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Options you have -
1) Take no action. Your account remains locked, you keep your $$, this sale doesn't proceed, and you can't buy from GP in the future.
2) pay the $1500. This sale doesn't proceed. Your account is reinstated, so you have a chance to do it again. You feel cheated and resent...
My first hand experience says it's a losing proposition. Even when you win, you lose. Of course, your speculation trumps my experience...
The biggest mistake I see that you made was that you called them before thinking it through. Their rep's position is that you stated an intention not to pay...
While we're wandering off topic:
"I'd rather fight it out in court" are the words of someone who has never been to court. At the point it goes to court, it's already a loss. Even when you win, you eat the attorneys fees.... you going to spend $350/hr to fight them over $1500? That won't end...
"According to your story" implies that you think I'm lying. I am offended.
Here's the account, including item numbers and responsors from GP''s Operations Manager.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?152079-Same-truck-sells-and-then-is-relisted-week-after-week
What would i do?
Well, I had a dispute with GL. I'll go find the thread and link it here...
What did i do? I told them to FOAD and let my account there remain suspended. Done. Edit -
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?141208-Extremely-Negative-Experience-Jared-at-Ft-Carson-CO...
Relax, I'm not your enemy...
And here's a concrete example of how a default hurt me. I was outbid on a truck by a $100 margin. There were only two bids on the truck. The winner defaulted. The truck was relisted- the next time it was much more visible and sold for $2600 more than the first sale...
GPs cost for an inspection is $400.
I don't know what their cost is for running the item through auction.
If they didn't make default a painful process, it would occur much more frequently than it does.
Could GP do a better job? Of course, most especially in the area of customer...
The mistakes i see here -
1) bidding with credit.
2) calling GP before you thought it through.
3) making emotional statements.
Don't tell your bank the card is stolen. Why make a false statement of fact? Have them close it without giving a reason... although GP likely won't charge the card...
It's hit or miss. I've had good experiences, bad experiences, and everything in between. With a large enough sample size, you'll experience it all, pretty much evenly divided across a bell curve.
Without jwade to intervene, I'm reluctant to take the risk of bad experiences... had to get him...