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Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping
Posted: 12 Feb 2023 10:35
by sporniket
Hello,
I recently bought an Atari 520 ST "first model" (or "short model" the one without floppy disk drive).
After a quite long duration for the shipping (3 substitutions of pickup locations by the shipping company), I ended up with a small box full of cosmetics products. Looking through the stack of stickers, I can believe that the seller has really sent the computer.
Anyway, if an ad to sell this kind of model appear soon from a French vendor, there is a chance that it is a stolen good.
The ebay item, notice the state of the power adapter :
https://www.ebay.fr/itm/204216512991
Have a better day than me :)
edit : some pictures from the ebay page, in case it becomes unavailable :
ebay-0.jpg
ebay-9.jpg
Re: Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping
Posted: 12 Feb 2023 17:46
by mrbombermillzy
That's awful! :(
I will keep an eye out for it.
It's quite a distinctive system, so it should pop up sooner or later somewhere.
Hope the rest of your week is better.
Re: Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping
Posted: 12 Feb 2023 20:08
by sporniket
hopes too. I am also considering make a formal complaint to the police, as I can pre-fill the form online.
Re: Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping
Posted: 12 Feb 2023 20:43
by Cosmic Puppet
Sorry to hear this. :(
Re: Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping
Posted: 12 Feb 2023 22:50
by Darklord
Yeah, that really sucks vacuum hard. Like I said in another forum, jerks!
Re: Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping
Posted: 13 Feb 2023 00:28
by rubber_jonnie
Damn, that's rubbish, hope it can eventually find its way to you.
Re: Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping
Posted: 13 Feb 2023 07:39
by Icky
So sorry to hear. Did you have postage insurance on the item? What has the shipping company said as judging by your comments it looks like it disappeared during shipping.
Re: Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping
Posted: 13 Feb 2023 19:19
by sporniket
@Icky I hope the seller did pay the insurance. Normally, as a buyer, I should be covered, but we never know. I thought I did post a message to them, but I just noticed that I did not get an automated acknowledgement of my message, will have to redo that.
Re: Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping
Posted: 25 Mar 2023 18:39
by sporniket
As a final note : the transporter (Mondial relay) could only confirm the loss of the original parcel. I followed the ebay procedure and got a refund from ebay.
Can an administrator change the title of this thread into "Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping" ? Thanks in advance.
Re: Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping
Posted: 25 Mar 2023 18:46
by rubber_jonnie
sporniket wrote: 25 Mar 2023 18:39
As a final note : the transporter (Mondial relay) could only confirm the loss of the original parcel. I followed the ebay procedure and got a refund from ebay.
Can an administrator change the title of this thread into "Atari 520ST first model, stolen or lost during shipping" ? Thanks in advance.
Title changed as requested.