**LAST TIME ON "THE PROBLEMS OF J. KEREZMAN".... Almost 3 months had gone by and still no costume. Excuses and delays reigned supreme. Ebay, PayPal, and even the Post Office seemed to show no support. And with the horror stories piling up on Kerezman... These questions remain: Would I ever get the costume? Would I ever get my money back? And when will this headache ever go away?** So, yeah, like a bad TV Series, it seemed that things just dragged on and on. The Tracking Number that was given to me seemed to not change since it was sent to me back on July 5th. After talking to the head of my local Post Office, I soon found out what I had feared... The Tracking Number was for a label that was printed out but the item was never scanned. Meaning that, more than likely, Joe printed out the label and used that Tracking Number to appease me and to stall on shipping the actual costume.
With not much help from the Post Office, I tried to go to my bank and see about filing a case with them on the issue. But alas, it seemed that I was too late on that as well. This was a frustration beyond frustration. I had tried to do the nice thing and give Joe the chance. Instead I was getting screwed over by the fact that he played it out so I wouldnt get much, if any, support from eBay, PayPal or my bank. Whether he did this intentionally or not, I can not say for certain but it sure feels like it. Especially when you see how long I have waited and what happened when I acted.
With the Post Office and the bank a deadend, I tried one last time for PayPal. I had tried to open a case up before and got no where. At most, they would red-flag his account and possibly do an investigation on him (to see if this kind of thing has happened before). With my call I had hoped, if anything, they had begun an investigation. Unfortunately, it was STILL in progress but nothing major happened. I was upset and felt dejected. It seemed like nothing would go my way. But.....
.... The person I chatted with at PayPal helped me out. After giving my story to them and letting them know I tried EVERY possible way to deal with this, the person was going to help. With a make it/break it opportunity, they helped get my case through! I was able to finally have an open case that would make Joe either give a better Tracking Number or just give me a refund. Though at this point, I just wanted a refund.
With that in placed, it was time to let Joe know what was going on. Through a couple of emails, I let Joe know that enough was enough and that I wanted my money back for an item that will never see the light of day. A few excuses were sent to me before finally, with PayPal's help as well, Joe gave me a FULL refund!
So after all that and almost 3 months of issues and delays and excuses, I finally have my money back. But no uniform. Oh well.
Perhaps I will do what is suggested and make my own. Perhaps I can get some suggestions on some more reliable people who make certain items (like the Belt Gizmo) that I can buy from.
But in any case, that is my story and I agree with a lot of people on this Topic.... If you deal with J. Kerezman (aka Captainamerca), be prepare for delays, excuses and some major headaches! If you want the patches, go for it (seems to do better with those, from what I can see).... but if you want a full on costume? Try another! You have been warned!
Until next time, Ghostheads, enjoy your days and take care!