Got scammed. Now what?

[KCTO]

I recently bought a "MarkD" chip from bwawuz02 that turned out to be a fake. I sent him a PM but only before I realized that he got banned from this site. How else do I contact him? I paid via PayPal, so can I dispute it for a refund? Also, it seems that someone else bought the same replica, and he has agreed to refund the other buyer a few days ago.

://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=254599

Now I'm down $125 and am still without a legit MarkD chip. Sigh.:-(

[Farbin Kaiber]

I'd dispute it as not as advertised, they will side with you, they will ask you to ship it back, and supply PayPal with tracking info.

[KCTO]

Ok. Good to hear that I can somehow get the money back. Do I need to show any proof to PayPal? And do you have any idea how long this process will take? Thanks.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Figure 10-14 days. File a dispute, then upgrade it to a claim. PayPal will walk you through it.

[KCTO]

Great. I'll run it through that process tomorrow. Thanks a lot. Now I know it's better to buy new from the original source....

[jaywood]

Paypal is very good with this kind of stuff!

Good luck!

[F34R]

Great. I'll run it through that process tomorrow. Thanks a lot. Now I know it's better to buy new from the original source....

Duh you cheap ass ;)

good luck man, if it falls through murder him.

[Pl3wA]

good luck man, if it falls through murder him.

rape him with the chip, so he knows what he did wrong, then murder him

[george graves]

Paypal will side with you - you'll get your money back.

Then pocket that $100 bill and just buy an ebay chip. You'll get 99% of the performance for a 10th of the cost.

[TobyB]

Which one, George?

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[FunfGan]

Accidentally sold a fake MarkD chip a while ago(came in car, advertised as MarkD in the ad), cleared it up with guy but man, sucks when people know in advance.

[Ian Bowers]

I bought a $500 m42 head from the guy that arrived broken in the mail... I've since returned the part, with no further communication.

Fwiw, he can send PMs while banned.

[robrez]

I bought a $500 m42 head from the guy that arrived broken in the mail... I've since returned the part, with no further communication.

Fwiw, he can send PMs while banned.

Scammers are a whole different level, but people who do a shitty job packing rare/desirable parts are a close second.

[quikveedb2]

Then pocket that $100 bill and just buy an ebay chip. You'll get 99% of the performance for a 10th of the cost.

My sarcasm-o-meter is going off. I've restrained myself from buying an ebay ripoff because I want to support the community; I'd rather give my money, albeit a larger sum, to the people that took the time to do it properly then the lazy asshole that could care less about e30's.

[KCTO]

Well, I've just opened up the dispute. I'm not sure if I am supposed to ship the chip back, but I offered to in a message. Only thing is I forgot to ask for his address... Will the dispute make it to where his replies are sent to me? I hope this ends up being as painless as it sounds.