Contract question?

I rented mailbox to ship my orders there. This was a week ago when I rented it. The owner gave me discount from $30 to $20/month for 3 month period verbally. I paid $71(tax & key deposit included). Within a week I attempted to purchase stuff from various merchants like Target, Walmart, Rack, Nordstrom, Bloomies, and all canceled the orders & I kept the cancellation emails. It was due to lack of verification for the address. I called the owner to see what's going on & he said that few other people have said the same to him. Well now if I cant get the mail sent to my new address so why would I need it? I kindly explained & requested refund for at least $63 minus the key deposit, but he is refusing saying that I signed a contract. Well what happened is that he took my ID, took down the info & SS #, filled out paperwork for the postal service himself (I did nothing) & only stuck the form to me to point where to date/sign. I never received a copy of the signed form even when requested for my record besides a regular receipt of the $71 credit card charge. No idea what 'terms' hes talking about if he isnt presenting those terms as a copy to me. What can I do as I feel cheated & dont want to gift someone my $ if the mailbox turned out to be no use for me of no fault of my own?

Slickterp2020-09-12T11:28:13Z

So...YOU did not read what you signed?  That's on you.  

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Athena2020-09-12T08:35:50Z

You have no written contract that says any of this, right?   This was a mistake on your part.  You MAY have been cheated but without any paperwork how can you prove it?   You can TRY and take him to small claims court and I wish you luck. 

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Little Princess2020-09-12T06:21:13Z

Have you attempted to contact the vendors to find out what it means that there's a lack of verification of the address? My first guess is that your shipping address is different than the billing address on your credit card. Your bank is likely to decline the charge if the merchandise is being sent elsewhere, as that's a red flag for fraudulent charges. If that's the case, you can contact the issuing bank and add your mailbox address as an acceptable shipping address.

You also mentioned that you provided your social security number to the guy that runs the mailbox store. Why did you do that? You need to be more cautious with who you share that number with. The mailbox store guy doesn't need your social security number.

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?2020-09-12T04:31:05Z

That’s a lame excuse to say that you can’t get your money back because you signed a contract. Well, the contract works both ways. You pay if he delivers on his service. Since the mailbox doesn’t exist or something, you are entitled to get a refund. 

You can sue to get your money back. 

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