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Marketplace Sale = COD screw-up

Just got back from the post office. They claim that even though I filled out the box for CASH, they can accept any type of payment. Talked to the manager and he said the same BS. I went to my bank and got them to take off the majority of the fees leaving me with a $32 for the bounced check. At this point, if I get $50 from the guy and my computer back, I'll be happy.

The post office said if I want to pursue this any further, I need to contact the state attorney's office. Called them and it seems that I have to deposit the SAME check three times into my account and it has to bounce all three times before they will do anything about it.

This will be the last time I use a USPS COD for anything. Hopefully nobody else will have a problem like this, it really sucks.
 
rtdgoldfish said:
Just got back from the post office. They claim that even though I filled out the box for CASH, they can accept any type of payment. Talked to the manager and he said the same BS. I went to my bank and got them to take off the majority of the fees leaving me with a $32 for the bounced check. At this point, if I get $50 from the guy and my computer back, I'll be happy.

The post office said if I want to pursue this any further, I need to contact the state attorney's office. Called them and it seems that I have to deposit the SAME check three times into my account and it has to bounce all three times before they will do anything about it.

This will be the last time I use a USPS COD for anything. Hopefully nobody else will have a problem like this, it really sucks.
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Well that would have been nice of them to tell you AHEAD of time - not after a problem arises. Why, if they take any form of payment, do they have you specify at all?

Anyways, good thing about your bank. Now you'll be all set if everything works out re: getting your mini back + the $50. Still pretty awful you had to go through any of this at all, though...
 
Good grief. It's good to hear things are turning around in your favor. Now let's just hope your mini arrives in the same condition...
 
rtdgoldfish said:
Just got back from the post office. They claim that even though I filled out the box for CASH, they can accept any type of payment. Talked to the manager and he said the same BS. I went to my bank and got them to take off the majority of the fees leaving me with a $32 for the bounced check. At this point, if I get $50 from the guy and my computer back, I'll be happy.

The post office said if I want to pursue this any further, I need to contact the state attorney's office. Called them and it seems that I have to deposit the SAME check three times into my account and it has to bounce all three times before they will do anything about it.

This will be the last time I use a USPS COD for anything. Hopefully nobody else will have a problem like this, it really sucks.
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Anyone that works for the government cannot be trusted. I would not use USPS for shipping products either.
 
skubish said:
Anyone that works for the government cannot be trusted. I would not use USPS for shipping products either.
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I ship with USPS all the time.I would not use a COD, but that is common knowledge on the internet. There is no way I would ever do that with any shipping company.
 
rtdgoldfish said:
Just got back from the post office. They claim that even though I filled out the box for CASH, they can accept any type of payment. Talked to the manager and he said the same BS. I went to my bank and got them to take off the majority of the fees leaving me with a $32 for the bounced check. At this point, if I get $50 from the guy and my computer back, I'll be happy.

The post office said if I want to pursue this any further, I need to contact the state attorney's office. Called them and it seems that I have to deposit the SAME check three times into my account and it has to bounce all three times before they will do anything about it.

This will be the last time I use a USPS COD for anything. Hopefully nobody else will have a problem like this, it really sucks.
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I'm surprised he didn't use the check as a way into your bank account, as the lottery scams have been doing. Of course, they're always hoping that a person has a lot of money.

The USPS is the only game in town for C.O.D. but I don't think they realise how lax their rules are.

Good luck with getting things settled.
 
rtdgoldfish said:
This will be the last time I use a USPS COD for anything. Hopefully nobody else will have a problem like this, it really sucks.
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In financing, asking for Cash is as good as for asking for a check......
 
aquajet said:
Good grief. It's good to hear things are turning around in your favor. Now let's just hope your mini arrives in the same condition...
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Me too! Maybe we don't have to write about how he writes bad checks in other threads...that'll really make everyone happy I bet!


Hopefully the mini wasn't abused. Seems if he paid $500 and wanted to sell it for $325 then there appears to be some intent to just turn a quick buck since in the end the money wasn't spent anyway... allegedly.
 
So it seems that my buyer finally noticed this thread. I got an email from him saying how I tarnished his reputation on this site and how he should just keep the MacMini and I will be "SOL". I haven't heard from him since this email on Friday morning and have been trying to see if he shipped it back to me yet.

If you decide to read this Budaapple, I will give you until Monday afternoon to provide me with a tracking number or some sort of confirmation that you have shipped my computer back to me. If I have not recieved a reply, I will be contacting the state attorney's office first thing Tuesday morning to report you for a bad check. I talked to someone there on Friday and they directed me to the info on this site. I'd like to avoid legal action if at all possible but if that is what needs to be done, oh well.
 
rtdgoldfish said:
So it seems that my buyer finally noticed this thread. I got an email from him saying how I tarnished his reputation on this site and how he should just keep the MacMini and I will be "SOL". I haven't heard from him since this email on Friday morning and have been trying to see if he shipped it back to me yet.

If you decide to read this Budaapple, I will give you until Monday afternoon to provide me with a tracking number or some sort of confirmation that you have shipped my computer back to me. If I have not recieved a reply, I will be contacting the state attorney's office first thing Tuesday morning to report you for a bad check. I talked to someone there on Friday and they directed me to the info on this site. I'd like to avoid legal action if at all possible but if that is what needs to be done, oh well.
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Wow. You didnt tarnish his reputation. He did that to himself. He know is check would bounce and he knows how to send an email it seems. There is no reason you should have had to go through this in the first place.

Take him down if he doesnt comply. And like I said, I live like 45 minutes away from where you sent the computer. I have no problem going and picking it up and mailing it to you myself if he doesnt want to ship it.

Budaaple, I am not threatening, I am just offering to make this as smooth as possible. You owe this man his mini, and money for his inconvienence and loss of money due to your negligence when you decided to send him a bad check. Be a man and do the right thing, or the law will do it for you.
 
rtdgoldfish said:
I got an email from him saying how I tarnished his reputation on this site and how he should just keep the MacMini and I will be "SOL".
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I like how he thinks he's in charge of this situation. Sorry Budaapple, but you've broken the law - you no longer have much say in what happens. You can either get out easy by sending back the mini and $50, or you can hear from the authorities. Seems a pretty easy decision, to me.
 
jessica. said:
Me too! Maybe we don't have to write about how he writes bad checks in other threads...that'll really make everyone happy I bet!
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I'm not exactly sure how to take this comment, but having been burned myself from an online transaction, I have no qualms with publicly impeaching someone who doesn't follow through with their obligations with a transaction. Not only did the guilty party write a bad check, but apparently wrote a personal check after stating that a money order would be used for payment. Not acceptable, IMO, without informing the other party first.

I hope this turns out okay for you, rtdgoldfish. I know how irritating and upsetting these things can be. :(
 
I really regret selling the Mini to someone out of state. I had an offer from someone in my hometown but it was $50 less than what I got from the guy on here and I guess I was a bit greedy. I wish I had just sold it to her and been done with it. This has been a total pain in the @$$.
 
rtdgoldfish said:
I really regret selling the Mini to someone out of state. I had an offer from someone in my hometown but it was $50 less than what I got from the guy on here and I guess I was a bit greedy. I wish I had just sold it to her and been done with it. This has been a total pain in the @$$.
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Don't let him manipulate you. You have the upper hand in this situation. He is at fault. Don't let him manipulate you into taking anything less than what he owes you.

If he refuses, its time to contact the authorities.
 
suneohair said:
Don't let him manipulate you. You have the upper hand in this situation. He is at fault. Don't let him manipulate you into taking anything less than what he owes you.

If he refuses, its time to contact the authorities.
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Oh I know I'm either getting my computer back or the full amount from him.

I was just saying I wish I had sold it to the girl at my school for $50 less than what I sold it to this guy for. That way I wouldn't have to deal with shipping, a bad check and my state attorney.
 
How about reporting the person to the district attorney's office? Our business does that if a customer sends us a bounced check. And if they can't do anything and if it's worth it, we send it to a collection agency.
 
fuzzwud said:
How about reporting the person to the district attorney's office? Our business does that if a customer sends us a bounced check. And if they can't do anything and if it's worth it, we send it to a collection agency.
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Yep, I gave the buyer until Monday to ship the computer back to me. If I don't get a tracking number, on Tuesday morning I'm going to the state attorney's office. They have a "Bogus Check Division" who will deal with it.
 
rtdgoldfish said:
Oh I know I'm either getting my computer back or the full amount from him.

I was just saying I wish I had sold it to the girl at my school for $50 less than what I sold it to this guy for. That way I wouldn't have to deal with shipping, a bad check and my state attorney.
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Oh I know. Just dont get hung up on that, you will be more inclined to just settle if he drags it out too long. Take him to the fires of hell and ba... no just leave him there :D
 
I guess there isn't going to be an easy way to settle this. I've got my paperwork filled out and I'll be going to my state attorney's "bogus check division" first thing in the morning. Gave the guy until today to provide me with a tracking number and he hasn't even responded to my e-mails so this is how it is going to end. I'll be sure to post about my adventures tomorrow.
 
good luck buddy!!

I myself recently have had a horrible experiance, int eh amount of $2300, again, it was from a counterfit check, i got screwed, i hope you do not
Andreas

rtdgoldfish said:
I sold a MacMini to another MacRumors member about two weeks ago via the marketplace forums.

We agreed that payment would be via post office COD. I filled out the form at my post office saying I wanted CASH which I was informed would come in the form of a money order. Fine, no big deal here. I've never had a problem with a USPS money order.

About a week later, I recieved my payment in the mail in the form of a personal check. I was a little upset by this, contacted the post office and asked what I should do. They simply said to cash the check, so I deposited it into my bank account on Sept. 5th. They made $100 available on that date and the rest would be placed on hold for a week since it was an out-of-state check.

Today, Sept. 13th, I get a notice from my bank in the mail saying the check was returned because of unavailable funds. The bank charged me a $32 fee for the check bouncing plus another $32 fee for each transaction I had made in the past week since I had used the $100 that was made available to me. My account is now in the red by several hundred dollars because of this bounced check.

What on earth should I do?? I've sent an email to the buyer and have not recieved a response. I don't want to post his screen name here in case this is a big mix up but I get the feeling I was scammed. Is the post office somehow responsible because I had filled out the form for cash and I recieved a check?? I still have the forms that I filled out. I'm going to bring them to the post office tomorrow morning (its 6:15 here now, they are closed) and see what they have to say.

**EDIT** Just noticed that the guy I sold the MacMini to has been trying to sell it to other members. Should I post his username in case this is some sort of scam??
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I actually just recieved a UPS tracking number in my e-mail. Seems like everything will be sorted out without getting the authorities involved :)
 
I hate internet scammers.

You really shouldn't have sent in the item before the money cleared, though. Not saying it was your fault.

Haha....his "reputation" has been ruined. Boy does he reek of ********.
 
rtdgoldfish said:
I actually just recieved a UPS tracking number in my e-mail. Seems like everything will be sorted out without getting the authorities involved :)
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Make sure the mini is in the same shape you sent it!
 
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