Re: Negative feedbacks for traders and Tips for fair trading
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:17 am
Well...I really wish I weren't in the position to actually have something to post here. But there is no getting around the fact that I do. I'm actually still in the process of having my own negative experience with a seller by the name of ricerocket. And for a "pretty price", I will tell you. Tho, throughout this post, you will not encounter any derogatory remarks, cuss words, or any type of slanderous outbursts. I have already taken care of that with a good vigorous hiking in one of my local canyons. Thank goodness for the mountains.
Anyway, below, is the actual posting I responded to, and the situation with it thus far:
FS: T60p (accidental damage/warranty thru 7/2010) new price!
Lenovo T60p Thinkpad Notebook Computer (2007ZK4) – Originally US$1710.93
* Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0 GHz Processor
* 4 GB DDR2 (OSes only see 3, but 2 x 2 GB is required for symmetric dual channel)
* 100 GB Hard Disk (7200rpm)
* 14.1 inch SXGA+ 1400x1050 LCD
* ATI Mobility Fire GL V5250 256 MB Video Card
* DVD RW and CD RW Drive
* Intel 802.11 abg Wireless Card
* Bluetooth/Modem
* 1GB Ethernet Card
* Security Chip
* Fingerprint Reader
* 9c Li-Ion Battery (holds 70 Wh)
* Weight: 5.5 lbs
* 3 year depot warranty + accidental damage coverage
This T60p is mint, the LCD is quite brilliant. Built July 2007. Warranty is good until July 22, 2010.
Pictures below:
http://i43.tinypic.com/zvpeoi.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2iw60q0.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/10mvkzs.jpg
Lowered from $950! Asking $860 OBO.
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My "Pre-purchase Synopsis"- On Feb. 22, 2009, after months, and I do mean months, of searching and researching, etc, I finally found another Thinkpad to replace my aging T40. After searching through forums, classifieds, resellers not on forums, retail stores, etc.. to determine if "ricerocket" had any negative feedback, I was unable to find any. I thought, okay...good. After a couple of days of discussion via phone, and emails, chat, and the forum, my questions were asked and answered, my curiosities satisfied (or so I thought), thus leaving me feeling confident that I did my homework, and for his sake, happy to know that my purchase was going to help him also buy something else that he wanted. Therefore, I made the decision to purchase his T60p. And did so on Feb 24, 2009.
"Post-purchase experience"- Despite a few delays, which were easily forgiven, I finally received the T60p. However, much to my disappointment of what the mailman handed me, was not what I was expecting. The original ship method determined by the seller was supposed to be "Priority Insured". This was how I expected it to arrive. After confirming a second ship date, it was agreed for shipping on the 27th of Feb, a Sat. But what I received, was an "Express" box sized 15.5"x12.5"x3", NON-INSURED!, with a big tear on one side of it, yesterday, the 4th of March.
Unfortunately, I did not notice this tear until "after" the mailman left because well... I was too freaked out over how my newly purchased T60p was Freewheeling inside this Express box! Nevertheless, once I got into the house and opened the box, there wasn't one single 'peanut', 'popcorn', piece of bubble-wrap, Styrofoam, crumpled up newspaper, or any other packaging material in which to secure and protect my newly purchased T60p! It was put into two of those DHL shipping pouches, one inside the other, and then put in the Express box, as is. There was actually space enough for two Thinkpads. Or at least it seems there is.
Once I open the lid, I notice that the keyboard had the same white dust looking stuff all over it as the lid. The LCD has numerous press marks and fingerprint marks on it. The little red mouse nub has this dark brown crud all over it. Dirty with dust everywhere. Even inside the DVD tray. Anyway...sigh...Once I put the battery in, which was in a non-bubble-wrap pouch, and loose in the box, along with the power cord in the same manner, the machine was booted up, and the very first thing I see are two black streaky lines on the lower left portion of the LCD. My heart literally sank. Well..no. It's more like; Blood shot out of my eyes!
Upon closer inspection, the one line is about 1" long, and the other about 1-1/2" long with a 1/2" space in between them starting from the bottom of the screen, on upward. And it even sort of looks like tire tracks if you look close enough. ha-ha, strange...but funny. It's as if something was pressed against the screen, and were drug upwards...like a streak...like when you do a burnout and then take off....in a car, is the best way to describe it. I have pics of it, but am not sure how to post them here. While looking at the screen with the Thinkpad off, you can see the same kind of streaks in a band across the screen about midway, but they are not visible when the Thinkpad is on. Nor are they on the surface of the LCD.
I now give him a call, but he already sounds like he knows why I'm calling. I explained to him the problem with the LCD, but before I could ask, he repeated twice that this was not like this before he shipped it. That it had to happen during "transit". And then, the I'm sorry's came. And well...you still have the warranty on it, came next. Maintaining my cool, I then told him I would complete my inspection and get back with him. I did so today...and am now awaiting a reply. It's doubtful I will get one, but I am hopeful. I've taken a few pics of it...the black streaks on the LCD, and the overall condition of it. Would like to post for others to see, when I can figure out how to insert them.
I apologize for my synopsis being so long, but I wanted to give an accurate description of my negative experience with ricerocket thus far.
Anyway, below, is the actual posting I responded to, and the situation with it thus far:
FS: T60p (accidental damage/warranty thru 7/2010) new price!
Lenovo T60p Thinkpad Notebook Computer (2007ZK4) – Originally US$1710.93
* Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0 GHz Processor
* 4 GB DDR2 (OSes only see 3, but 2 x 2 GB is required for symmetric dual channel)
* 100 GB Hard Disk (7200rpm)
* 14.1 inch SXGA+ 1400x1050 LCD
* ATI Mobility Fire GL V5250 256 MB Video Card
* DVD RW and CD RW Drive
* Intel 802.11 abg Wireless Card
* Bluetooth/Modem
* 1GB Ethernet Card
* Security Chip
* Fingerprint Reader
* 9c Li-Ion Battery (holds 70 Wh)
* Weight: 5.5 lbs
* 3 year depot warranty + accidental damage coverage
This T60p is mint, the LCD is quite brilliant. Built July 2007. Warranty is good until July 22, 2010.
Pictures below:
http://i43.tinypic.com/zvpeoi.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2iw60q0.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/10mvkzs.jpg
Lowered from $950! Asking $860 OBO.
______________________________________________
My "Pre-purchase Synopsis"- On Feb. 22, 2009, after months, and I do mean months, of searching and researching, etc, I finally found another Thinkpad to replace my aging T40. After searching through forums, classifieds, resellers not on forums, retail stores, etc.. to determine if "ricerocket" had any negative feedback, I was unable to find any. I thought, okay...good. After a couple of days of discussion via phone, and emails, chat, and the forum, my questions were asked and answered, my curiosities satisfied (or so I thought), thus leaving me feeling confident that I did my homework, and for his sake, happy to know that my purchase was going to help him also buy something else that he wanted. Therefore, I made the decision to purchase his T60p. And did so on Feb 24, 2009.
"Post-purchase experience"- Despite a few delays, which were easily forgiven, I finally received the T60p. However, much to my disappointment of what the mailman handed me, was not what I was expecting. The original ship method determined by the seller was supposed to be "Priority Insured". This was how I expected it to arrive. After confirming a second ship date, it was agreed for shipping on the 27th of Feb, a Sat. But what I received, was an "Express" box sized 15.5"x12.5"x3", NON-INSURED!, with a big tear on one side of it, yesterday, the 4th of March.
Unfortunately, I did not notice this tear until "after" the mailman left because well... I was too freaked out over how my newly purchased T60p was Freewheeling inside this Express box! Nevertheless, once I got into the house and opened the box, there wasn't one single 'peanut', 'popcorn', piece of bubble-wrap, Styrofoam, crumpled up newspaper, or any other packaging material in which to secure and protect my newly purchased T60p! It was put into two of those DHL shipping pouches, one inside the other, and then put in the Express box, as is. There was actually space enough for two Thinkpads. Or at least it seems there is.
Once I open the lid, I notice that the keyboard had the same white dust looking stuff all over it as the lid. The LCD has numerous press marks and fingerprint marks on it. The little red mouse nub has this dark brown crud all over it. Dirty with dust everywhere. Even inside the DVD tray. Anyway...sigh...Once I put the battery in, which was in a non-bubble-wrap pouch, and loose in the box, along with the power cord in the same manner, the machine was booted up, and the very first thing I see are two black streaky lines on the lower left portion of the LCD. My heart literally sank. Well..no. It's more like; Blood shot out of my eyes!
Upon closer inspection, the one line is about 1" long, and the other about 1-1/2" long with a 1/2" space in between them starting from the bottom of the screen, on upward. And it even sort of looks like tire tracks if you look close enough. ha-ha, strange...but funny. It's as if something was pressed against the screen, and were drug upwards...like a streak...like when you do a burnout and then take off....in a car, is the best way to describe it. I have pics of it, but am not sure how to post them here. While looking at the screen with the Thinkpad off, you can see the same kind of streaks in a band across the screen about midway, but they are not visible when the Thinkpad is on. Nor are they on the surface of the LCD.
I now give him a call, but he already sounds like he knows why I'm calling. I explained to him the problem with the LCD, but before I could ask, he repeated twice that this was not like this before he shipped it. That it had to happen during "transit". And then, the I'm sorry's came. And well...you still have the warranty on it, came next. Maintaining my cool, I then told him I would complete my inspection and get back with him. I did so today...and am now awaiting a reply. It's doubtful I will get one, but I am hopeful. I've taken a few pics of it...the black streaks on the LCD, and the overall condition of it. Would like to post for others to see, when I can figure out how to insert them.
I apologize for my synopsis being so long, but I wanted to give an accurate description of my negative experience with ricerocket thus far.