bcityroller
Gear Whore
I purchased a seat from this member advertised as a "NEW never used Top Saddlery seat". The upfront portion of the transaction was great - fast emails, prompt shipping, etc.
Issue arose when the item arrived and I discovered that it was not an entire TopSaddlery seat, but a TopSaddlery recovered OEM seat (same OEM pan, foam, shape and worth significantly less new). I contacted the seller, requested a refund with split-cost return shipping and instead received $50 partial credit through PayPal which I returned pending further discussion. Ultimately I filed a dispute through PayPal, offered to foot the return shipping bill myself, and was still refused a refund by the seller who elevated it to PayPal. As this was not an eBay transaction, PayPal offers no protection for the buyer if the seller sends you an item whether or not it is as described (who knew) - so bottom line PayPal was of no help to me in this case. At this point I've requested that seller honor his original $50 partial credit and have not received a response in the same timeframe as it typically took him to reply.
So if there's no question you're getting what you think you are then I'm sure no issue but if there's any possibility of a difference then this member and PayPal for a forum purchase is definitely a "Buyer Beware" situation IMO.
Issue arose when the item arrived and I discovered that it was not an entire TopSaddlery seat, but a TopSaddlery recovered OEM seat (same OEM pan, foam, shape and worth significantly less new). I contacted the seller, requested a refund with split-cost return shipping and instead received $50 partial credit through PayPal which I returned pending further discussion. Ultimately I filed a dispute through PayPal, offered to foot the return shipping bill myself, and was still refused a refund by the seller who elevated it to PayPal. As this was not an eBay transaction, PayPal offers no protection for the buyer if the seller sends you an item whether or not it is as described (who knew) - so bottom line PayPal was of no help to me in this case. At this point I've requested that seller honor his original $50 partial credit and have not received a response in the same timeframe as it typically took him to reply.
So if there's no question you're getting what you think you are then I'm sure no issue but if there's any possibility of a difference then this member and PayPal for a forum purchase is definitely a "Buyer Beware" situation IMO.