I don't believe in any superstitious stuff but here's my "luck" recently, when I purchased the following all within the last 40 days!
- Used i7-10700KF, the box/parcel arrived empty. Nothing inside. Seller insists they shipped a CPU. One end of the box appeared somewhat displaced and disheveled, like the fold-in panel had either loosened, or someone opened it and then folded back in without frank damage. I honestly thought the item was taken (or fell out) during transit but the only thing I know for certain is the box was empty when I receive it. I made the mistake of filing a claim with USPS first, because it was insured Priority Mail service. My case with USPS is on hold, waiting for documentation that was requested in a letter they sent me. I sent that documentation via Certified Mail on March 18th. Get this - it appears USPS has LOST my Certified Letter. It arrived in destination hub city (St. Louis MO) on the 21st, has not been delivered as of this writing and no further 'movement' logged. It appears I will need to file a missing mail report to locate my missing mail claim. HA! The jokes writing themselves. I did open a case with Ebay too last week, because I did not want any window to close on me while the case with USPS dragged out. But that was a mistake. As soon as I disclosed to Ebay that I have a pending claim with USPS, they decided against me and closed my claim. I can appeal but Ebay will probably defer to the pending claim I already open with USPS.
- Used Gigabyte mb, stated to be "B365M" DS3H four times in the listing header/title, item specifics, and item description. Instead of B365M, I received B360M and it was damaged, missing a CPU socket pin and several others bent none disclosed in the listing. Seller packed seriously inadequate, no antistatic bag, no socket cover, single boxed, no bubble wrap, just some thin sheets of styrofoam (not to mention the static electricity styrofoam is notorious for). The I/O shield was just flopping and rattling around freely inside the box in transit. Contacted the seller to request a refund, I made no secret that I was miffed. They were reciprocally pissy, noted the listing stated "Seller does not accept returns" (which doesn't apply when an item received is different from what is listed), but told me to open return and they would refund. I packed it all up BETTER than received it and put it in the mail. Then fired off a message to seller telling them when they receive it back, to note the PROPER way to pack an item for shipment, particularly a fragile circuit board or component. The seller replied 'please refrain from messaging me any further'. Seller received item back and opened a case with Ebay, falsely accusing me of returning a BOOK instead of the item they shipped. Ebay didn't fall for it, approved my return/refund, though the message I received did state "After reviewing your case, it appears that the item was returned in a different condition from how it was shipped. However, in this case, you'll still receive a refund." I don't know what they meant by this, but yes, the item was returned in different i.e. BETTER condition than received. It even cost me some extra packing materials, two nice boxes I had to use (a box inside a box) because the seller's box look like it washed up on a beach with the driftwood.
- Used Gigabyte B560M DS3H. Arrived well packed no complaints there. Worked for about 30 minutes then died. Two hours of troubleshooting, swapping CPU, RAM, PSU, blah blah, resetting CMOS, dead. Seller was good however, apologized and accepted return and refunded.
- Back plates for LGA 115X~1200 heatsinks. Seller shipped those adjustable universal ones even though the item photos were of the fixed solid type that only work for those Intel sockets. Seller refunded money, didn't have to return and I toss them in the trash. Ordered from a different seller.
- Used Gigabyte B365M DS3H to replace the B360M the other seller tried to scam me over. Different seller of course. A WIN this time, works fine so far.
- USB 3.0 A to B cable 6 foot two pack. Seller never shipped, no replies to messages. I wait over a week and open case with Ebay, seller never responded and got my refund. I think the seller died or something because he hasn't had ANY feeback or activity in over one year, despite having several items listed for sale the listing dates are all over one year old. Before ordering, I didn't check how recent his feedback was, I just saw over 30 feedbacks @ 98% positive.
I never had such a problem like this in 23 years and 400+ transactions. I am somewhat worried Ebay is gonna see all these cases I open in such a short period and think I'm the unethical actor!
I have a used Gigabyte H470M DS3H on the way as substitute for the returned B560M (different seller) since I could not find a decent price on another, but this H470M model supports both 10th and 11th gen which is what I wanted. Should be here Tuesday. Wish me luck!
- Used i7-10700KF, the box/parcel arrived empty. Nothing inside. Seller insists they shipped a CPU. One end of the box appeared somewhat displaced and disheveled, like the fold-in panel had either loosened, or someone opened it and then folded back in without frank damage. I honestly thought the item was taken (or fell out) during transit but the only thing I know for certain is the box was empty when I receive it. I made the mistake of filing a claim with USPS first, because it was insured Priority Mail service. My case with USPS is on hold, waiting for documentation that was requested in a letter they sent me. I sent that documentation via Certified Mail on March 18th. Get this - it appears USPS has LOST my Certified Letter. It arrived in destination hub city (St. Louis MO) on the 21st, has not been delivered as of this writing and no further 'movement' logged. It appears I will need to file a missing mail report to locate my missing mail claim. HA! The jokes writing themselves. I did open a case with Ebay too last week, because I did not want any window to close on me while the case with USPS dragged out. But that was a mistake. As soon as I disclosed to Ebay that I have a pending claim with USPS, they decided against me and closed my claim. I can appeal but Ebay will probably defer to the pending claim I already open with USPS.
- Used Gigabyte mb, stated to be "B365M" DS3H four times in the listing header/title, item specifics, and item description. Instead of B365M, I received B360M and it was damaged, missing a CPU socket pin and several others bent none disclosed in the listing. Seller packed seriously inadequate, no antistatic bag, no socket cover, single boxed, no bubble wrap, just some thin sheets of styrofoam (not to mention the static electricity styrofoam is notorious for). The I/O shield was just flopping and rattling around freely inside the box in transit. Contacted the seller to request a refund, I made no secret that I was miffed. They were reciprocally pissy, noted the listing stated "Seller does not accept returns" (which doesn't apply when an item received is different from what is listed), but told me to open return and they would refund. I packed it all up BETTER than received it and put it in the mail. Then fired off a message to seller telling them when they receive it back, to note the PROPER way to pack an item for shipment, particularly a fragile circuit board or component. The seller replied 'please refrain from messaging me any further'. Seller received item back and opened a case with Ebay, falsely accusing me of returning a BOOK instead of the item they shipped. Ebay didn't fall for it, approved my return/refund, though the message I received did state "After reviewing your case, it appears that the item was returned in a different condition from how it was shipped. However, in this case, you'll still receive a refund." I don't know what they meant by this, but yes, the item was returned in different i.e. BETTER condition than received. It even cost me some extra packing materials, two nice boxes I had to use (a box inside a box) because the seller's box look like it washed up on a beach with the driftwood.
- Used Gigabyte B560M DS3H. Arrived well packed no complaints there. Worked for about 30 minutes then died. Two hours of troubleshooting, swapping CPU, RAM, PSU, blah blah, resetting CMOS, dead. Seller was good however, apologized and accepted return and refunded.
- Back plates for LGA 115X~1200 heatsinks. Seller shipped those adjustable universal ones even though the item photos were of the fixed solid type that only work for those Intel sockets. Seller refunded money, didn't have to return and I toss them in the trash. Ordered from a different seller.
- Used Gigabyte B365M DS3H to replace the B360M the other seller tried to scam me over. Different seller of course. A WIN this time, works fine so far.
- USB 3.0 A to B cable 6 foot two pack. Seller never shipped, no replies to messages. I wait over a week and open case with Ebay, seller never responded and got my refund. I think the seller died or something because he hasn't had ANY feeback or activity in over one year, despite having several items listed for sale the listing dates are all over one year old. Before ordering, I didn't check how recent his feedback was, I just saw over 30 feedbacks @ 98% positive.
I never had such a problem like this in 23 years and 400+ transactions. I am somewhat worried Ebay is gonna see all these cases I open in such a short period and think I'm the unethical actor!
I have a used Gigabyte H470M DS3H on the way as substitute for the returned B560M (different seller) since I could not find a decent price on another, but this H470M model supports both 10th and 11th gen which is what I wanted. Should be here Tuesday. Wish me luck!
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