[Darkling]

My biggest waste of money...?

I don't know about the biggest but this is the latest.

A new, never network locked, unbranded, security sealed, manufacturer guaranteed mobile phone.

The model I want in this configuration is not available on the high street and starts at £280 online.

I decided to go to eBay *groan*

The seller I settled on is based in my country, the item is here, no TAX was to be added, they had 100+ feedback, 98% +ve, many in the last month and they qualified for PayPal buyer protection.

It looked good.

Buy it now price £240

I bought it, sent them an e-mail and waited.

... and waited.

7 days I waited then sent them another e-mail to ask if there was a problem.

... and waited.

Now at 10 days and still no answer or my mobile I e-mailed again stating that if I did not get a response soon I would pass the matter on to PayPal's fraud department.

... and waited.

At 2 weeks I noticed that they had started to receive -ve feedback from other eBay users and were NARUed. (Not A Registered User)

Uh Oh!

So, I marched straight on over to PayPal and submitted a claim under their buyer protection programme.

That was 2 days ago and I am waiting to hear back from them.





Do you think I stand a chance of ever seeing that £246 (including shipping and insurance) again?