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    Post  radgravity Fri May 08, 2009 10:47 am

    I ordered a PS3 some weeks back major bundle costing loads, but they company has vanished >Sad

    So I'm not getting my PS3 or the games I ordered and I'm seriously pissed off :-[

    So now I'm stuck with several games and gadgets I bought seperately for something that's not going to arrive..

    Gutted.. My hard earned money down the tubes Sad Sad Sad
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    Post  MuRRizzLe Fri May 08, 2009 1:15 pm

    How did you purchase it?

    If through paypal you may be able to dispute the payment and receive the money back, if through your credit card you can have your bank/credit agency dismiss the payment for a small fee (better than not having any of that money at all).

    Don't give up on that stuff, fight it man and you'll get what you want!
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    Post  TLCintheCity Fri May 08, 2009 1:44 pm

    I agree with Murrizzle if you have paid for it with paypal or a credit card then you should be able to get a portion of the money back if not all of it.
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    Post  vietdzine Fri May 08, 2009 3:21 pm

    Dude, that sucks!
    I agree with the said posts above me.
    You can't just easily give up on something like that.
    You need to fight back and get your hard earned money back!
    Fight the pow-ah!
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    Post  radgravity Fri May 08, 2009 5:53 pm

    I paid through Paypal, which means technically I'm covered up to £500, which I've been told not to bother emailling but rather phone because they don't really bother with email help..
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    Post  vietdzine Fri May 08, 2009 8:08 pm

    radgravity wrote:I paid through Paypal, which means technically I'm covered up to £500, which I've been told not to bother emailling but rather phone because they don't really bother with email help..

    True; phones are the best way to solve everything since e-mails are usually neglected.
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    Post  stormwarning Fri May 08, 2009 10:59 pm

    hate to here that for your luck man, but i agree with everyone else dont give up and paypal will give you the max 500 back, just stay persistent with them.
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    Post  Kym Sat May 09, 2009 8:35 am

    Aw, Rad I'm sorry. I hope you can work everything out and get your money back.
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    Post  ItsEvoDuh Sun May 10, 2009 11:52 am

    Thats Why i usally buy all my stuff PERSONALLY not online or order n crap its jsut a rip off
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    Post  radgravity Sun May 10, 2009 11:57 am

    Well I've openned disputes and contacted trading standards.. etc.. etc.. Just have to wait and see now but it'll be yet another 20days of no ps3 :'(

    Well I've found a website that for a local store (well it's a nation wide store but we have one locally) with the same stuff for the same(ish) amount of money, so will go pick it up in person this time Very Happy
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    Post  MuRRizzLe Sun May 10, 2009 12:12 pm

    Definitely a safer bet to go local now Very Happy Hope the dispute goes through in your favor, if anything eBay isn't bad to check out What a Face
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    Post  Volky Mon May 11, 2009 8:34 am

    You gotta be careful, you can't just order from these random companies you don't know about. Even if they have a deal, you should research on those websites yourself. There are other websites dedicated to observing and rating other websites, sorta like reviews, use those to help make your decision on if that particular website is a scam or not.

    But I hope that everything works out for you. I'm sorry that had to happen.
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    Post  vietdzine Sun May 17, 2009 3:10 am

    Hey there, Rad.
    Any updates on how it went locally?
    Were you able to pick up your stuff yet?
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    Post  radgravity Sun May 17, 2009 10:02 am

    Well it turned out the guy worked for a gameshop, and was buying through their suppliers on the shop account.. He'd order a few extra games, consoles etc.. then sell them privately and he got found out which is why he'd magically vanished..
    But because everything was bought and paid for through the shop they said they'll send everything that was ordered, and was told it'd arrive on Thursday last week, so haven't been able to get a refund to go locally and it's not arrived... again..
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    Post  vietdzine Sun May 17, 2009 3:18 pm

    Wait, so you're saying that the stuff was ordered and shipped, but you can't pick it up?
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    Post  radgravity Sun May 17, 2009 3:25 pm

    Not quite, it was ordered, but never shipped..

    People would order from the eBay store this guy ran, and he would ordered it with his store discount where he worked..

    I paid, he ordered/paid, he got found out, my order is stuck at the store he worked at, the store said they'd send it out as it had been paid for but still not turned up Sad
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    Post  vietdzine Sun May 17, 2009 3:37 pm

    Is there no way to sue him or something?
    I mean... There has to be ways of attaining justice.
    You can't just get ripped off like that.
    You should try looking up the terms of service within his company to see if there's anything that can be done.
    Or you should try calling the company itself.
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    Post  radgravity Mon May 18, 2009 6:12 am

    It's arrived!! IT'S ARRIVED!!!

    *Quote from the 1931 hammer horror movie.. well kinda*
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    Post  Volky Mon May 18, 2009 10:21 am

    Oh it finally came? So you weren't scammed? That's great, man.
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    Post  radgravity Mon May 18, 2009 11:28 am

    Yes and No...

    49% yes, 51% no..

    The guy was scamming his work, not me but he got found out... But luckily his work (GAME) was nice enough to send me the order as it was actually paid for in my name Smile
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    Post  Volky Mon May 18, 2009 3:48 pm

    Well as long as you got it, that's all that matters.
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    Post  vietdzine Mon May 18, 2009 4:31 pm

    Awesome, Radgravity.
    I am glad that you got the stuff that you ordered.
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    Post  radgravity Mon May 18, 2009 5:49 pm

    Yup already clocked up a few hours in KillZone2 and Resistence2 Very Happy

    I got disconnected and an Error code popped up which worried me but turned out it was just telling me it had been unplugged from the Network, turns out my router has an annoying habbit of going in to 'idle' mode after 45minutes of non use (Doesn't register consoles as usage for some reason) so disconnects me Rolling Eyes
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    Post  Sorixas Mon May 18, 2009 6:19 pm

    "My plan to hijack Rad's PS3 order was a succe-

    Wait, what? Whadya mean he got it?

    CRAP."
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    Post  vietdzine Mon May 18, 2009 10:57 pm

    Haha, nice, Rad.
    Sorixas is too funny.

    I'm glad that you got everything in working order (aside from your router) now.
    Hope to see you gaming with everyone soon! :]

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