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EurAzn12 EurAzn12 Can you, please, clarify what happened with the PayPal claim? It looks like you lost the argument with PayPal, as per the below post from the seller (quoted). Why did PayPal deny you get your money back? As you were the buyer, I find it very strange...

luh1202 said:
I'm lucky that the PayPal's decision was on my favor, but still a lesson to learn for me and to all the sellers out there. If you don't want to get into this, shoot a video all the way from packaging to usps at one take is the only way I can see to do it. I know next time I'll go directly to arizonacustomknife for selling my knives.
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I just read that it’s military Latin for “instead of”
I was able to read this
By standing on the shoulders of giants
 
Seems like this thread is growing too many side bar conversations. :D Although some of the topics are interesting.
Would be nice if the two parties involved in this dispute would update everyone and answer some of the questions asked. But I guess they necessarily do not have too.
This is really something that I have not seen before - especially when it appears both parties have a good track record.
 
Gastonknife said:
Seems like this thread is growing too many side bar conversations. :D Although some of the topics are interesting.
Would be nice if the two parties involved in this dispute would update everyone and answer some of the questions asked. But I guess they necessarily do not have too.
This is really something that I have not seen before - especially when it appears both parties have a good track record.
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I agree. Hopefully the two parties are working things out privately and will finally give an update.
 
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CataD said:
Interesting, thanks.. How some chose to use words/terms, don't really make them correct. Even the military...
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I looked up the online dictionary and just HappyDaddy had mentioned a few posts above, vice is used as a synonym for versus in the British-English, i.e, the original motherland. I had never, ever seen one case when I was there for over 10 years to be used in that context! Anyway, that's my last derailment for the day.

Back onto the topic: would like to hear back from the OP but I also do understand that investigations on base will take longer. I still would wager that this case is at its evil best a prank played on the buyer by one of his fellow marines and at its worst a theft which happened before the package got to the OP's wife' most likely on that base.
 
I kid you not...this shot is from the Camp Pendleton mail processing center:

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Seems like a rather dry and rocky place!

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Casinostocks said:
I looked up the online dictionary and just HappyDaddy had mentioned a few posts above, vice is used as a synonym for versus in the British-English, i.e, the original motherland. I had never, ever seen one case when I was there for over 10 years to be used in that context! Anyway, that's my last derailment for the day.
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Thanks Casino! I was talking about the original meaning/definition in Latin and Latin languages where the terms are still used with their original definitions...

Last comment on this from me as well, sorry for the derailment everybody!

I'm interested in the OP answering the questions I asked regarding the PP claim...
 
Odog27 said:
They do always weigh the box. They have told me numerous times, after weighing light medium flat rate boxes, that it would be cheaper if I mail it first class. And maybe it’s those receipts I am remembering with the weight on them.
Either way they definitely weigh them and definitely have record of that weight.
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I agree. When the Stompanto guy and his wife tried to screw me with an empty box on a knife deal in a flat rate box the PO was able to tell me the weight at each stop along the way which verified that the 2 16oz Strider knives were never in the 3oz package they shipped. A regular customer might not be able to see the weights but the PO definitely does.
 
luh1202 said:
I'm lucky that the PayPal's decision was on my favor, but still a lesson to learn for me and to all the sellers out there. If you don't want to get into this, shoot a video all the way from packaging to usps at one take is the only way I can see to do it. I know next time I'll go directly to arizonacustomknife for selling my knives.
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Not meant as a complaint of AZ's charges, but it will likely cost you much more in the long run than any losses. Situations like this are pretty rare on BF. I think a few extra precautions mentioned in the thread will help, and you could always use a different carrier(they can even pack it) or registered mail.
My belief is this happened in transit and I certainly feel for the OP. He certainly got a raw deal, but that was going to fall on someone.
IMO the OP should have be refunded the money. Not because luh is dishonest or did anything wrong, but simply because the OP didn't get the knife he purchase. It is a sad situation made even worse by the value involved.
 
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I think this goes well beyond the PayPal resolution process.

EurAzn12 EurAzn12 If you haven't already, I recommend that you talk with the resident agent at NCIS. If there's a bad apple in the Mail Processing Center, NCIS and USPIS need to know... sooner rather than later. They may even be able to recover the knife... from the thief or a local pawn shop.
 
Thought I would add, I know the OP fairly well. Never in person, but have dealt with him for years. But to alleviate some of the recent concerns, he lives off base, and he is undergoing major surgery today. So I doubt he will be on for a few days, in case the conspiracy theorists here continue...
 
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