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Offline JP

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[SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« on: Sat, 20 May 2017, 12:59:59 »
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 20 May 2017, 17:53:50 »
It was the ultra-rare green logo.
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 20 May 2017, 18:16:52 »
Would you call it high lighter green? After a little research this part number appears to be the most common of the industrial models.
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 20 May 2017, 19:28:53 »
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 20 May 2017, 19:34:11 »
His name was Robert Paulson.
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 21 May 2017, 01:41:56 »
Take heart, at least, that it's the most common Industrial variant.
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 21 May 2017, 19:25:02 »
I'm the buyer on that one.  Unfortunately, right after I paid, they messaged me, and said that the keyboard doesn't work and that they were going to refund my money.

I wrote back and told them that it didn't really matter if it worked or not, and that I could swap out the broken parts if needed.  They came back saying something along the lines of "he thinks it might have been under water and doesn't want to sell it".  Now they are refusing to send it, have refunded my money, and cancelled the transaction.

I don't get it.  Why not take my money and just send me the broken keyboard?
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 21 May 2017, 19:28:31 »
Quote from: ekeppel on Sun, 21 May 2017, 19:25:02
I'm the buyer on that one.  Unfortunately, right after I paid, they messaged me, and said that the keyboard doesn't work and that they were going to refund my money.

I wrote back and told them that it didn't really matter if it worked or not, and that I could swap out the broken parts if needed.  They came back saying something along the lines of "he thinks it might have been under water and doesn't want to sell it".  Now they are refusing to send it, have refunded my money, and cancelled the transaction.

I don't get it.  Why not take my money and just send me the broken keyboard?

That is weird. They could of at least given you a discount and sent it to you.
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 21 May 2017, 19:32:06 »
Quote from: ekeppel on Sun, 21 May 2017, 19:25:02
I'm the buyer on that one.  Unfortunately, right after I paid, they messaged me, and said that the keyboard doesn't work and that they were going to refund my money.

I wrote back and told them that it didn't really matter if it worked or not, and that I could swap out the broken parts if needed.  They came back saying something along the lines of "he thinks it might have been under water and doesn't want to sell it".  Now they are refusing to send it, have refunded my money, and cancelled the transaction.

I don't get it.  Why not take my money and just send me the broken keyboard?
Maybe they think they can get more money for it and will list it again?
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 21 May 2017, 19:36:04 »
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 21 May 2017, 19:32:06
Maybe they think they can get more money for it and will list it again?

Maybe, but who knows.  Some folks are just odd about things.  If they re-list it, I'll report and neg them, but I doubt they are planning on that.  It's not like that model is really worth much in such beat up condition, especially since it appears that it will need repairs to get it working again.  'Green logo', ~lol~
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 21 May 2017, 21:56:22 »
Quote from: ekeppel on Sun, 21 May 2017, 19:25:02
I'm the buyer on that one.  Unfortunately, right after I paid, they messaged me, and said that the keyboard doesn't work and that they were going to refund my money.

I wrote back and told them that it didn't really matter if it worked or not, and that I could swap out the broken parts if needed.  They came back saying something along the lines of "he thinks it might have been under water and doesn't want to sell it".  Now they are refusing to send it, have refunded my money, and cancelled the transaction.

I don't get it.  Why not take my money and just send me the broken keyboard?

They have listed a whole bunch of other Model M keyboards.  Probably found out that this one might be worth more, so wanted to relist it with a higher starting price.

Good luck!
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 22 May 2017, 10:37:42 »
Definitely they think they can get more out of it.
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Re: [SOLD] IBM Industrial $54!
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 25 May 2017, 19:22:30 »
Quote from: ekeppel on Sun, 21 May 2017, 19:25:02
I'm the buyer on that one.  Unfortunately, right after I paid, they messaged me, and said that the keyboard doesn't work and that they were going to refund my money...

Too bad. Someone must've messaged them—probably just out of spite—and told them it was worth much more than they sold it for.

A completed eBay purchase is a legal contract; sellers shouldn't be able to squirm out of it that easily. But according to eBay's page about it, they can; all they have to do is decide to do it, and refund the buyer's money.

Interestingly, the page also says:

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If you cancel a transaction, the buyer can still leave you negative or neutral Feedback about the transaction.

I see this buyer has sold many items, but this is the first thing they've sold in more than a year. If you give them negative feedback now, they'll have a 100% negative rating! That's probably not something they want... Have you considered contacting them and pointing that out?

Otherwise, I'd take some screenshots of the listing where the label details are visible, then see if they relist the keyboard. If they do, it'll undoubtedly be for considerably more than you paid. At that point, I'd call eBay and complain that the seller is being unscrupulous. They'll have the whole thing on file and will be able to see what's going on. I don't know if it'll make any difference, but I wouldn't let it go so easily.
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