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Clear TPU Hard Case from eBay for $10...
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that looks really nice. is this the same seller that everyone else was talking about?
You have a link to the seller? for $15 it seems like a great deal.
Welovelegend and I ordered from the same seller QualityWirelessDirect http://myworld.ebay.com/qualitywirelessdirect/.
I ordered mine Friday night, it was shipped Saturday from CA, and it should be in with today's mail according to USPS.
I went with this seller based on this unboxing video also mentioned in this thread.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ATiAKkofC8&playnext_from=TL&videos=GQiPjzJXJp8
Thanks guys for the info.
Can any of you guys who purchased from them, PM me an email to the seller? I don't have an eBay account and would like to purchase directly from the seller.
Thanks
Here is the eBay link for this case 😀 LOL its $12.34 now, damn... i should have waited bit longer for this.... 😀
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180496043070
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180496043070
Zepaw
macrumors 65816
eTip
macrumors 6502
His last email to me said to "wait until Monday" for tracking # to update. I did and......it still shows it hasn't shipped. I give up. Opened a case. I no longer believe he shiipped. Still, I would love to proven wrong and have my case magically appear in my mailbox. I agree that it makes no sense that he is letting his eBay rating go to hell like this.
I am checking my mailbox one more day. If it is not there when I get home tonight I will order another one from somewhere else. I -did- already open a case with ebay in hopes to get a refund if I dont end up getting it. what a crock.
Zepaw
macrumors 65816
Worse yet it makes no sense. What does he gain by making a lie to buy himself time when he is not going to ship it anyway.
I don't understand the reasoning behind anything he did. if he didn't have the cases why wouldn't he just come out and say
"hey, I don't have the cases in stock, I wasnt expecting such high volume. If you still want it, it could be a few weeks before I get more. if not, I will refund your money"
now he gets no money since everyone is getting refunds and his feedback is ruined. oh well, dumb people get what they deserve.
"hey, I don't have the cases in stock, I wasnt expecting such high volume. If you still want it, it could be a few weeks before I get more. if not, I will refund your money"
now he gets no money since everyone is getting refunds and his feedback is ruined. oh well, dumb people get what they deserve.
the key to averting this disaster would have been close communication with the buyers. emails should have been responded to asap and the customer informed that they were out of stock and it would be a couple of weeks.
i think if most of the buyers were made aware of this, they would have cooled their heels and waited. but no communication and this storm brews up and it gets to uncontrollable levels. now he has this s h i t storm on his hands and a ruined name on eBay.
i think if most of the buyers were made aware of this, they would have cooled their heels and waited. but no communication and this storm brews up and it gets to uncontrollable levels. now he has this s h i t storm on his hands and a ruined name on eBay.
Well, another day, another empty mailbox. Something i ordered a week later shipped from ALASKA and arrived today. Not this god forsaken case. I will order from the other ebay seller in this thread now.
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JonnyIreland
macrumors 6502a
Guys, this is a great thread -although obviously not for those who got the shaft from that eBay seller.
It sounds like he wasn't expecting so many sales, it probably exploded due to the great review & link on here and he has started to lie to buy himself some time. I hope that everyone has their problems resolved asap.
I just ordered the case as featured on this page from 'quality wireless direct', $18 including shipping to the UK which is great.
It sounds like he wasn't expecting so many sales, it probably exploded due to the great review & link on here and he has started to lie to buy himself some time. I hope that everyone has their problems resolved asap.
I just ordered the case as featured on this page from 'quality wireless direct', $18 including shipping to the UK which is great.
Well, I received the same message as all of you, telling me to wait until Monday because of a family tragedy, and I was told I would see the tracking number update with a shipped item status.
Monday has now come and gone, with no updated info on USPS, and no indication that the item has shipped. I have now opened up a case with eBay, asking for a full refund of my purchase, and I went ahead and placed an order for the other case shown in this thread.
I'm a pretty forgiving person, but I'm starting to just believe he doesn't have any of the items in stock. If you look at his feedback page, people have left feedback on Monday (5/10) and a few days ago, indicating they received their items. I find it hard to believe that this family tragedy would affect only those of us who happened to order the iPad case.
Pretty sad. This is the first time I'll ever leave negative feedback on eBay. I usually have great experiences with everyone I've purchased from. Well, I guess at worst, I'll be out the $9.75 I paid for it.
Monday has now come and gone, with no updated info on USPS, and no indication that the item has shipped. I have now opened up a case with eBay, asking for a full refund of my purchase, and I went ahead and placed an order for the other case shown in this thread.
I'm a pretty forgiving person, but I'm starting to just believe he doesn't have any of the items in stock. If you look at his feedback page, people have left feedback on Monday (5/10) and a few days ago, indicating they received their items. I find it hard to believe that this family tragedy would affect only those of us who happened to order the iPad case.
Pretty sad. This is the first time I'll ever leave negative feedback on eBay. I usually have great experiences with everyone I've purchased from. Well, I guess at worst, I'll be out the $9.75 I paid for it.
Zepaw
macrumors 65816
USPS called me back today and confirmed that my case was never brought in for shipment. they were only electronically notified by the seller. This just confirms (if anyone had any doubt) that he's been lying to us all along.
What a scumbag. Just reading about it makes me upset.
Please make sure you get your money back. Ebay and Paypal should be able to do that for you. Don't let this guy get away with stealing even .01 of your money.
Please make sure you get your money back. Ebay and Paypal should be able to do that for you. Don't let this guy get away with stealing even .01 of your money.
eTip
macrumors 6502
How long does it take for the case to be decided & to get a refund? My status says "awaiting seller response". Sounds like I have to wait up to 7 days for him respond? Not a huge deal at this point - just curious since I have never had to open a case on eBay before this fiasco.
same with me, waiting for the seller after opening a case with ebay. Whatever, its 10 bucks, I already ordered another one, but now its the principle.
I want my $10 (better off dead anyone?) 😀
I want my $10 (better off dead anyone?) 😀
eTip
macrumors 6502
Well, I left my negative feedback. He's down to 92.7% now. If you didn't get yours and haven't left neg feedback, do so soon. The lower his score, the less likely someone else will get screwed.
This whole thing really doesn't make any sense. Clearly, he didn't ship but why lie about it since he's obviously going to get caught and have to refund our money? If he set out to scam people, why do it with $10 item? So he could keep $100 for a couple weeks and destroy his eBay rating in the process? Bizarre.
This whole thing really doesn't make any sense. Clearly, he didn't ship but why lie about it since he's obviously going to get caught and have to refund our money? If he set out to scam people, why do it with $10 item? So he could keep $100 for a couple weeks and destroy his eBay rating in the process? Bizarre.
I received my TPU case a couple days ago (different seller, see previous post). I also received the Macally FlexFitPad, and between the two I definitely like the cheaper Ebay one.
The Macally TPU case is thicker and goes over the sides more. Some may see this as a pro, but I prefer the thinner profile of the Ebay case. I will give the Macally credit for having better cut-outs (mostly), especially where the mic and headphone jack are. The cuts around the mic and headphone jack are exact, where as the ebay case they just made one large square cut out for both. One place where the mold or was not good at on the Macally was the lock button. They tried to make it easier to use where you did not have to push in much to activate it, but on my case any little tap or even shake of the case seem to set off the lock button. There were even a few times where it tried to shut down my iPad because it thought it was being held down.
As for the feel between the two, it was pretty similar with the Macally being a bit more "tacky" providing more grip. I would have liked a little more grip with the ebay case, but it has still been more than comfortable to hold over the last two days, even when playing games for substantial periods of time. I'll probably be sending the Macally back, even if I got a replacement to fix the lock button issue I still think I would prefer the ebay case overall.