My question involves small claims court in the state of: CA
Hey guys, I'm in a tight spot.
I purchased 7products on Amazon for the total of $3300.00 -- more/less 3 months ago
The seller and I are located in LA County, and it appears that the seller is in fact a business.
I received the items as Not as Described, I had a hard time dealing with the seller and eventually we came to an agreement a % re-stocking fee.
I shipped the items back with Tracking & Signature confirmation.
The seller then tells me that I shipped him back magazines and that was the last i heard of him.
I eventually filed a dispute with my bank, and the dispute went forward.
2 Months after the dispute, the SELLER Re-buttled it causing him to receive both $3300.00 and the 7 Products.
( Including : After the Re-Buttle occurred, my bank went Negative. I was then sent to Collections - and now this is getting really stressful.
I appealed the Rebuttle only to find out my Bank is telling me the appeal is Denied. Since I cant prove what was in the box...
After finding that out, I went ahead and contact Amazon -- and they're giving me the run around.
I'm getting the sense that Amazon is not going to be able to do a thing and it's only a matter of time before I hear that from them.
Now after getting the facts of my situation - I'm understanding that my last resort is Suing the Seller.
What I'm worried about is, obviously MY OWN bank didn't want to help because i couldn't PROVE what was in the box.
If I were to take it to Small Claims, would the same question arise from the Judge and cause me to lose the case? " Prove what was in the box "
How am i suppose to prove that?!
What is Expected in a small claims situation like this?
It seems Both I the Buyer and Seller claims are equally balanced since we both cant prove a thing.
Thank you all for the responses I hopefully receive.

