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setsunawolf wrote: “From my understanding it is the seller/sender who gets the refund from the PO. I would not release the uni until Paypal refunded you, then I would follow Paypal’s instructions. I have also heard USPS destroys damaged packages, and I would hate to see Limerick smashed.
Drag0n repaired a young uni w/ horn rot for me. She did an awesome job. If you don’t mind you might ask for a partial refund and just have him repaired. I’m sure w/ help a new horn could be found……and maybe if you asked Susie, there might be a spare horn at Windstone. I know supplies are low and they might be out, but there also might be one or two hanging around as well”
There’s a box on the claim form where the person filing it (either buyer or seller) checks who is to get the refund. In my case, she has the refund going to herself, since she agreed to refund my purchase in full.
My Paypal claim should be processed by the end of this week, so I’ll know if I got a refund from them. If not, I won’t be giving up Limerick to USPS to have him destroyed. If I don’t want to spend more having him fixed, I can always put a tiny hat on his head to cover the hold. :party:
Thanks for the advice
Pony-up wrote: “I’ve filed three claims in the past three years and all were over $200. The first one I took to the post office and they told me they no longer do the claims in person and they told me how to file it online. All of them were ebay auctions so proof of what I paid was easily proven and that may be why I haven’t had any issues with refunds. I simply described each item and the damage and included pics of the damaged areas and less than two weeks later I received a check for my full claim amount.”
I wonder if that’s the determining factor – whether it was on ebay listing or not. My purchase was here on the classifieds & using Paypal. The one I got the refund without bringing the piece in for inspection was also an ebay auction. The one where I had to bring it in for inspecting, was a Craigslist ad.
I had already brought it in once to my USPS but nobody there knew what forms they had to fill out or what to do with it, so they took my name & phone # & told me they’d get back to me, which of course they’ve not done. Called back twice & same thing. So, I wrote to the St. Louis office that processes claims & asked for an extension on the 30-day window to bring it in. Hopefully by then, I’ll know the status of my Paypal claim refund.
Thanks all for your advice. Much appreciated.
I sent John an email on this link and he said that it’s fakes done in Mexico around 20 years ago.
So, Khaziyra’s link was the original ebay listing for the one I just found with the buyer ranting about getting a fake. The original listing showed country of manufacture as Taiwan, so that should’ve been a giveaway.
I found it odd that the purchasor who realized that they bought a fake, now thinks they’re going to recover their money re-selling it as a “smash & break”.
Pony-up, were any of those claims for more than $100? I sent them digital photos of the damaged GBY & also what it looked like before shipping from the ad picture. I’ve only had 2 claims, & one they had me bring in and the other they just sent me a check.
Etruscan wrote: “People here have experience with claims for broken pieces – and I don’t (knock wood) – but from previous discussions I got the impression that broken pieces are not returned to anybody once they have been submitted to the post office.”
I’ve only had 2 insurance claims before. On one I didn’t have to bring it in for inspection and the other I did. I’m not sure if amount of claim determines whether or not you have to bring it in or not.
The one I didn’t have to bring in was for less than $100. The one over $100, I had to leave at post office. Not sure if they returned it to the seller or not.
I wonder what the post office would want with broken pieces? I wonder if they sell them to salvagers?
Found this on ebay;
This is the funniest fake listing I’ve seen. Selling it as “smash & break”. Not sure if it’s a repaint, but the bottom felt has nothing on it.
Kim said: ‘Did you see my post above that I have one that had broken legs that were glued I would like to sell? I would sell it for half of what non broken ones go for if you are interested as I need money for bills.’
I saw your post about the broken young you have. I might be interested in her, if I end up getting the damaged one from the seller. At this point, I haven’t received any refund from the seller as she promised, she’s not responding to my emails or Paypals emails, so I’m really not sure what’s going on. Paypal says that if she doesn’t respond to them in 10 days, I automatically win the case, but I don’t know if she’s got funds in her Paypal account or what, so I’m still unsure if I’ll be seeing my money back. And, then I have to take the broken guy to the post office for them to complete the damage inspection, & from my understanding, I leave it with them. I guess when the claim is settled, they return it to the seller. At that point, if she’s communicating, I can offer to buy it from her & try to get it repaired.
So, I think I’m quite a ways from knowing if I’ll be buying the damaged young from seller & need to buy a broken young to repair the horn. But, I’ll keep yours in mind & thank you much for the offer.
Thanks, 96037. But, I think I’d feel too bad busting up a Young in good condition to sacrifice her for the horn. I’ll keep watching to see if any chipped or broken ones show up.
Thanks all for your valuable tips!
Drag0nfeathers wrote: “I’ve done this to several Youngs. If you got a horn, I can fix it. Another thing is I can repair the socket and you can glue the horn on the head with super glue. It’s not as strong because you are gluing to the surface of the anchor, but it also works. I wouldn’t recommend shipping it again after that though”
Thanks, DF. Just to get some idea, how much would you charge to fix something like this, if I can find another white young to sacrifice? I might buy the damaged piece from the seller, after the insurance is settled, so I’m just trying to get some kind of idea on approximately what the costs to fix him would be & whether or not its worth it to fix. He’ll never be mint, but his colors are gorgeous. I guess I could buy a tiny hat or something to cover up his hole in the head, if it’s too costly to fix.
Kiya wrote: “Yeah, if you can handle the idea of busting up a production young to get a new horn, that’s probably the best bet.
I would also see about getting an estimate from drag0nfeathers or Kyrin for the repair and asking the seller to cover the costs to fix him.”
Thanks for the advice. The seller had agreed to refund my purchase & she has an insurance claim filed for the damages. But, she has stopped responding to my emails, and I opened a Paypal case and she’s not responded yet to Paypal either. Back when she was resonding to my emails, we discussed possibility of my buying the damaged piece from her after the refund & insurance claim were settled, but hadn’t agree on any price. I wanted to find out how much it’d cost to fix him up before I make any offer for the damaged GBY.
I suppose I could scour ebay watching for a damaged white young uni that has the horn intact. I guess if the uni had chips or breaks, I wouldn’t feel so bad ruining it to get the horn.
I’ll check with Kyrin or Drangonfeathers to get some idea of how much they’d charge to fix him.
Thanks again, all.
Sounds like you’ve tried all the right things by uninstalling & re-installing. Have you tried uninstalling Chrome & then doing a clean-up on any files that remained in those directories after the uninstall? It’s worth a shot. You may lose your favorites & settings & have to re-do them tho.
The message “access is denied” might be a security issue. If your computer has more than one user account on it, were you logged onto the computer with the account that has “administrative” authority?
Thanks. I’ve updated my post to comply with the forum rules, and will start a new thread regarding the process of dealing with a trade gone bad (in general “nameless” terms) & the Paypal claim process, hoping for some pointers or advice.
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