How I got burned for 410 dollars, and my quest to get it back

[lambo]

Just got to get my

I've been told many times over by all shipping companies that insurance protects the sender and not the receiver. I have never heard of an item being repacked by a shipping company b/c of damage. NEVER. It is more common for a shipping company to return a package back to the sender b/c of damage in transit. It is then the senders responsibility to file a claim for damage and get his money if package was insured. In fact, a shipping company encourages the receiver to refuse the package if they are not happy with the way it looks.

This is in place so businesses do not get screwed over issuing refunds for items damaged in transit. The insurance is in place to protect the seller. Seller needs to issue a refund and deal with this matter on his own.

It is clear that he was out to scam someone right from the start.

EDIT: OP, I suggest you making a scan of that letter that arrived in the box and threatening the seller with showing it to USPS unless he sends you a refund immediately. Since this is USPS, I am sure he is actually braking some sort of Federal law forging that letter. This is a big deal. If he does not comply, approach USPS with this letter. But first, file a paypal claim.

THIS x ELEVENTY BILLION.

a shipping company will absolutely NOT, remove items from a private delievery, repackage it and have it sent on it's merry way....that doesn't happen.

seller placed that letter in the box, framing the shipping company.

value a Mtech wheel from a dealer for insurance purposes and profit.

even at realoem that wheel is just over $500...
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...09&hg=32&fg=35
head to a dealer and watch the risidual retail markup skyrocket.

this was pre-meditated from the getgo, with intentions two plans...

a) you'd do nothing about it after several attempts.
b) you'd file a complaint, he would file shipping damages and profit from the dealer spec pricing on a new wheel.

voila

-Shemar Moore, OUT.

OP. You have been told what to do. Bring this fucker down.

[MR 325]

And RealOEM prices are not accurate.

[reelizmpro]

For what it's worth, this wheel was recovered. It's not wrapped with factory leather. Whether or not, it adds or decreases value is up in the air but you can't get it from BMW that way.

[Mr. Burns]

Just got to get my .02 in.

I've been told many times over by all shipping companies that insurance protects the sender and not the receiver. I have never heard of an item being repacked by a shipping company b/c of damage. NEVER. It is more common for a shipping company to return a package back to the sender b/c of damage in transit. It is then the senders responsibility to file a claim for damage and get his money if package was insured. In fact, a shipping company encourages the receiver to refuse the package if they are not happy with the way it looks.

This is in place so businesses do not get screwed over issuing refunds for items damaged in transit. The insurance is in place to protect the seller. Seller needs to issue a refund and deal with this matter on his own.

It is clear that he was out to scam someone right from the start.

EDIT: OP, I suggest you making a scan of that letter that arrived in the box and threatening the seller with showing it to USPS unless he sends you a refund immediately. Since this is USPS, I am sure he is actually braking some sort of Federal law forging that letter. This is a big deal. If he does not comply, approach USPS with this letter. But first, file a paypal claim.

THIS x ELEVENTY BILLION.

a shipping company will absolutely NOT, remove items from a private delievery, repackage it and have it sent on it's merry way....that doesn't happen.

seller placed that letter in the box, framing the shipping company.

value a Mtech wheel from a dealer for insurance purposes and profit.

even at realoem that wheel is just over $500...
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...09&hg=32&fg=35
head to a dealer and watch the risidual retail markup skyrocket.

this was pre-meditated from the getgo, with intentions two plans...

a) you'd do nothing about it after several attempts.
b) you'd file a complaint, he would file shipping damages and profit from the dealer spec pricing on a new wheel.

voila

-Shemar Moore, OUT.

[mr ilia]

Where does a Severe Accident fall at?

Chuck Norris has yet to become R3V member yet.

[bimma360]

Just got to get my .02 in.

I've been told many times over by all shipping companies that insurance protects the sender and not the receiver. I have never heard of an item being repacked by a shipping company b/c of damage. NEVER. It is more common for a shipping company to return a package back to the sender b/c of damage in transit. It is then the senders responsibility to file a claim for damage and get his money if package was insured. In fact, a shipping company encourages the receiver to refuse the package if they are not happy with the way it looks.

This is in place so businesses do not get screwed over issuing refunds for items damaged in transit. The insurance is in place to protect the seller. Seller needs to issue a refund and deal with this matter on his own.

It is clear that he was out to scam someone right from the start.

EDIT: OP, I suggest you making a scan of that letter that arrived in the box and threatening the seller with showing it to USPS unless he sends you a refund immediately. Since this is USPS, I am sure he is actually braking some sort of Federal law forging that letter. This is a big deal. If he does not comply, approach USPS with this letter. But first, file a paypal claim.

[10Toes]

Where does a Severe Accident fall at?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Accident < Severe Accident

[10Toes]

OEM steering wheels are VERY strong, they dont bend by accident. Working for Fedex I can tell you in my experiance I dont see any way that a OEM wheel could be bent at all. Even if something heavy was dropped on it, at most the leather might be checked. Either that wheel was bent up in a severe accident, or its a cheap chiese knock off. Hope the solution works out in your favor.

What

[thatguyMatt]

OEM steering wheels are VERY strong, they dont bend by accident. Working for Fedex I can tell you in my experiance I dont see any way that a OEM wheel could be bent at all. Even if something heavy was dropped on it, at most the leather might be checked. Either that wheel was bent up in a severe accident, or its a cheap chiese knock off. Hope the solution works out in your favor.

[lambo]

To the seller...man up and start responding to your PMs or you might end up like Vlad.

This is enough to where I'll never do business with the seller.

[Poorboyz]

OP, don't know what you waiting on but like others have said, file a paypal claim. Like others have mentioned, I have had great luck with PayPal refunding my money after a few instances.

File a claim and keep us updated.

To the seller...man up and start responding to your PMs or you might end up like Vlad.

[10Toes]

An accident like this could cause some pretty serious damage to a steering wheel...





Especially if the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. It does kind of look like a M Tech II wheel but it also does not look damaged. Perhaps it was in the car but not installed...

The oddest thing is that he didn't post any pictures of the actual wheel that was for sale. It could be laziness but this guy has pictures of EVERYTHING on his Photobucket. Cars, wheels, shift knobs, bewbs, cameras, stuffed animals, more bewbs, etc. A beautiful wheel like that deserves to be photographed.

Damn you got rear ended by a coke can.

[Xat1cZ]

BMW quality is the reason for the leather not being damaged.. obvious answer is obvious.

[Roysneon]

OP: the solution has been presented, and that's a paypal claim. If you slept on that option and didn't file one in time, you have no further right to complain about being out the money.