BUYERS, IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON BUYING THE FLAT, LCD, PLASMA, OR PROJECTION TV OF YOUR DREAMS. BEWARE!!!

TWO MONTHS I BOUGHT A 60 INCH SONY REAR PROJECTION TV. I WAS VERY HAPPY BECAUSE I WAS FINALLY GOING TO HAVE THE TV I ALWAYS WANTED. THE LISTING DIDNT SAY MUCH EXCEPT FOR "BRAND NEW WITH WARRANTY". AFTER THE LISTING ENDED AND I WON THE AUCTION, I IMMEDIATELY PAID WITH PAYPAL. I DIDNT ASK THE SELLER ANY QUESTIONS NOR INSTRUCTIONS OR MORE INFO. AFTER EMAILING AND MAKING LONG TIRESOME CALLS WHICH NO ONE ANSWERED, I GOT REALLY MAD. I WAITED TWO LONG WEEKS TRYING TO CONTACT THE SELLER, UNTIL ONE DAY HE ANSWERED ONE OF MY EMAILS. WHEN I FIRST SAW THAT I HAD A MESSAGE FROM THE SELLER, I FELT TICKLES IN MY STOMACH AND CLICKED THE MESSAGE ANXIOUSLY. WHEN I READ THE MESSAGE: "SORRY BUT WE ARE OUT OF STOCK AND THIS TV IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE..." !!!!!!!!!! TYPICAL SELER TRYING TO SOUND NICE. BUT THAT WASNT ALL! "...IF YOU WANT, I CAN SEND YOU A 50 INCH PLASMA TV FOR $200 MORE" AFTER READING THIS, I WAS REALLY FURIOUS!!! I IMMEDIATELY ANSWERED HIS MESSAGE TELLING HIM THAT I WANTED MY MONEY BACK!!! I WAITED AND WAITED ONE MORE WEEK AND NO REFUND ON PAYPAL. I CONTACTED THE SELLER AND ASKED HIM WHEN I WOULD RECEIVE A REFUND. AFTER ANOTHER LONG AND FRUSTRATING WEEK, HE ANSWERED AND THIS IS ALL HE WROTE. "SOON" AGAN, I WOULDNT LET HIM KEEP MY MONEY SO I GOT TIRED OF WAITING AND FILED A CLAIM ON EBAY AND PAYPAL. AFTER ANOTHER 4 DAYS, I WENT TO CHECK MY PAYPAL ACCOUNT AND IT SAID THAT THE SELLER HAD REFUNDED THE MONEY, BUT IT DID NOT SHOW UP ON MY BALANCE. CONTACTED THE SELLER AGAIN BUT NO SUCCESS. AFTER ANOTHER WEEK, THE REFUND WAS FINALLY SUCCESSFUL.

SO AFTER A WEEK, HERE COMES ME AND SEES ANOTHER TV JUST LIKE THE FIRST ONE. I WAITED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE AND BIDDED. TO MY SURPRISE, I HAD WON IT. I PAYED AND CONTACTED THE SELLER AND SHE ANSWERED QUICKLY. THE NEXT DAY, SHE CONTACTED ME SAYING THAT THE TV HAD BEEN SHIPPED. I WAS EAGERLY WAITING BUT 3 DAYS CAME BY AND I CHECKED MY MAIL. THE SELLER HAD SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING THAT THE TV HAD BROKEN ON THE WAY TO MY PLACE AND THAT IT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED!!! SHE ALSO SAID THAT IF I WANTED TO WAIT, THAT SHE WOULD SHIP ANOTHER TV BUT I HAD TO WAIT TWO WEEKS. I ASKED FOR A REFUND BUT WOULD STILL HAVE TO WAIT 10 DAYS SO I DECIDED TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER TV TO ARRIVE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SELLER SENT THE OTHER TV.

WHAT IM TRYING TO TELL YOU, IS THAT IF YOU WANT TO BUY A TV, PLEASE ASK AND INFORM YOURSELF VERY GOOD BEFORE EVEN BIDDING. I HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 2 MONTHS OR SO JUST TO RECEIVE A TV.

MY ADVICE: READ THE SELLERS FEEDBACK AND CONTACT HIM FOR INFO. ;)  GOOD LUCK.

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