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Trader & Shipping Support / Re: Again trouble with DollyHair...
« on: January 07, 2013, 02:23:26 PM »
Tina,

There is a thread in the Trading Post trader support section as well about Dollyhair. I can't say for certain if they're the same people, but it's there.

edited for spelling.

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Trader & Shipping Support / Re: Trading problem with DJOctaviasymphony
« on: December 31, 2012, 08:11:02 AM »
Here's the problem with that: If DJ doesn't have the money to pay back collections, she doesn't have the money to refund people here in any way, shape, or form.  Collections has the right to go in and start draining directly from her paycheck, if she is currently employed, until the debt is paid in full.  They are absolutely ruthless.

Honestly, DJ, I'm glad you're keeping in contact, but you're in a mountain of financial trouble here, and unfortunately, this is going to haunt you for some time.

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Trader & Shipping Support / Re: problem with a bidder, what should i do?
« on: December 12, 2012, 07:24:52 AM »
To be honest, I just had to put down a cat that had been hit by a car over Thanksgiving weekend - in this case I was the seller, and I asked my buyer to give me a couple of days to get myself back to where I wasn't bursting into tears while driving to the post office.  So yes, it does happen.

However, I DO roll my eyes at the whole "child sick/dying" excuse, or "I have multiple excuses why I haven't paid/sent my items" which have been beaten to death.  And in this particular case, I would absolutely go ahead and cancel the bids.

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Here is what I was told about US tracking numbers from a person who works at the post office.  Once they hit the United States borders,  they can no longer be tracked by USPS, because the package is out of their hands.  So it may have left the states, you just don't know it because USPS won't be able to track it from here.  Again, this may be a slow shipping issue, and it's going to take a while to get to you - add customs on top of it, plus this time of the year, and you've got a wait ahead of you.

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I'm not going to comment on your attitude SoSilver, but I think you need to take a SERIOUS break from Pony buying for a while. Enjoy the ones you have and wait for the others to show.

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Pony Corral / Re: POTD 11/16/2012 Starshine
« on: November 16, 2012, 07:24:00 AM »
My very first adult pony when I was a kid. Ah memories!

I love her to death, absolutely one of my favorites. :-)  She's so unique!

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There will be no mail on Thursday next week - federal holiday for Thanksgiving. Post offices will be closed and no mail will be delivered (I think the exception is express mail, but I'm not sure if that's still the case). There will be mail Friday.

My guess is if they are this slow to get around to getting their auctions out the door, you can expect to see your package the first week of December. :(

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My guess is, if it's not lost, it's stuck in customs.

If I recall correctly, you can ship it priority (or international express), but what I told by a postal clerk was that once it hits the U.S. borders, the post office has no control over how fast it gets there.  It *might* have been slowed down by the hurricane, especially if it went through NY, but since that was at the end of October and we're two weeks into November, I'm guess it was already on the slow boat to the UK.

I would inform the buyer that the package was sent first class even though you asked it to be shipped priority (always check your receipt before leaving the PO!), and that it could take as long as another month or two to get to them, especially now that we're creeping up on the holidays.  Nothing can be done about it now, especially since it's goodness-knows-where.

I know you know this, but NEVER undervalue a package.  I believe there are fines involved if you're caught.  If they're so desperate to have the Jem doll, they shouldn't have bid to win so much.  The customs fees are their issue, they know the rules and they have to abide by them, and pay the appropriate tax.

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This is actually quite serious.  This happened to my dad a few weeks ago, and we had to act fast to circumvent the hacker.

It's not that she's logged in at two places at once, it's that someone else is using her account elsewhere.  Meaning someone's gotten through her password and logged into her account.

What you're going to need to do is set up a second email account (I recommend Gmail), NOT another Hotmail account.  Do NOT use the same password you used for the hotmail account. Make sure your password is full on nonsense, with symbols, numbers, and upper and lowercase letters. Have that email account open in another browser window or tab.

Since your email is connected to Paypal, go to Paypal and switch your email account out for the new one. You're going to have to verify the email address, so be prepared for an email from paypal to verify it.

Once that's finished, go back to Hotmail (keeping your new email open in another browser).  When it gives you that message again, I believe there's going to be some sort of link underneath where you can try to verify that it's YOU that's trying to get into the account. Hotmail will try to send you the verifying link to whatever backup account the hacker has added onto the hotmail address.  There is some way around that - I think there will be a link that says "I don't have access to this [the hacker's] account", and there you'll add your new email address to the list.  Keep in mind that once that's added and you have asked Hotmail to send the verification email to the new email, it's also going to send it to the hacker email.  This is where you have to move REALLY fast.  Jump over to the new email account, and keep hitting refresh until you get that email from Hotmail. Open it and hit the verification link.  They're going to ask you to put in a new password, and again, do so with numbers, symbols, and letters.

ONCE YOU'RE IN: (VERY IMPORTANT)

Go into your account settings and remove the hacker's back up email address they put in there. That way he doesn't have immediate access to your account anymore.

IMMEDIATELY change your password again.  I know it sounds ridiculous, but I was taking absolutely no chances with my dad's account, in case this guy was trying to force his way in again.

I hope this helps. Sorry, I had to type this fast since I'm at work.

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To answer your title: Yes. But do it only once.

This brings to mind an incident that happened to me several years ago on ebay where I bought from a fellow collector. And they HOUNDED me for feedback.  I believe was still in retail at the time, and you know what those schedules are like, and nine times out of ten I'd come home exhausted, so feedback really wasn't the first thing on my mind. Anyway, when I didn't leave feedback, they sent me a note saying "How they strive to provide exceptional service, and they need the feedback, and blah blah blah". When I unintentionally ignored the first one, I got a second one a week later, and on and on until I finally fired back that I would get to it when my sanity returned. I finally did leave feedback just to shut them up.  Hounding someone for feedback is NOT good customer service.

So there's my slant on it. People will get to it if and when they can.  Some people, like me, will completely forget that they ordered something, and by then, it's too late to do feedback (I did that recently). Don't be overly pushy, just ask once if they'll provide feedback, and if they don't, move on.

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Trader & Shipping Support / Re: Uhmmm...my mailman asked me for money!?
« on: August 31, 2012, 08:10:44 AM »
I'm leaning toward scam.

If he had the paperwork for you two sign for a package, he'd have to have paperwork to pick up cash. The post office would be doing a CYA here, so that they have proof that a) there was indeed postage due and b) the cash was recorded as picked up, and brought back to the local branch.

I'm wondering how many other people he's tried this on.  Your best bet in all this is to call your local branch where the mail is sorted (we have three post offices, but only one handles incoming mail for the city), and ask if they have you on a list somewhere that says you owe them money.  If not, explain what's happened. Believe me, if this is indeed a scam, you're not the first person to call about it.

After this, I would trust the guy with any of my mail, either coming in or going out (especially going out!).  I hate to think badly of people, but the whole thing reeks like yesterday's garbage.


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It sounds like they're trying to protect you...well, from you!

It looks like a safety measure put in place from brute force attacks to try and gain serious access to your account.  That's why they want back up documentation to make absolutely sure it's you, and not a scammer out to buy stuff through Paypal with your account, using a (possibly stolen) credit card.

I doubt calling Paypal will help at this point. All they're going to tell you is you can't verify anything over the phone, they need the physical documentation, or another credit card.

If you try another card, make absolutely sure you type in the information EXACTLY as it appears on the card. If your middle initial is on there, put it in the box.  Double check all your numbers, especially your 3 digit code on the back. (believe me, I've been guilty of skipping cc numbers!) Your name MUST match the one that's on the account, so you can't use someone else's card to do this.

Good luck!

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Pony Corral / Re: What's the latest pony or MLP item you bought?
« on: August 05, 2012, 07:00:37 PM »
G3 Silver Glow, BB Fluttershy and BB Glittery Pinkie Pie!

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Off Topic / Re: The "Real" Definition of Vowel....do you believe it?
« on: August 05, 2012, 06:52:33 PM »
So today I was told of a new definition for the word "vowel", that basically says if it isn't pronounced, it's not a vowel, not what we think a vowel is ("a", "e", "i", "o", "u" and sometimes "y") Take "bird" for instance. We never pronounce the "i" so with this definition it isn't a vowel. Of course, I'm totally not a believer of this because what if you have an accent? You may pronounce things differently. So is this a definition you've heard of before or is it totally new?

I'm curious as to who told you this - a friend or a teacher? If it was a teacher, they need to go back to school!

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ETA: Think I found them, thanks to Brightglowpony! Thanks!

I swear I'm not stalking anyone, I promise!

I'm looking for someone that sat either across from me or next to me at our table at the Olive Garden Friday night before the Fair in Orlando. We started talking about the Unicornos collectible unicorn series, and I stated that I believed I had the one at home that she was looking for.   If you're she, and you remember this conversation (I'm Erin!) please contact me. :)

Thanks!

Post Merge: August 05, 2012, 08:07:02 PM

Thanks to my pal, Brightglowpony, she ID'd the people that sat with us! I'll be contacting them shortly. Thanks BGP! :)

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