The seller has been on ebaY for over 4 years, and has done almost 200 transactions without a single complaint, so I think you can relax and give him time to return from whatever has taken up his time for a few days. He must have another life to live also. (No, I don't know him) Dick Benjamin ----- Original Message ----- From: "WCR" <roscoe1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 4:30 AM Subject: IML: Fw: SF Bay area help needed ASAP! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wagonguy" <wagonguy@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Multiple recipients of MoPar" <mml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 11:04 PM > Subject: SF Bay area help needed ASAP! > > > > As alot of you know, I have recently had alot of car trouble. None of my > > cars run, so I begged and borrowed money from family members to buy a > decent > > older car for my family. I found one in San Jose that fit the bill almost > > perfectly: > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2407059739&ssP > > ageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6 > > > > The seller is 1bydesign on ebay, email is afast440@xxxxxxx, and his name > is > > Alan. He lives in the San Jose area. Does anyone on the list know him? I > did > > buy it now on Thursday, March 14th, and purchased a plane ticket to San > > Jose. He contacted me Friday the 15th to say the car was locked up at a > > friends, and the friend was out of town for the weekend. He said he would > > bring me the car the next weekend (this coming weekend). So I refunded my > > plane ticket and asked him to keep me posted. Meanwhile, I paid in full > via > > paypal. I have not heard from him since. I have emailed him 3 times since > > Tuesday, and left 2 phone messages and he will not respond. The reason I > am > > appealing to the MML, is hopefully someone knows him and can find out what > > is happening. I always prefer to give the benefit of the doubt, like death > > in the family, etc. This was all the money I had, and there is no more > where > > it came from. I am almost in tears as I write this. I need a car bad and > if > > this person takes my money, I'm basically screwed. The only running car we > > have right now only holds one child seat, and on my weekends we have 2 > young > > ones. Basically when my daughter is here we are stuck at home. Please, > > someone out there know him. Sorry about the vent, but I don;t know what > else > > to do right now. > > > > Doug in Reno > > > >