• ⛔️ EFFECTIVE JANUARY 16, 2023 ⛔️ 

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Just wanted to give an update. I thought I was recently scammed for LED headlights in the classifieds here. I purchased them around the 24th of Jan from a seller that fit the bill outlined in the scammer sticky. Someone who just joined with only 2 posts. For whatever reason we lost contact after they were suppose to ship a couple times. The parts were no rush. It just worried me because he was eager during payment to get them out the next day.. Yet they hadn't gone out in a little over a week. After they were supposedly in the out-bound pile mid week. After that I started getting a little pushy. With $600 on the line and knowing scams have happened here.. And this could've been anyone from anywhere with a smartphone or computer. I didn't want to F around.
After that he seemed to drop off for a couple days and the email address bounced. I reached out to one of the mods and he agreed that it looks sketchy. He was automatically clipped from the site and a dispute w the cc company followed And that was that. Then after moving on and looking at a new set of DEPOs.. I get a txt out of nowhere from USPS this am saying they shipped. If the parts actually come in, I'm happy. We'll see what actually shows up :thumbsup:
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Just wanted to give an update. I thought I was recently scammed for LED headlights in the classifieds here. I purchased them around the 24th of Jan from a seller that fit the bill outlined in the scammer sticky. Someone who just joined with only 2 posts. For whatever reason we lost contact after they were suppose to ship a couple times. The parts were no rush. It just worried me because he was eager during payment to get them out the next day.. Yet they hadn't gone out in a little over a week. After they were supposedly in the out-bound pile mid week. After that I started getting a little pushy. With $600 on the line and knowing scams have happened here.. And this could've been anyone from anywhere with a smartphone or computer. I didn't want to F around.
After that he seemed to drop off for a couple days and the email address bounced. I reached out to one of the mods and he agreed that it looks sketchy. He was automatically clipped from the site and a dispute w the cc company followed. After that I had created a thread trashing what was a suspected scammer with an unknown real identity. Not an actual legit seller. And that was that. Then after moving on and looking at a new set of DEPOs.. I get a txt out of nowhere from USPS this am saying they shipped. If the seller actually turns out to be legit, I'll have to apologize for the misunderstanding. We'll see what shows up :thumbsup:
Damn :confused1: im pretty interested to see what happens lol
 

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You have nothing to be apologize for. You as a buyer shouldn’t go thru hoops to get the product you paid for. That bum is still a scammer regardless if you get the headlights or not. You wasted your time and energy in trying to get something you basically immediately paid for. Him finally shipping it doesn’t right any wrongs.
 
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You have nothing to be apologize for. You as a buyer shouldn’t go thru hoops to get the product you paid for. That bum is still a scammer regardless if you get the headlights or not. You wasted your time and energy in trying to get something you basically immediately paid for. Him finally shipping it doesn’t right any wrongs.
Either he was just moving at a slow pace or this became a big deal with the cc company. Who knows why they're shipping now. Up to this point it's hard to argue it wasn't a scam. Since you put it like that. All I wanted was a pair of LEDs without breakin the bank... If they show up as advertised I'm happy. There could be a used diaper in the box though :D We'll have to see.
 
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Soo... Was it Pampers or Huggies?
A beautiful set of touring LEDs :thumbsup: The kid came thru. I'm going to tell the cc company to drop the dispute and let the mod know this all worked out :thumbsup:
 
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A beautiful set of touring LEDs :thumbsup: The kid came thru. I'm going to tell the cc company to drop the dispute and let the mod know this all worked out :thumbsup:
I contacted the cc company and they're going to reverse the funds back to his account. They said it should take a couple days to sort out
 

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I contacted the cc company and they're going to reverse the funds back to his account. They said it should take a couple days to sort out
I’m glad it worked out for you but still f that seller. He probably caved in because PP contacted him and the consequences were too grave for him not to follow through. It’s a big lesson to be cautious and be careful who you do business with.
 
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I’m glad it worked out for you but still f that seller. He probably caved in because PP contacted him and the consequences were too grave for him not to follow through. It’s a big lesson to be cautious and be careful who you do business with.
I'm happy this all worked out. No hard feelings and it was a great deal. That being said.. I'd never risk losing dough like that again. I consider myself lucky.
I had pretty much lost all hope in these things ever showing up. I was just about to grab a set of DEPOs and move on.
 
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I'm happy this all worked out. No hard feelings and it was a great deal. That being said.. I'd never risk losing dough like that again. I consider myself lucky.
I had pretty much lost all hope in these things ever showing up. I was just about to grab a set of DEPOs and move on.
I haven't installed these bad boyz yet. Even though I've reached out to PayPal again, and they claim the transaction is being reversed back to him, the funds are still in the Q to be paid out. It's supposed to be paid any day according to them. Until then, I just wouldn't feel comfortable installing them. Worst case, I'd return to the lights to him. I'm an honest guy. We'll see what happens.
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