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Old 05-03-05, 02:15 PM
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I bought a "TRD Limited Slip Differential" on ebay for $300+ 80 for shipping. It looked like the auto supra TT diff I've seen pics of on the internet, except it was painted red. The guy that sold it to me said it was from his six speed turbo supra and it had 3.76 gears because it was a TRD diff. Well, I was dumb enough to buy it and I got it in yesterday. I popped the cover and discovered it was a torn up open diff. I was pissed. The diff internal gears are torn up, but the gear and pinion are ok. I called the person who sold it to me and they were like "no it wasn't bad" they won't return my calls anymore. Anyone had ebay troubles before and sucessfully taken care of them? Here is the pic of the diff as it appeared on ebay:
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Old 05-03-05, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by riot8088
I bought a "TRD Limited Slip Differential" on ebay for $300+ 80 for shipping. It looked like the auto supra TT diff I've seen pics of on the internet, except it was painted red. The guy that sold it to me said it was from his six speed turbo supra and it had 3.76 gears because it was a TRD diff. Well, I was dumb enough to buy it and I got it in yesterday. I popped the cover and discovered it was a torn up open diff. I was pissed. The diff internal gears are torn up, but the gear and pinion are ok. I called the person who sold it to me and they were like "no it wasn't bad" they won't return my calls anymore. Anyone had ebay troubles before and sucessfully taken care of them? Here is the pic of the diff as it appeared on ebay:
Dude sorry to hear about that. I was actually looking at the same diff. I emailed him and something didn't seem right. I hope you nail that bastard. I would start by giving him a terrible report and make a claim with ebay. I don't know if there is alot you can do now but best of luck.
Old 05-03-05, 07:34 PM
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ebay can suspend an account if fraud is taking place, there may also be some recourse with Paypal
Old 05-03-05, 07:41 PM
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If there are enough complaints about the seller, I hear there are ebay detectives that will look for the person
Old 05-03-05, 08:16 PM
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Did you pay with Paypal? You can file a dispute with them over the item, and they will lock up the money in his account till the matter is resolved.
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if u paid by pay pal then u can file a claim saying it wasnt describe like it was then give them about 30 days and if nothing get resolve they automatic take the money from the sell and give it back thats is wat i did to this one seller who almost rip me off hope this help get that bastard! he can mess with the SC brothers!
Old 05-03-05, 11:12 PM
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i saw that diff on ebay rofl... was thinking about buying it... that sucks dude... nail that dirtbag
Old 05-04-05, 07:15 AM
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i was thinking about buying it also but something didn't seem right. hope you catch that bastard.
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General consensus is we have a bastard on our hands

Hoping you did pay by paypal so they can resolve it.

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Old 05-04-05, 02:26 PM
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if he is in florida... ill kick his ***!
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Yeah, he's in Flordia. I'll give you his address if you want it. His name is Juan Ramos -don't do business with that guy!
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Originally Posted by KrazeMatik
if u paid by pay pal then u can file a claim saying it wasnt describe like it was then give them about 30 days and if nothing get resolve they automatic take the money from the sell and give it back thats is wat i did to this one seller who almost rip me off hope this help get that bastard! he can mess with the SC brothers!
Punctuation please. Makes it easier to understand
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hahaha, where in florida is this jack hole?
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Originally Posted by ki_soarer
hahaha, where in florida is this jack hole?
Cape Coral, FL
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Not close to me, otherwise, I'd go get your money for you.


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