oztion.com

[SPREE FAN]

does anyone use this site??? if so what is your experience's so far.

as most of you know i have been in the u.s for the last 7 weeks , i came back and thought i might sign up to oztion.com. just searching around and i found a ps3 that had no bids and a start price of $299, so i bid $555, and i won the ps3 for $299 as the only bidder.

i have asked the seller for his details so i can pay him and he sends back this response:

"Dear spree-fan
dear spree-fan, drop ship these item and i buy them for 599.00 each these are brand new and for the price you paid i can't order this so if it is alright with you i have to cancel this sale"

what the hell is going on with that, i know nothing about oztion.com and have read up absolutely nothing about the sight, but is this aloud to happen???, as from my experience with ebay this would not be aloud to happen on ebay.

any input welcome, this is not a heated discussion as i don't really care what happens either way

 

[wall4ace]

thats crap mate,i have looked on there before,but unsure how they work,sounds like he didnt get the price he wanted and more or less saying badluck you cant have it,id be trying my best to get it

goodluck keep us posted mate

cheers

 

[bigsarg7]

I haven't used it yet as there isn't much on it, but that is pretty annoying thing to happen!

 

[ace e]

i have used it, not many buyers - hence the bargain, i would lodge a complaint. I am sure its the same as ebay in terms of contractual obligation.

 

[mattyj]

yeh thats crap, if he wanted a min of whatever that shoulda been the starting bid...contact the site admins

 

[SPREE FAN]

just reported the guy to the admins at oztion, will see what happens now

 

[SPREE FAN]

here is what the admins responded this morning:

HI Justin

Thank you for your enquiry.

The seller is obligated to complete the sale, however we cannot force them to as per our User Agreement. They are able to 'cancel' the sale however you are also entitled to leave them an appropriate rating should you wish to do so.
Kind Regards,

Helen

OZtion Customer Service


does this sound like an ebay automated message???????

 

[SPREE FAN]

also got this from another member that won a similar item from the same seller................

I have also wond a ps3 the same day, same dealer as yourself, but haven't received an invoice, and all attempts to contact them has met with no answer. I was hoping to get it for the weekend, by express post, but can't get any banking details or reply at this time and am worried about being conned. i'm emailing you to ask if you have had the same problem, of if you could email me the banking details, as i can't even get an invoice sent. i've never struck this before, and have dealt on both ebay and oztion without any major dramas. your reply would be greatly appreciated.
regards
cherylh

first oztion experience has turned out to be very sour for me, i guess it can only get better

 

[ace e]

That is crap, in other words we cant do anything (just like ebay) ,leave them a neg and keep bidding on our site.

 

[nandalinnaung]

that's awful....

i think they need really huge number of members to be reliable.

thanks for sharing ur story

 

[bargey]

Take em to court

 

[SPREE FAN]

Take em to court

funny thing is johnno, i just got an email from a guy claiming to be a retail lawyer and he wants to take it to court with me as the same seller has done the same thing to him................................read this:


Well if this is infact the case, he's hit the wrong buyer, put it this way, I'm studing retail/wholesale
law right now, if he thinks that maybe being banned from oztion is the worst that can happen then
he will get a shock! he is guilty of fraud, and multiple cases, this means large fines and possible
prison time

don't know if i am prepared to take it that far when there was no real harm done.........................and i have already left the guy negative feedback

 

[WoobieZarz]

I wouldnt have thought it could go THAT far, wow.

I'd move on tho. If you'd made payment and he ripped you, I'd be chasing.

 

[SPREE FAN]

I wouldnt have thought it could go THAT far, wow.

I'd move on tho. If you'd made payment and he ripped you, I'd be chasing.

for sure mate, if he had my money i would hunt him down and remove his spleen

 

[bigsarg7]

must have got that guy on a bad day!

 

[spcard]

does anyone remember www.goldfish.com.au ???

well I think oztion well soon follow its path.

 

[ace e]

does anyone remember www.goldfish.com.au ???

well I think oztion well soon follow its path.

wasnt it gofish.com.au?

 

[spcard]

wasnt it gofish.com.au?

gofish goldfish.....it's been a while, I could be wrong

do you know how long did it last?

I don't see oztion could last any longer..

 

[ace e]

gofish goldfish.....it's been a while, I could be wrong

do you know how long did it last?

I don't see oztion could last any longer..

the only reason i remember is i bought a laptop off it back in 2000. Oztion just dosnt have enough bidders, good if you can get cheap stuff.

 

[SPREE FAN]

here is a quick update, i have given the seller negative feedback yesterday for not wanting to complete the sale and then this morning i wake up to an invoice from the guy and a plea to complete the sale.

here is the invoice:

1908184 PS3 BRAND NEW 12th MTH WARRANY 20-May-07 1 $299.00 $299.00


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Postage: $21.99
Insurance: $75.00

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GST Included: $39.60
Total Due: $435.59

now, nowhere in his add did he say that there was insurance of $75 and the other thing is it is an auction site and all auctions are G.S.T inclusive, so now in stead of having a ps3 at the measley sum of $322 he now wants $435.................this guy is an idiot.

i now have his address too, so scotty if you are up for it, i would like to go hurt him now