[ForSale-Swap] Pressing charges for bad ebay deal

[Dick]

Postal Service won't do anything because shipment was to be by UPS.

Dick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D.C." <daclark56 at hotmail.com>
To: "John Geiger" <n5ten at yahoo.com>; <forsale-swap at Mailman.qth.net>
Sent: 12 April, 2007 21:11
Subject: Re: [ForSale-Swap] Pressing charges for bad ebay deal


> Most likely you should try the U.S. Postal Servive as mail fraud has been 
> performed, then you should contact a local police dept. or prosecutor to 
> find out how to proceed.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Geiger" <n5ten at yahoo.com>
> To: <forsale-swap at Mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:25 PM
> Subject: [ForSale-Swap] Pressing charges for bad ebay deal
>
>
>>I am looking for info from other list members, as I am
>> sure that others have gone thru this.  A couple of
>> weeks ago I used the Buy It Now option on ebay to buy
>> an Alinco DX70TH from KI4KET in Weaverville, NC.  I
>> paid for it immediately with paypal.  He said he was
>> going to send it the 27th of March, but I have never
>> received it, and the tracking number he sent me shows
>> that UPS never took possession of it.  He now won't
>> answer my emails or phone calls.
>>
>> I may or may not get my money back from Paypal, but I
>> want to take legal action against this seller for
>> theft, because that is what it is.  Which legal
>> authority do I need to start with?  How much luck have
>> others had with pressing charges for ebay theft?
>>
>> Any info would be appreciated.
>>
>> 73s John W5TD