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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1184658, member: 24633&quot;]Jeff,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Before you decide on what to do, I&#039;d like to relate an incident that happened to me in 2005 with a seller from Kentucky. This occurred at a time when I was still &quot;green behind the ears&quot; when it came to protecting myself on eBay.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The eBay listing was for a 2005 $5 commemorative casino chip for the Kentucky Derby which I wanted to go with a 2005 set of Mint Julep glasses and shotglasses that I already owned. The photos weren&#039;t that good, but since the seller advertised it as a KD chip, I took his word for it. I paid $12.50 for it, but when I received it, I realized that it wasn&#039;t for the Kentucky Derby at all. Although &quot;Run for the Roses&quot; was readable on the legend, the chip was actually for the Travers Stakes rather than the KD.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I contacted the seller and explained that I was given the impression that it was a KD chip, and I would like my money back. He went ballistic on me and basically told me to drop dead. At that point, I posted negative feedback stating that he misrepresented the chip and refused to refund my money.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I thought everything was over at that point, but about a month later, I started receiving magazine subscriptions, medical literature, college enrollment applications, offers for hunting, golfing, fishing and other sports outings. It ran the gamut of solicitations of everything from soup to nuts. In all, I had received subscription invoices that totaled about $5000, and I had a stack of magazines and literature that was 3&#039; high. I contacted all of the companies to advise them that it was a hoax, and a few of the companies had kept copies of the mail-in cards that were used to order the subscriptions. I asked for copies of the cards, and guess what? All of them originated from this seller&#039;s hometown, and they were in his handwriting. I filed a complaint with the USPS, turned over all of the &quot;evidence&quot; to postal inspectors and never heard anything after that, but it still took me almost 2 years to clean up the mess from those solicitations.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Personally, if it were me, I&#039;d tell the seller that you would require a USPS Money Order (no other kind) for the return shipping before you send it back to him. Don&#039;t accept PayPal! However, before sending it, I would use a Dremel tool to inscribe &quot;FAKE&quot; across both sides. It&#039;s a double-edged sword no matter what you do, so I would also advise him that you will contact federal authorities if he continues to bother you. Using the internet and/or interstate commerce to perpetrate a fraud is a federal offense.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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