On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Chuck McManis wrote:
> Except that it wasn't ebay, it was Yahoo.
>
> Nope, this is fraud plain and simple. What was sold was an electronic
> "prop" used in furniture stores to highlight how a piece of furniture might
> look at home. I've seen a variety of things from color TVs to Amiga's done
> up this way. Usually on the bottom is the sticker from the company
> (Proptronics usually, but there are others) that created it. Some of their
> more interesting ones are color TVs with a color picture in the "tube" and
> a light bulb behind it. The boring ones are all cardboard.
>
> If I were you I'd contact the seller and ask for a refund.
I agree with Chuck here. You were out & out defrauded. Luckily for you,
you're within beating distance of this guy. Ideally you're in the same
county, and you can threaten him with a complaint to the District Attorney
(in the States, he's the top prosecutor for the county one lives in...you
don't generally have THE D.A. prosecute your case (unless he/she wants to
set an example with your case) but your complaint is referred to the
D.A.'s office for follow-up by one of the prosecutors there...anyway,
enough of American Gubment 101).
If he refuses to follow through with the refund, file the complaint. As
Chuck suggests, you can also file a claim with the Post Office which will
follow up on this.
Jim, don't settle for anything less here. You were defrauded by this
person, whether it was intentional on his part or not. $200+ is way too
much money to be spent on a piece of plywood. Get your money back.
Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger
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