should i be angry??

[GoktimusPrime]

Pardon my ignorance of eBay and Paypal... but are you able to message the seller to let them know that your address provided by Paypal may no longer be accurate and give that seller a copy of your current postal address? Even after you've notified PayPal of your change of addy... just to be on the safe side -- c'est possible?

[liegeprime]

Pardon my ignorance of eBay and Paypal... but are you able to message the seller to let them know that your address provided by Paypal may no longer be accurate and give that seller a copy of your current postal address? Even after you've notified PayPal of your change of addy... just to be on the safe side -- c'est possible?

AFAIK, when on checkout using paypal - the final details are laid out there for you to final check before you hit the confirm payment thingie so this is quite weird if the Paypal address was ignored.

[canofwhoopass_87]

Ah dude it's only octane and the clones, you can easily get cheap replacements. We all make mistakes man! I'm sure your gf feels bad. I don't think throwing a tantrum over it is quite in the spirit of Christmas.

I've been in a very similar situation myself, but it's not till after everything is resolved that you realise how much of an ass you were. Hopefully you get them back in good order.

BTW, Id be cautious of that Octane. I think an ideal one would have at least some chromewear on the underside of the tanker cover.

[primatives]

Ah dude it's only octane and the clones, you can easily get cheap replacements. We all make mistakes man! I'm sure your gf feels bad. I don't think throwing a tantrum over it is quite in the spirit of Christmas.

I've been in a very similar situation myself, but it's not till after everything is resolved that you realise how much of an ass you were. Hopefully you get them back in good order.

BTW, Id be cautious of that Octane. I think an ideal one would have at least some chromewear on the underside of the tanker cover.

haha man!! I've been looking for these guys for ages!! They dont have many on ebay and look crap I think alot of them are yellow, I think??? Yeah i made sure Octane at least has some scratches on it and not so new looking to make sure its not fake

[SharkyMcShark]

What a load of tripe in this thread.

Apparently it's alright to open mail blatantly not for you and claim it if its Christmas.

Explain to the guy that they're rare collectibles from almost thirty years ago and ask for their return. If they've been broken or have had parts lost (which is more than likely seeing as young kids are involved) then ask to be recompensed. If the figure has been reduced basically to junker status (which again is more than likely seeing as young kids are involved) then ask for all your money back (print out the paypal receipt) or if just accessories have been lost then use ebay to get a price range for them.

[liegeprime]

So, are you going to get back your items primatives? has the co-worker been informed of the situation or they still on holidays? This guy better not be angry as he is the one on the wrong for claiming what is not rightfully his.... just keep your cool yeah.

[heroic_decepticon]

Like I said earlier, I think it's totally NOT okay for someone to take what is not theirs and on-give it to someone else.

I know we should give this co-worker some benefit of the doubt, but if he exercised some common sense, he would come to the conclusion that people won't be so 'cheapskate' as to give his son used toys (since the figures were not MISB). His first question should be 'why is someone giving me some used toys'. Giving him benefit of the doubt that he does not know they are vintage collectibles, these things should be quite worthless in his eyes. Wouldn't it follow that a prudent adult would enquire as to who is shameless enough to give his kid opened, used, toys (which could be dangerous to the kid). And if he so enquires, he would find out that the toys were not meant for him or his kid.

I may be imputing too much, but I think this guy is just cheap and greedy (sorry, got a low tolerance for people who do not appear to have the capacity to behave in a common-sense reasonable manner).

[primatives]

So, are you going to get back your items primatives? has the co-worker been informed of the situation or they still on holidays? This guy better not be angry as he is the one on the wrong for claiming what is not rightfully his.... just keep your cool yeah.

Nah not yet I have to wait til the 17th of jan til he gets back, I'm hoping the kids doesnt have the toys with him or else i think i will be binning them hahaha. I'm trying to stay cool its bloddy hot outside!

Haha before I posted this thread heoric_decepticon was the 1st person I thought of who would be on my side seeing as he gets all the good stuff I cant imagine if someone got a hold of his stuff!!! Thankfully mine isn't sealed or anything!

[dirge]

The ***** who gifted something which he should have suspected had something to do with with colleague's eBay account is in the wrong, IMO. Sure, you should have checked your PayPal address, but that changes nothing in terms of the way this guy acted.

I'd be demanding either he hand me the toys in the condition of the eBay listings, or the cost of the toys + postage. I find it incredibly unlikely that he somehow honestly thought the world is that nice to send him free toys & would not be giving benefit of the doubt.

[Mr Ed]

So what has come of this situation now?

Its after Xmas and people are back at work?