Warning ...Bad Amiga EBay seller

[melott]

Here's a warning ........

This guy, calls himself 'Terminator3' at sales@nishtek.com

He's passing off PC floppy drives as Amiga HD drives.
I got burned (I know..I should have checked the Mod. No.)

Hereis the link to the one I got burned on.......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4127612166&rd=1

I filed a complaint with EBay and SquareTrade but I doubt
I'll get my money back.
He responded to my EMails by saying 'AS IS' and implied
the buyer should beware.

[redrumloa]

Not acceptable, sounds like the item was clearly misrepresented. Did you pay with Paypal? If so you should be able to get your money back through buyer protection.

[logicalheart]

Did you tell the seller that the drive is not an Amiga drive and ask for a refund?  Is the drive really an High Density Panasonic JU-257A?  E-bay does offer automatic protection up to a certain dollar amount.  - Lars

[melott]

>Is the drive really an High Density Panasonic JU-257A?

Yes its HD "PC 1.44" floppy.

Doesn't do me much good especially when I can go down
to the local computer store and buy one for $10.00 or so,
that is 'IF' I even wanted one.

[billchase]

Is it one of those Amtrade converted drives?
If it is, then it will have a small pcb with
attached to the drive's original connector.
The guy on ebay seems legit, so I assume you have
explained the situation to him?  Unfortunately, I didn't
find a floppy drive section on www.amiga-hardware.com.
If I missed it please point me to it.

C Snyder

[billchase]

I just did a search for that particular drive on google.
Evidently some of the Escom/A.T. 1200's shipped with
this model drive.  If it is truely modded for Amiga use
then it should function as a regular DD drive.  I don't
believe 1200s shipped with HD floppy drives.  Have you
tried to use it in any capacity on the Amiga?

C Snyder

[adolescent]

I think my A1200 came with that drive.  But, it's not usuable as HD on the Amiga.

[x56h34]

Maybe it's one of those Teac PC 1.44MB drives jumpered to work as Amiga 880KB drives?

[melott]

Panasonic did make some drives for Amiga Technoligies
(my spelling sucks) anyway yes they made some drives for
AT but as far as I know they only functioned as DD 880's.
Also these drives were labeled 'Amiga'. This IS NOT one
of them. I tried the drive in my A2000 and got the message
'Not a Dos device' or something like that.
I thought the guy seemed OK too by his feedback but when
told him this was a PC drive and I hoped it was just a
mistake he sent me to some links to show me this drive
could be used in an AT Amiga A1200/4000. If you look at
his listing there is NO Mention of Amiga Technoligies.
When I pointed this out to him and also said he should
go back and re-read the links he sent me his last response
was to say "AS IS" and in so many words that the buyer
should beware.
I have submitted a complaint to EBay and SquareTrade.
It was to late to file with PayPal, their time limit is
30 days. I think I would have been 4 or 5 days late anyway.

[weirdami]

Is it one of those Amtrade converted drives?

I have one of those pcb's if anyone wants it.

[EnyGmaTiK]

Is there 2 models of the Panasonic JU-257A?

I just received a Panasonic JU-257A AMiGA drive from e-bay, and it works perfectly although the seller said in it's descrition that this was an 500/500+ drive, it's definetly an A600/A1200 drive.

[redrumloa]

weirdami wrote:
I have one of those pcb's if anyone wants it.

Did you ever get it to work? I couldn't. :-?

[vic20owner]

Do not let this guy give you that "AS IS" B.S.  The fact is that it is NOT an amiga high density drive, and he claimed it was.  The AS-IS part of the deal is irrelevant.  He stated that this drive was a High Density Amiga Floppy, and it is not.  He lied whether it was intentional or not.

AS-IS refers to the condition, and you're not disputing that part.

Tell him you want your money back, or you are reporting him to both ebay and paypal.  Now is a good time to practice being assertive.  The worst that will happen is nothing... the best that will happen is you'll get your money back. You really can't loose by being a jerk at this point. Do your best to be one but be nice first.  If that fails, go after him and make it a hobby for a few weeks.

-tom

[melott]

>Is there 2 models of the Panasonic JU-257A?

Apperantly there is 2 models of the JU-257A.
The PC version and the Amiga version.
From what I've read these drive are labeled 'Amiga' if
they are for Amiga. Slightly different circuitry for
Amiga I guess. Anyway this drive doesn't work in my
C= A2000.
I guess to be fair I don't think this guy knew this drive
wouldn't work. I guessing he found a few of these drives
and thought they would on Amiga. He said he didn't have a
machine to test them. He just got stubborn when I pointed
out that these drives were not the right ones.

[redrumloa]

Why havn't you left negative feedback :-?