[time-nuts] eBay saga re: Test Equipment Surplus, eBay id jtsele, aka jtsele at pacbell.net aka Joon Kyong.

[Christopher Hoover]

Hey 'nuts --
 
I got my money back today less a few dollars (!?!?!) and a ~$20 PayPal
fee.   I neglected to say when I related the sordid tale that I had
initiated an eBay dispute on the item.  It had absolutely no effect.
The kicker seemingly was declaring that I would proceed with criminal
and civil remedies.   Anything over $400 is grand theft in California.
 
I got messages off list from several others who had similar experiences
with this seller.  One used the eBay dispute process to get his money
back; the other had to resort to the threat of involving the police.
So, again, please be warned.
 
Final lesson: if you pay someone through PayPal and you have an issue,
watch the clock carefully.  File a dispute preemptively, if you are
close to the cut off.
 
 
So, anyone got a *working* 5065A for sale?  :-)
 
 
Cheers,
-- Christopher.
 
p.s.  I am certain that eBay item #330009365677 is the 5065A I returned.
It is in great shape cosmetically, but it has no physics package.