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Chronicle:Galactic Domination
Update Jason Wolfgang and the unsent Ebay Cels last modified: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 (1:23:48 PM) Hi. Well it looks like my faith in the goodness of my fellow cel collectors fell short this time. I've usually had such good experiences so this is a rather bitter pill to swallow.
Despite having escalated this last Thursday and once more just asking that the person in question honor their commitments, I am still cel-less. I have no idea what happened to him or why he decided to not send the stuff. Maybe they didn't go for as much as he'd like or maybe he used it as a way to get a short term loan. I don't really know because he never once responded back to me. The gentleman I spoke to on the day I opened up my claim at Ebay was very nice and personable. By the end of the phone call I was telling him how he could find Gundam cels. So I guess if every cloud has a silver lining it is this: 1.I received money back from Ebay/Paypal. 2.I may have helped a future Cel Collector on their way. I waited till the absolute latest time before placing my call last Thursday. Way past the normal arrival times for the friendly neighborhood Postal Lady, past the friendly UPS guy, and way past the speedy fedex people. Aside from a flyer to Mitsuwa and part of my eldest's Christmas present arriving... nothing. So I called and was told that the case would be closed and decided in my favor. I was also told that I'd have the money in my account within 1-2 days. Despite being glad that I'm getting my money back, I am inherently sadden by this whole situation. As others would most likely feel, I'd really rather have the cels. I guess I'll do what others have done in the past and post them up in a section of my gallery. Currently they can be seen in the Recent Developments section. Maybe one day I'll find sequence mates for the Slayers ones. I did ask what could be done about this so that other people could avoid this heartache and waste of time. The gentleman I spoke to this time (different from the Anime fan of last Thursday) said that they would make a note of it on his account and to leave him negative feedback. So I went ahead and did just that. I'll probably go ahead and post a general warning on Anime-beta as well so that others know to be leary of this seller as well. With the cel community being as small as it is, you'd think more people would be less willing to burn bridges like this with others. Thanks to everyone who read this and to those that offered support previously. I really do appreciate it. Sellers Info: Name: Jason Wolfgang aka jaw271 ebay Id: jwolfgang1 http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&;userid=jwolfgang1 Cel Gallery: http://saiyanpride.rubberslug.com/ Miss Z: Thanks for your well wishes, I was able to receive my money back. Shampoo: I'm sorry too. I wish I didn't have to jump through hoops and over hurdles but I was willing to because I thought that something might have happened that would have prevented the usual communication methods invalid. Also, I had a small hope that a phonecall might make it that much harder to think of me as 'just someone behind the computer' without an identity or face. It's harder to do bad by someone you've met/or know than someone that is just out there that you have not spoken to. Alas all I spoke to was an answering machine and it did not garner the response I wished. I'm glad to see that at least in your situation you were able to receive the items twice and your money the other time. Who knows, maybe if I had done so I would have gotten a better response from the seller in question. Then again, I was also afraid he was looking for any excuse to not complete the transaction. :( In any ca
It cut me off ^_^;;; To continue: It is very handy, especially since we''re considered rural and walking to town ( about a mile/ a mile and a half) with 3 kids in tow can get tricky if the weather doesn''t feel like cooperating. Thanks again for the good luck, at least it isn''t a totally unhappy ending :) Mace: Thanks for the tip. I wasn''t quite sure about paypal''s time frame, I only knew it was somewhere between 30-60 days. Since it was an ebay purchase, ebay assures me that buyer protection has me covered since I''ve done everything properly up till now. Pinky Promise: Oh man! I''m terribly sorry for you :( It''s always an additional insult to injury to be out of both the money and the item. I really wish people wouldn''t be like this. :( Most credit card companies will allow a charge back within a certain amount of time, but I think the limit for most is 6 months. I hope you''re able to find a sequence mate or your cel one day. Hajimenokizu: I think I remember reading about that once. It''s such a neat cel too. Odd, I think I might have taken a picture of that collector at an anime convention back in 2007. You weren''t dumb, you were just trying to be helpful especially since you thought you knew the person. I''ve done it a few times myself until I thought it was just better to add on the amount that paypal takes out to counteract it when the situation deems it necissary. Have you ever considered filing a police report about it so that you would have the legal means to physically pick it up yourself or have someone acting as your agent pick it up for you? I hope one day it finds it''s way to you. Ginga123: Is that what ended up happening? I remember reading about this too. Wow. How did you find out all that? Since I''ll be getting my money back I don''t think there is anything much I can do. I also live up in IL and he lives in Maryland. Way too far to be able to drive down and collect said items in person. I do know that at $500 it is a Class C fel
I know Jason Wolfgang all too well. A few years ago I bought an expensive DBZ cel from him and paid him through paypal. Because of the amount I paid him in two terms, with one week in between. Two weeks later I had not heard from him and sent him a PM through Anime-Beta. He replied, apologized and told me he would send the cel out as soon as possible. Two weeks later I still had not received anything and PMed him again. This time with no answer. I could not file a complaint with Paypal because the deadline was passed and I thought I had lost my money. I posted on Beta about him and even got his address. The registered letter I sent to that address was returned to me after 4 weeks, unclaimed and unopened. A year and a half later (!!) he suddenly contacted me on Beta, telling me he had been having serious health problems. He sent out the cel the next day, 7 days later I had it in my hands. It''s a bizarre story, but in the end he came through. I really think Jason Wolfgang is a good guy who has a lot of bad things happening to him. |
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