Here is the summation of what has occured, and where I'm at. I'd like your thoughts on steps forward.
I negotiated with a WUS member, (to remain nameless until I get my funds back) for several months this spring and summer. He had the white dial/RG hands AT up for sale that I've been looking for.
We couldn't meet on a price, and more importantly a method of payment, so it was dropped.
Fast forward to Saturday night, and he reached out to me saying he was going to relist the watch, and I would have the opportunity to buy it before he reposted it. I checked his references---and there were no bad reviews. He wanted a wire. I refused. He wanted Skrill. I refused. We agreed on Paypal. I reached out to all of his references on Sunday, but they were 100% positive across the board, so I went ahead and paid his PayPal invoice Monday morning.
Monday afternoon, one of the references got back to me, and said that he actually bought the AT that I was buying in May. I reached out to XXXX, asking what the deal was....and he stated he's a watch dealer, and has multiple AT's and the one he was selling me was actually brand new. I asked for a picture of the watch, with a piece of paper next to it with my name on it, to be sent Monday night. He agreed. It never came. He did apologize Tuesday morning and promise he'd get pictures out Tuesday.
I responded with that isn't good enough---he needed to provide proof of the watch existed, as well as proof of shipping by close of business on Tuesday. He e-mailed me in the middle of the day saying he shipped the watch, but tracking wouldn't be e-mailed to him until later (BS). He then stated he did receive the tracking e-mail, but couldn't e-mail it to me until later that night (BS). I then got an e-mail at midnight about how he was tired and laying there uploading the pictures to me, but was just so certain he'd fall asleep before they were done.
I told him I was contacting paypal first thing on Wednesday morning to put a hold on the transaction. He said he'd get me everything in 12 hours. Almost exactly 12 hours later, he comes to me with a story about how his Uncle won't let him sell the watch anymore, and he needs to just cancel the transaction and will be refund me my money. Oh, and he has some magical deal with DHL where he can ship something, and they just sit there and hold the package for 24 hours before it goes out. So, he went and picked it up.
This morning, of course, I get an e-mail from him stating he can't figure out how to refund the payment on paypal. I have already logged a dispute on Paypal....and I can escalate on the 20th to a claim.
I paid for this via CC on paypal-----do I just go to Amex and take this up with them? I just want it to be over. I'm DONE buying for any private sellers on these sites----it's gotten out of hand at this point.
Thoughts? Do I blast this guy on WUS, or just leave it alone?
