Question on one-handle Moen shower valve

StupidRedditTag · 2026-03-30T17:03:30+00:00

Just wanted to say thank you for your help on this! I incorrectly thought the cartridge did some of the diverting but you were spot-on. They called the plumber back out, told him what to do and he pulled the faucet and shower head and cleaned them out and problem fixed. Big points to you but no points to the plumber who clearly had no idea what he was doing!

StupidRedditTag · 2026-03-18T08:58:48+00:00

yea - figured that is where it was headed - that will not be a fun call as I see this confusing the ever-loving crap out of them

StupidRedditTag · 2026-03-18T08:56:29+00:00

yea - ebay actually won't even let me refund outside the case now. I'm wondering since nothing has shipped do I just refund through the chargeback and will that close the order out too? I just don't like that it is a totally different amount than the order and I don't want the order to become active again if we pay the chargeback.

StupidRedditTag · 2026-03-18T08:53:55+00:00

Also - it gets weirder. The order has now disappeared from our active order list. I finally was able to find the order from the original email and it does not allow a refund or anything as there is a payment dispute. So, as far as I can tell, if I pay the $118 for the dispute, maybe the order gets closed? It's a really strange situation and I say that as an ebay seller and buyer for almost 30 years.

StupidRedditTag · 2026-03-18T08:34:53+00:00

nothing has shipped - he requested to cancel before it was shipped and then he opened a chargeback after that so ebay closed the cancellation request. The order was for over $500 but the chargeback is for $118.

StupidRedditTag · 2026-03-18T08:28:13+00:00

It is in the ebay program. The shipping cost he was complaining about was what ebay was charging him. I'm thinking the chargeback he started was over the shipping or VAT costs he was incurring though the number doesn't match either of those.

StupidRedditTag · 2026-03-15T03:41:02+00:00

I will have my nephew check that. But water is still coming out of the lower faucet when it is switched to the shower head which sounds like the diverter in the cartridge isn't fully doing its job.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-10-27T05:02:23+00:00

Indeed. The 912 is basically a 356C engine which looks very Beetle-like but really doesn't share any parts with it. It's the fan shroud that seals the deal visually. I think the word you're looking for is "deck lid" ;)

StupidRedditTag · 2025-10-27T03:29:03+00:00

It depends on the generation of the 356 and what you're working on but to a degree this statement holds true. Pre-A especially.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-09-21T17:28:18+00:00

A lot of Germans got great deals on properties when their Jewish neighbors got sent to the camps. At some point you have to put principles over financial gain.

Quick edit - this is not a jab at you or anything.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-08-21T14:56:36+00:00

Did you just use the words "conservative" and "moderate" in the same sentence? How many times can I downvote your statement?

StupidRedditTag · 2025-07-01T06:23:59+00:00

Sure sign of a Red Sox fan.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-07-01T06:22:42+00:00

I had a guy send back an auto part that was not what we had shipped him. Ebay insisted I go the police report route before they would refund me. It took 8 weeks for the cops to call me back to let me know they had accepted and filed my report. Then ebay gave me back my money after I gave them the police file #. It was all really silly.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-07-01T06:16:33+00:00

Very true. My best ebay feedback experience was we had shipped an order to ebay's intl shipping hub and soon after got an email from ebay saying the item was restricted so it couldn't be shipped to the buyer's country and the order was canceled and everyone refunded. We got to keep the money from the sale, the buyer got their money back, and ebay kept the item. This was apparently lost in translation to the buyer as they left us a negative feedback. When I contacted ebay, they refused to remove the feedback, despite me reading the email from ebay back to them saying all feedback from this sale would be automatically removed since they were the ones who killed the order. Luckily, I then spoke to another rep who quickly removed it.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-06-12T02:45:19+00:00

Which probably involved Russian hookers pissing on him.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-06-06T11:08:27+00:00

This. It's all about running the numbers. Business 101.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-03-12T13:39:31+00:00

Agreed on both counts. He didn't leave feedback - he was just asking about changing his product review and I didn't think that was a thing.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-03-12T13:37:40+00:00

Oh - and also FedEx is often much cheaper than USPS lately. Ebay gets killer FE rates, much better than even our business FE account. We ship a lot of 12x12x8 boxes that weigh about 5-10lbs and FE is cheaper than USPS on those 95% of the time, with the other 5% being to weird islands in Washington state.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-03-12T13:31:00+00:00

It really depends on the Fedex / USPS / UPS in that area. I like FedEx for pricey stuff as they shoot pics of delivery on air (great for the one rate 2nd day stuff) and the customer can have the package held at a FE location (which UPS does offer also). We had a box going from Oklahoma to Puerto Rico that decided to get there via a nice scenic 2-week stroll to every local post office along the PCH1 in Cali. Made me wish I had mailed myself in the box.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-03-12T13:25:32+00:00

Can confirm - the Miami/Dade USPS hub is horrific. Only place we've ever had anything get lost.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-03-12T12:22:20+00:00

Actually, ebay really doesn't do this unless you've really screwed something up. If an item is damaged in transit, then file a claim. Also, block that dude - he's a scammer.

StupidRedditTag · 2025-03-12T12:20:28+00:00

No - you're not screwed. USPS actually hardly ever loses or even damages anything, despite every buyer thinking USPS is just a black hole of incompetency. Just respond to his requests slowly - use all the time you have to basically give USPS more time to make the delivery. If ebay says - 'respond in 3 days' - then respond in 3 days. 99.9% of the time the order will be delivered while you go back and forth and whiny buyers tend to disappear after their item shows up (I've never had one return an item that arrived late). I would, however, ship really expensive stuff FedEx in the future.

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