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Support => Customer support => Topic started by: cabinman01 on May 03, 2013, 12:56 am

Title: Got ripped off by coachella420, what now?
Post by: cabinman01 on May 03, 2013, 12:56 am
I ordered from coachella420 about a week ago.  He asked me to FE, I thought it was fine since he had a good rep, and now his username won't pop up in SR? Also, won't reply to my messages.  I also saw something on here that he posted saying "if you ordered from me, you're fucked"...so what is my next step at this point?

:/
Title: Re: Got ripped off by coachella420, what now?
Post by: scout on May 03, 2013, 01:00 am
Yes, he was banned for scamming.  Since you say you finalized early, then I'm afraid there's nothing that can be done.  If you had remained in escrow, you would receive a refund.  Unfortunately, when you choose to finalize early, you are choosing to leave the protection of the escrow system and SR Support can't do anything to help you at that point.
Title: Re: Got ripped off by coachella420, what now?
Post by: cabinman01 on May 03, 2013, 01:08 am
I figured that might be the case.  Luckily, the loss for me wasn't huge.  Glad he is now banned though.  Just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything more that I could do about the situation!
Thanks for the quick reply scout.
Title: Re: Got ripped off by coachella420, what now?
Post by: scout on May 03, 2013, 01:10 am
Yeah, and I'm sorry you were a victim of his scam.  :(  In the future, it's best to remain in escrow - no matter how upstanding the vendor seems.
Title: Re: Got ripped off by coachella420, what now?
Post by: cabinman01 on May 03, 2013, 01:14 am
Hey, no worries mate! My fault for being to trusting with a vendor whom I've never dealt with. I will most definitely not be in this same situation again though, that's for sure!  I am just amazed at the service this site provides this community, even through the ups and downs.