I have two collecting passions at the moment:
Filarmonica razors and Rooney brushes. The
Filly's are easier to obtain and are available on
various auction sites from reliable sellers as well
as B&B members. However, Rooney Heritage brushes
are little more difficult to track down at attractive prices.
I am a member of several forums and from time to
time I have posted WTB listings for these brushes. A
few months back I received a communication from someone
on a forum (or perhaps a FB page) saying that he had a friend
with some Rooney's to sell. I got the e-mail address and
negotiated a price. I sent the funds via PayPal...and waited
and waited and waited. When I had not heard from the seller
after two weeks, I did some extra digging...it turns out that
he had copied pics from someone else's posts. So, now I had
to make a claim on PayPal. Once I submitted the claim, the seller
started to contact me with excuses...my mother is ill, my dog died, etc.
He kept asking me to rescind my claim. Once you rescind a
claim on PayPal, you cannot make a new claim. It a took a few
months but eventually I got my money refunded on PayPal.
Lesson learned: 1) Be very wary. 2) Use Paypal with confidence.
Filarmonica razors and Rooney brushes. The
Filly's are easier to obtain and are available on
various auction sites from reliable sellers as well
as B&B members. However, Rooney Heritage brushes
are little more difficult to track down at attractive prices.
I am a member of several forums and from time to
time I have posted WTB listings for these brushes. A
few months back I received a communication from someone
on a forum (or perhaps a FB page) saying that he had a friend
with some Rooney's to sell. I got the e-mail address and
negotiated a price. I sent the funds via PayPal...and waited
and waited and waited. When I had not heard from the seller
after two weeks, I did some extra digging...it turns out that
he had copied pics from someone else's posts. So, now I had
to make a claim on PayPal. Once I submitted the claim, the seller
started to contact me with excuses...my mother is ill, my dog died, etc.
He kept asking me to rescind my claim. Once you rescind a
claim on PayPal, you cannot make a new claim. It a took a few
months but eventually I got my money refunded on PayPal.
Lesson learned: 1) Be very wary. 2) Use Paypal with confidence.
