24 Feb
2007
24 Feb
'07
8:51 a.m.
Anybody done business with eBay seller Alexandra Carter (alexandracarter)?
She used a very neat trick on me.
I bought an HP 5036A Microprocessor Lab 8-Bit Computer from her
(eBay 160080545681) and paid for it with a money order which was
received on Feb. 3, 2006 (USPS tracking number 0103 8555 7499 5332
2386).
She then claimed to have sent the HP 5036A via USPS but has not
produced a tracking number despite the fact that I specifically had
asked for one.
Anyway, when I pressured her about the item, she filled a non-payment
dispute against me, to prevent me from posting negative feedback
on her.
This is despite the fact that on Feb 9, she sent me an eBay message
(sitting in my eBay messages folder) confirming receipt of payment.
I have been told that she has pulled this stunt before on another
buyer and only delivered the goods when he threatened filing a
USPS mail fraud complaint.
So watch out for Alexandra Carter despite her 98.6% feedback rating.
**vp
24 Feb
24 Feb
2:06 p.m.
Vassilis PREVELAKIS wrote:
So watch out for Alexandra Carter despite her 98.6%
feedback rating.
98.6?! That's it?!
I won't deal with anyone whose feedback is less than 99.5%, except in rare
circumstances (i.e. only one negative comment, more than a few months ago, or
a neg from someone with a very low feedback score or a lot of negs themselves).
Same goes for anyone who makes their feedback private - IMO that just says
you've got something to hide.
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2:18 p.m.
In article <45E08CCC.3020000 at philpem.me.uk>,
Philip Pemberton <classiccmp at philpem.me.uk> writes:
Vassilis PREVELAKIS wrote:
Come on, guys, we've discussed before how the feedback system on ebay
has all sort sof problems.
Yet you guys routinely talk about how you won't deal with someone who
has a number less than some arbitrary cutoff on an imperfect system
that has all sorts of problems.
You can't have it both ways. Either ebay's feedback system is flawed
in which case the numbers don't mean a whole lot other than a rough
indicator, or the ebay feedback system is reliable enough that you can
set arbitrary minimums on percentages you're willing to deal with.
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So watch out for Alexandra Carter despite her
98.6% feedback rating.
98.6?! That's it?!
I won't deal with anyone whose feedback is less than 99.5%, [...] 
2:28 p.m.
Philip Pemberton wrote:
Vassilis PREVELAKIS wrote:
Great. Now we know your personal criteria for buying from an eBay
seller, which is exactly 0.9% different on the one metric than the
original poster.
How does that contribute to the discourse here? Do we need another eBay
thread?
Mike
So watch out for Alexandra Carter despite her
98.6% feedback rating.
98.6?! That's it?!
I won't deal with anyone whose feedback is less than 99.5%, except in
rare circumstances (i.e. only one negative comment, more than a few
months ago, or a neg from someone with a very low feedback score or a
lot of negs themselves).
Same goes for anyone who makes their feedback private - IMO that just
says you've got something to hide.
4:22 p.m.
I bought an HP 5036A Microprocessor Lab 8-Bit Computer
from her
(eBay 160080545681) and paid for it with a money order which was
received on Feb. 3, 2006 (USPS tracking number 0103 8555 7499 5332
2386).
I don't understand why eBay can't help you with this.
You paid and have the receipt.
-
You Can cancel Money orders.
This won't prevent you from someone "ever" cashing them,
but it Will prove they did cash them if they claimed otherwise.
-
Learning PoliteSpeak would probably help a lot of people on ClassicCmp, IE,
"I'm sorry if my payment didn't reach you, this is unusual, I've paid
xHundred sellers this way before without any problems. Can I ask you to
wait another week for a replacement MoneyOrder to arrive?"
-
Doesn't eBay allow 60 days before you can no longer file a feedback? Right
now #160080545681 is only 24 days old. Pretty durned early to even want
to give up and file a negative... or to rant here.
John A.
6:06 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of John Allain
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:23 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Watch out for Alexandra Carter (eBay seller)
I don't understand why eBay can't help you with
this.
You paid and have the receipt.
Once someone files a Non Paying Bidder, the person filed on loses all
capability of EVER leaving feedback on the transaction. Some less than
scrupulous sellers use this tactic to keep from getting negative feedback on
their ebay accounts.
Doesn't eBay allow 60 days before you can no longer
file a feedback? Right
now #160080545681 is only 24 days old. Pretty durned early to even want
to give up and file a negative... or to rant here.
Once again, as soon as this woman filed a NPB on him, AFTER acknowledging to
him that she received payment and wouldn't provide him tracking information
he lost any ability to EVER leave feedback.
5:56 p.m.
CONTACT Ebays fraud department, and forward them copies of the message that
she stated that she received your payment.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Vassilis PREVELAKIS
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 5:52 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Watch out for Alexandra Carter (eBay seller)
Anybody done business with eBay seller Alexandra Carter (alexandracarter)?
She used a very neat trick on me.
I bought an HP 5036A Microprocessor Lab 8-Bit Computer from her
(eBay 160080545681) and paid for it with a money order which was
received on Feb. 3, 2006 (USPS tracking number 0103 8555 7499 5332
2386).
She then claimed to have sent the HP 5036A via USPS but has not
produced a tracking number despite the fact that I specifically had
asked for one.
Anyway, when I pressured her about the item, she filled a non-payment
dispute against me, to prevent me from posting negative feedback
on her.
This is despite the fact that on Feb 9, she sent me an eBay message
(sitting in my eBay messages folder) confirming receipt of payment.
I have been told that she has pulled this stunt before on another
buyer and only delivered the goods when he threatened filing a
USPS mail fraud complaint.
So watch out for Alexandra Carter despite her 98.6% feedback rating.
**vp
6:27 p.m.
Grrr, sorry, -this- one was supposed to go to the original poster, I thought
I had changed the TO email address :(
25 Feb
25 Feb
11:51 p.m.
Geoff Reed wrote:
CONTACT Ebays fraud department, and forward them
copies of the message that
she stated that she received your payment.
More than that, do what the previous buyer did. Initiate a mail-fraud
complaint. That's a federal offense. I'd even go the whole way with
it. She probably wouldn't be able to do it again if she were sitting in
the federal pokey.
Peace... Sridhar
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Vassilis PREVELAKIS
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 5:52 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Watch out for Alexandra Carter (eBay seller)
Anybody done business with eBay seller Alexandra Carter (alexandracarter)?
She used a very neat trick on me.
I bought an HP 5036A Microprocessor Lab 8-Bit Computer from her
(eBay 160080545681) and paid for it with a money order which was
received on Feb. 3, 2006 (USPS tracking number 0103 8555 7499 5332
2386).
She then claimed to have sent the HP 5036A via USPS but has not
produced a tracking number despite the fact that I specifically had
asked for one.
Anyway, when I pressured her about the item, she filled a non-payment
dispute against me, to prevent me from posting negative feedback
on her.
This is despite the fact that on Feb 9, she sent me an eBay message
(sitting in my eBay messages folder) confirming receipt of payment.
I have been told that she has pulled this stunt before on another
buyer and only delivered the goods when he threatened filing a
USPS mail fraud complaint.
So watch out for Alexandra Carter despite her 98.6% feedback rating.
**vp
26 Feb
26 Feb
midnight
At 07:51 PM 2/25/2007, you wrote:
Geoff Reed wrote:
For small claims nothing serious is done. However for all claims they send
out a scary sounding form letter with the complaint. This is enough to
settle most situations. :)
I've bought from this seller and it was the opposite. I actually went on a
week long work trip after forgetting to pay her for a few days before. She
was very understanding!
CONTACT Ebays fraud department, and forward them
copies of the message that
she stated that she received your payment.
More than that, do what the previous buyer did. Initiate a mail-fraud
complaint. That's a federal offense. I'd even go the whole way with
it. She probably wouldn't be able to do it again if she were sitting in
the federal pokey. 
24 Feb
24 Feb
8:06 p.m.
On Feb 24, 2007, at 6:51 AM, Vassilis PREVELAKIS wrote:
I have been told that she has pulled this stunt before
on another
buyer and only delivered the goods when he threatened filing a
USPS mail fraud complaint.
... which you should directly go to the USPS web site right now and
fill out a fraud complaint form and file it with the Postal
Inspection Service.
Now.
THEN contact eBay's fraud department.
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