What can I doif an on-line order thatI placed and paid for has never shown up?
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What can I doif an on-line order thatI placed and paid for has never shown up?
I ordered 2 items on-line almost 8 months ago. However the items still haven’t shown up. One item was supposed to be sent USPS – First Class Mail and the other was USPS – Priority. The total bill was $67.93, and being poor, that’s a lot of money for me. I sent them multiple e-mails and have called them multiple times; the issue has never been resolved. Is there anything that I can do?
Asked on August 8, 2011 Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
There may be little you can do. Given the length of time that has passed, it is probably too long to dispute the charge with your credit card provider (though you should still try to do so). If you ordered through some larger site, like eBay or Amazon, you could also contact the main website to see if they will take action. You have the legal right to sue, but doing so could cost you more than you could recover, especially if they are not a local company. You could try contacting the attorney general's office in their state and reporting them as probably fraud, but given how many internet-based fraud's there are (and that $67.93, while a lot to you, is not a large amount in absolute terms), it may be very unlikely that the authorities will actually take an action.
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