- Report: #146597
Complaint Review: 3B Tech Computers, Ohisit eBay I.D. - Peter Petkov owner Of 3B Tech Computers
| 3B Tech Computers, Ohisit eBay I.D. - Peter Petkov owner Of 3B Tech Computers 3431 William Richardson Dr Suite B
South Bend, Indiana U.S.A. |
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3B Tech Computers - Ohisit eBay I.D. - Peter Petkov owner Of 3B Tech Computers - Www.3btech.net3B Tech Computers Ripoff, Scam, Uncooperative, Dishonest, Swindler, 0% Customer Service South Bend Indiana
*Consumer Comment: 3B Tech Customer
*Consumer Comment: 3BTech
*Consumer Comment: Update on order from 3B Tech
*Consumer Comment: Ebay orders from 3btech
*Consumer Comment: I stand by what I said, You ripped off the seller
*Author of original report: Johnny, You can call it absurd, you can call it whatever you want and provide as many links as you can find to try to excuse an unethical practice.
*Consumer Comment: Read the Bid!!
*Consumer Comment: Read the Bid!!
*Consumer Comment: Read the Bid!!
*Consumer Comment: Read the Bid!!
*Consumer Comment: You shouldnt have gotten your money back
*UPDATE Employee: absurd
*UPDATE Employee: absurd
*Author of original report: Got my money back!
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The auction ended on 06/04/2005 and was paid for immediately using Paypal services for the amount of $32.71 which consisted of the item amount of $22.72 and Shipping and Handling of $9.99 the item was received on 06/10/2005 and promptly tested on two different computers and it was found to be a non-working hard drive.
I emailed the seller on Saturday explaining the problem and I received an e-mail from the seller with the following message: "I'm sorry but I'm under strict policies that these are to be sold as is w/no returns under any circumstances.'' This morning (06/13/05) I took the hard drive to be tested by a company that specializes on data recovery from hard drives and was advised that the Hard Drive would not boot and made continuous clicking noises which indicated the drive is physically bad and that it has bad heads that are unable to calibrate with the media servo tracks thus the clicking sound made when the drive tries resetting itself.
I received an email from seller requesting that fill out an online RMA (return merchandise authorization?) Which can be found at the following URL:
http://www.ohisit.com/rmaform.html
I filled out the RMA form and submitted it, later I received an authorization number RMA#OI0009. The seller requests that I mail the defective product back to him at my expense to the following address: 3431 William Richardson Drive Suite B South Bend, IN 46628, additionally I am instructed on sending the package insured as they consider me solely responsible for the shipment. Unfortunately this is unacceptable and I strongly believe they should pay for the shipping back to 3btech computers if they wish to test it themselves which is something they should have done prior to sending me the non-working hard drive in the first place and already charging a hefty shipping fee of $9.99.
Seller replied to an e-mail I had sent and tried to excuse their massive mistake with the following quote: ''But in our defense the item description stated that the drive was UNTESTED and SOLD AS IS w/ NO RETURNS. We never stated that the drive was in good working condition''. Yet as a company ohisit/3btech should be aware that such a statement is rendered invalid by the "Implied Warranty of Merchantability" provision under federal law which is a guarantee of a product's quality that is not expressed in the purchase contract. An implied warranty assumes that the item sold by a merchant or reseller (not a private individual) can and will perform the function for which it is designed unless it clearly states that the item "is in no working condition and/or that it needs repairs". Furthermore an implied warranty is one that arises by implication as a result of the "terms of the sale", and not by the "expressed terms of the seller".
The unfortunate interaction I have experienced with ohisit/3btech computers forced me to purchase a replacement hard drive because I was in need of one and receiving the non-working one they sent me placed me dreadfully behind schedule on a project I was counted on to finalize and failed to do so.
Instead of trying to promptly resolve the issue satisfactorily, they want to make it more complicated for me as a consumer by expecting me to waste more of my money to fix a mistake that was caused by ohisit/3btech and to no fault of my own.
I called 3BTech Computers on 06/17/2005 at 1(877)328-3248, I requested to speak with a manager, the call was escalatedto a Peter Petkov who identified himself as part owner of 3BTech yet was uncooperative about my issue but suprisingly enough knew all about my order and stated that the item was sold to me by a 3rd party vendor that is associated with his company, I requested for him to identify the name of the 3rd party vendor and he refused and became extremely rude and raised his voice then the started talking really fast which along with his heavy accent made it impossible to understand, he then disconnected the call.
It is unfortunate that a well established company would sell computer hardware online and list it as UNTESTED, and sold AS IS. Yet take great care on resealing the hard drive to make it look factory new when it is junk just to dump it onto unsuspecting and honest individuals and make a quick profit out of it instead of discarding it accordingly.
ebay order number: ebay#5204246832
San Antonio, Texas
U.S.A.
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3B Tech Customer
AUTHOR: hatchetman - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Monday, December 10, 2012
He sent a few more emails, and finally got a response. He let them know what had happened, and they told him to send the monitor back, to have it replaced. He sent it back, and weeks went by with no replacement. He called them back to see what was going on. They informed him they had no more of the monitors in stock, of the same brand he had purchased. He requested a substitute, at which time he was informed it was "policy" not to do so. He then requested he be refunded the $16 he had paid for shipping, which also received the "it's not in our policy" statement. He stayed on the phone with this supposed manager for about 20 min. before the call ended, with him not receiving refund or substitute.
He gave them a bad review on (((a site))), as they had enclosed links to report them on, but the report wasn't posted. I just found this site, today. I'm going to have him start an account on here, and report them.
#3 Consumer Comment
Update on order from 3B Tech
AUTHOR: James - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, July 29, 2005
#4 Consumer Comment
Ebay orders from 3btech
AUTHOR: James - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, July 05, 2005
In my opinion, once 3btech found that the drive was not working, they still wanted to sell it by putting disclaimers in their auction. This is only my opinion from reading the articles and from what others have said about 3btech.
I presently have an order with Amazon.com that is to be filled by 3btech as an alternate source. Somehow, I am getting the feeling that I am not going to receive the item that I ordered. I will definitly give a follow up report on how 3btech has treated me. I hope and that I can give 3btech a thumbs up report.
#5 Consumer Comment
I stand by what I said, You ripped off the seller
AUTHOR: Matthew - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 30, 2005
#6 Author of original report
Johnny, You can call it absurd, you can call it whatever you want and provide as many links as you can find to try to excuse an unethical practice.
AUTHOR: John - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 30, 2005
You can call it absurd, you can call it whatever you want and provide as many links as you can find to try to excuse an unethical practice. But in the end, what matters to ME is the fact that I got my money back in full.
Matthew,
I could not care less if the sellers PayPal account got messed up during the dispute process, nor do I care if this experience cost the seller more than my initial investment.
I did not run and cry to get my money back as you claim, since the amount in dispute was inconsequential, all I actually did was type up a grievance and submit it to different entities, this process probably took roughly 30 minutes of my time, to which a return of $30.00 dollars for half an hour spent in the process is well worth it.
Lastly, your comment regarding the fact that buyers like me make honest sellers afraid to sell on eBay is unproven and ridiculous. Buyers like ME make "honest" eBay sellers particularly pleased because the auctions are always paid instantly after the end of the sale using PayPal to avoid any delays for the seller on collecting their due payments.
I believe in your haste to purchase a "deal", $22.72 for an 80GB hard drive. Get real, you didn't read the whole listing. Do you really think that you could get an 80GB for that price, when all of the others were selling for around $50.00? You need to take responsibility for YOUR actions and not bitch and whine when YOU make a mistake!!
It also states very clearly in their return policy, This is an Auction - All Sales are Final unless they are found to be damaged or defective (This does not apply to "Sold AS IS" items).
Read the whole auction before you place a bid, and if YOU make a mistake do not try to blame others. That is one of the resounding issues in =America today, it is always someone else's fault.
Take some responsibility, and before you bid from now on read the entire listing.
I believe in your haste to purchase a "deal", $22.72 for an 80GB hard drive. Get real, you didn't read the whole listing. Do you really think that you could get an 80GB for that price, when all of the others were selling for around $50.00? You need to take responsibility for YOUR actions and not bitch and whine when YOU make a mistake!!
It also states very clearly in their return policy, This is an Auction - All Sales are Final unless they are found to be damaged or defective (This does not apply to "Sold AS IS" items).
Read the whole auction before you place a bid, and if YOU make a mistake do not try to blame others. That is one of the resounding issues in =America today, it is always someone else's fault.
Take some responsibility, and before you bid from now on read the entire listing.
I believe in your haste to purchase a "deal", $22.72 for an 80GB hard drive. Get real, you didn't read the whole listing. Do you really think that you could get an 80GB for that price, when all of the others were selling for around $50.00? You need to take responsibility for YOUR actions and not bitch and whine when YOU make a mistake!!
It also states very clearly in their return policy, This is an Auction - All Sales are Final unless they are found to be damaged or defective (This does not apply to "Sold AS IS" items).
Read the whole auction before you place a bid, and if YOU make a mistake do not try to blame others. That is one of the resounding issues in =America today, it is always someone else's fault.
Take some responsibility, and before you bid from now on read the entire listing.
I believe in your haste to purchase a "deal", $22.72 for an 80GB hard drive. Get real, you didn't read the whole listing. Do you really think that you could get an 80GB for that price, when all of the others were selling for around $50.00? You need to take responsibility for YOUR actions and not bitch and whine when YOU make a mistake!!
It also states very clearly in their return policy, This is an Auction - All Sales are Final unless they are found to be damaged or defective (This does not apply to "Sold AS IS" items).
Read the whole auction before you place a bid, and if YOU make a mistake do not try to blame others. That is one of the resounding issues in =America today, it is always someone else's fault.
Take some responsibility, and before you bid from now on read the entire listing.
#11 Consumer Comment
You shouldnt have gotten your money back
AUTHOR: Matthew - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 30, 2005
The following link and information is provided by FTC answering Mr. Juan Rabassa's childish complaint:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/warranty.htm#understanding
You can sell without implied warranties"as is"in most states.
If you do not offer a written warranty, the law in most states allows you to disclaim implied warranties. However, selling without implied warranties may well indicate to potential customers that the product is riskylow quality, damaged, or discontinuedand therefore, should be available at a lower price.
The following link and information is provided by FTC answering Mr. Juan Rabassa's childish complaint:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/warranty.htm#understanding
You can sell without implied warranties"as is"in most states.
If you do not offer a written warranty, the law in most states allows you to disclaim implied warranties. However, selling without implied warranties may well indicate to potential customers that the product is riskylow quality, damaged, or discontinuedand therefore, should be available at a lower price.
#14 Author of original report
Got my money back!
AUTHOR: John - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, June 29, 2005
"We have concluded our investigation of your Buyer Complaint. The details of this claim are listed below.
We have decided in your favor, and as a result, have attempted to recover funds from the seller.
The maximum amount we were able to recover was $32.71 USD. This amount has been credited to your PayPal account. Please allow up to five business days for this adjustment to be reflected in your credit card account.
If you are due any additional amount from the seller, we will make our best effort to recover the balance from the seller.
If the seller's account has insufficient funds to complete the refund owed to you, please be assured that we will take appropriate action against the seller's account, which may include limitation of the seller's account privileges."
It is a relief to know PayPal and eBay are on the side of honest individuals and not behind of unscrupulous and dishonest companies.

