Worst experience of my life

Vernissima · Nov 26th, 2007, 02:38 AM

I know many of us on here hate eBay sometimes (I am no cheerleader for Ebay most of the time). But I recently had an experience on ioffer.com that makes me appreciate Ebay SO MUCH! For some reason I thought it was a good idea to test on buying on ioffer, I purchased a pair of Louboutins from someone that was listed as in Los Angeles. A week later, I get a package from China opened it and it was a bunch of colored rocks wrapped in styrofoam, bubblewrap, and 10 tons of tape that took me like 10 minutes to open.

In all my life, I have never been scammed this badly, you do this on eBay and you get shut down. There is no recourse on ioffer. I'm filing with Paypal, but we will see...times like this make me appreciate Ebay ever so much more...

missisa07 · Nov 26th, 2007, 02:42 AM

^OMG!!! That's horrible! iOffer in general just seems so sketchy, as if they don't even have any rules compared to eBay.

Demosthenes · Nov 26th, 2007, 02:43 AM

Poor thing! Did you pay with a credit card via paypal? If so, call your company and they will credit it for you.

And since they are international you can't file mail fraud, sadly.

LouisLady · Nov 26th, 2007, 02:44 AM

wth is wrong with people!!! omg, i hope you get your $ back. leave neg feedback!!!

CynthiaNYC · Nov 26th, 2007, 03:16 AM

Oh. Wow.
I am so sorry!

Lvbabydoll · Nov 26th, 2007, 03:29 AM

Oh gosh how horrible! I've always been afraid of something like this happening. Is there any way you'll be able to get your money back?

Charlie · Nov 26th, 2007, 03:33 AM

Sorry, I hope you get your money back.

weekender2 · Nov 26th, 2007, 07:43 AM

what nerve! how terrible for you. so sorry that happend. I hope you get your money back too.

gtomad · Nov 26th, 2007, 09:07 AM

That's terrible l cannot believe that somebody would act so low. Just one question does Paypal work with ioffer the same as it does with eBay?

lulilu · Nov 26th, 2007, 09:44 AM

Unbelievable! Let us know what happens.

gacats · Nov 26th, 2007, 09:52 AM

I can't believe people can be so terrible! Let us know how this ends up.
So sorry you got cheated.

My Purse Addiction · Nov 26th, 2007, 12:25 PM

Wow- that has to be the worst scam ever! I hope you can get your money back!

TTucker · Nov 26th, 2007, 01:24 PM

What the heck?!? How could someone do that and sleep at night? I am so sorry-- I hope you get your money back. And those people have karma coming to them!

dusty paws · Nov 26th, 2007, 01:34 PM

Holy moly... I hope paypal sides with you. That's insane. I'm sorry!

jmcadon · Nov 26th, 2007, 01:41 PM

Good Lord...and I thought I had problems with my eBay idiot guy selling the JC ring bag! At least he refunded after I paid. All you got was rocks?
I, too have thought there is a lot of trust involved with buying online. I mean, you send someone money and then wait to see if they send you the item you paid for...

Nov 26th, 2007, 02:38 AM	#1
Vernissima Member	Worst experience of my life I know many of us on here hate eBay sometimes (I am no cheerleader for Ebay most of the time). But I recently had an experience on ioffer.com that makes me appreciate Ebay SO MUCH! For some reason I thought it was a good idea to test on buying on ioffer, I purchased a pair of Louboutins from someone that was listed as in Los Angeles. A week later, I get a package from China opened it and it was a bunch of colored rocks wrapped in styrofoam, bubblewrap, and 10 tons of tape that took me like 10 minutes to open. In all my life, I have never been scammed this badly, you do this on eBay and you get shut down. There is no recourse on ioffer. I'm filing with Paypal, but we will see...times like this make me appreciate Ebay ever so much more...

Nov 26th, 2007, 02:42 AM	#2
missisa07 (Isabel) Location: Hawaii	Re: Worst experience of my life ^OMG!!! That's horrible! iOffer in general just seems so sketchy, as if they don't even have any rules compared to eBay. __________________ ^link to my blog!

Nov 26th, 2007, 02:43 AM	#3
Demosthenes Member	Re: Worst experience of my life Poor thing! Did you pay with a credit card via paypal? If so, call your company and they will credit it for you. And since they are international you can't file mail fraud, sadly. __________________

Nov 26th, 2007, 02:44 AM	#4
LouisLady Member Location: south CA	Re: Worst experience of my life wth is wrong with people!!! omg, i hope you get your $ back. leave neg feedback!!! __________________ I want a YSL DOWNTOWN!

Nov 26th, 2007, 03:16 AM	#5
CynthiaNYC Member	Re: Worst experience of my life Oh. Wow. I am so sorry! __________________ IT'S TWINS!!! Come see my babies! http://forum.purseblog.com/pregnancy...ml#post4871898

Nov 26th, 2007, 03:29 AM	#6
Lvbabydoll ♥'s Cupcakes Location: California	Re: Worst experience of my life Oh gosh how horrible! I've always been afraid of something like this happening. Is there any way you'll be able to get your money back? __________________ My Collection!(slideshows on p. 95). My other addiction-Juicy Couture charms! (posts 1779, 1780) Please visit my Etsy site, www.RitzeeRebel.etsy.com (or here for more pics) for my felt pins!

Nov 26th, 2007, 03:33 AM	#7
Charlie ♥CRYLATER3♥	Re: Worst experience of my life Sorry, I hope you get your money back. __________________

Nov 26th, 2007, 07:43 AM	#8
weekender2 Black Box Please...	Re: Worst experience of my life what nerve! how terrible for you. so sorry that happend. I hope you get your money back too.

Nov 26th, 2007, 09:07 AM	#9
gtomad Member	Re: Worst experience of my life That's terrible l cannot believe that somebody would act so low. Just one question does Paypal work with ioffer the same as it does with eBay?

Nov 26th, 2007, 09:44 AM	#10
lulilu Member	Re: Worst experience of my life Unbelievable! Let us know what happens.

Nov 26th, 2007, 09:52 AM	#11
gacats love me some bags! Location: Georgia	Re: Worst experience of my life I can't believe people can be so terrible! Let us know how this ends up. So sorry you got cheated. __________________ GaCats Proud Navy Mom My 2009 wish list: Chanel Ultimate Soft medium handbag in black Louis Vuitton Panda pochette ( in the works) Something Goyard- yeah, that'll happen.....

Nov 26th, 2007, 12:25 PM	#12
My Purse Addiction Member Location: The Sunshine State	Re: Worst experience of my life Wow- that has to be the worst scam ever! I hope you can get your money back!

Nov 26th, 2007, 01:24 PM	#13
TTucker Adopt a homeless pet	Re: Worst experience of my life What the heck?!? How could someone do that and sleep at night? I am so sorry-- I hope you get your money back. And those people have karma coming to them! __________________

Nov 26th, 2007, 01:34 PM	#14
dusty paws Vuitton on the brain Location: RAOKville!	Re: Worst experience of my life Holy moly... I hope paypal sides with you. That's insane. I'm sorry! __________________ laura's teeny wishlist: [] mono french purse [] trevi pm [] seleya pm [] mono cles Laura and my babies: http://www.dustypaws.com My blog: http://makeupandpearls.blogspot.com/

Nov 26th, 2007, 01:41 PM	#15
jmcadon Member	Re: Worst experience of my life Good Lord...and I thought I had problems with my eBay idiot guy selling the JC ring bag! At least he refunded after I paid. All you got was rocks? I, too have thought there is a lot of trust involved with buying online. I mean, you send someone money and then wait to see if they send you the item you paid for... __________________ Jmcadon