 I googled but couldn't find anything... can't even find pics. Where would one go to purchase an xp-1000?
Members MathiasWilliam Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 I googled but couldn't find anything... can't even find pics.Where would one go to purchase an xp-1000? It's so sexy the safe search has had block it.
Members XanaduNEX Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 I think he definitely found someone else to buy it. His explanation makes no sense whatsoever. How can some patches 'not work' but others can? They're all using the same junk. While I think it sounds like he did find someone else to buy it, I actually have an XP-1000 where about half the patches work and the others don't. It's pretty lame, but that's life I guess.
Members TomCTC Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 I googled but couldn't find anything... can't even find pics.Where would one go to purchase an xp-1000? http://cgi.ebay.com/DIGITECH-XP-200-CUSTOM-JETPACKMODS-XP1000-100-300-400_W0QQitemZ220209290597QQihZ012QQ
Members olejason Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 While I think it sounds like he did find someone else to buy it, I actually have an XP-1000 where about half the patches work and the others don't. It's pretty lame, but that's life I guess. wow that's {censored}ed up, must be some crazy innards in that pedal
Members sdresdre Posted March 6, 2008 Members Posted March 6, 2008 While I think it sounds like he did find someone else to buy it, I actually have an XP-1000 where about half the patches work and the others don't. It's pretty lame, but that's life I guess.adam will fix it man. it might just need to be reset as well. tried that yet mine jumps #'s too but it has the correct amount of patches(i checked). took me no time at all to figure it out.
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