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So you think you've been scammed.
Kelor
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Okay so I want to run this buy you guys since I've seen it happen to some other people on here. I picked up a PS3 on Ebay last night, then logged on this morning to see if I'd had any messages from his regarding me purchasing it.
But wait. It's not listed on my won auctions any longer.
I'm not feeling that good about this, so I check Paypal. Payment has gone through without any issues, I search for the seller and find this. So he no longer has a registered account.
Now I was sort of hesitant to bid on it initially, however there had been two set of feedback from people who had bought a PS3 off him, along with a Wii so it seemed ok. It was my own fault for not reading through the negs but I had had a friend bid on it for me since I was at work and told him to go ahead before I'd looked at it.
Anyways, I opened a dispute with Paypal, but there is no way he's going to reply to this and the minimum wait to escalate it to Paypal's attention is a week. I've contacted them via email and told them where things stand at this time and while reading through the FAQs it says that the funds are frozen from access while the dispute is open. So hopefully recovery should be ok, I think there is a waiting period for vendors before they are able to touch the funds from a transaction?
As far as I can tell I've done what I can but thought I'd run it by you guys as well but wanted to ask if there is anything that I've missed doing at this stage. If I contact my bank can I cancel the transfer to Paypal since it is done via credit card?
But wait. It's not listed on my won auctions any longer.
I'm not feeling that good about this, so I check Paypal. Payment has gone through without any issues, I search for the seller and find this. So he no longer has a registered account.
Now I was sort of hesitant to bid on it initially, however there had been two set of feedback from people who had bought a PS3 off him, along with a Wii so it seemed ok. It was my own fault for not reading through the negs but I had had a friend bid on it for me since I was at work and told him to go ahead before I'd looked at it.
Anyways, I opened a dispute with Paypal, but there is no way he's going to reply to this and the minimum wait to escalate it to Paypal's attention is a week. I've contacted them via email and told them where things stand at this time and while reading through the FAQs it says that the funds are frozen from access while the dispute is open. So hopefully recovery should be ok, I think there is a waiting period for vendors before they are able to touch the funds from a transaction?
As far as I can tell I've done what I can but thought I'd run it by you guys as well but wanted to ask if there is anything that I've missed doing at this stage. If I contact my bank can I cancel the transfer to Paypal since it is done via credit card?
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The good news is you paid via credit card, which you can absolutely use to do chargeback. You shouldn't have any problems getting through the process with your card company, as long as you aren't doing it all the time, they will usually trust you and give the money back. Do this asap since if they ask for any paperwork or receipts or something, you'll still have that stuff fresh.
I have contacted my bank, but the actual transaction hasn't been processed yet. From what the guy said once they actually charge the card I can get them to chargeback the payment. Normal Paypal will send payment through and then the funds clear with my bank and restore the balance to the Paypal account but on the plus side it doesn't appear as though he should get anything.
I've emailed him but don't hold much hope for a reply.
For those people that sell on Ebay, is the a cooloff period where you are unable to touch the money from a sale or is it possible to withdraw it immediately? I've had a poke around the Paypal site couldn't spot anything.
Thanks for the help thus far though.
eBay advised to open a Paypal dispute. I got my money back without a problem. It's enough for Paypal that the seller was kicked off eBay, you shouldn't have any issues.
Regardless buying through paypal actually insures you for the purchase.
You will get your money back.
Satans..... hints.....
Bullshit. The only reason this is an easy win is because the seller got b& for being a scammer.
If the seller shipped the guy a brick-in-a-box, tracked and insured, Paypal would side with him.
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I don't know, I had almost the same thing happen to me - won an auction for a small item (~$25), sent payment immediately and then found the next day that the seller was no longer a registered user. I didn't pursue anything for a few days and then the item I'd purchased showed up in the mail, as described...so ymmv i guess. I'd be a bit more concerned on a big-ticket item like this, though.
You got your item, so everyone is happy according to paypal.
In my experience, Paypal will side with the buyer when there's actually an issue. They're good, but they're not moron proof, which I believe is worth a mention. When there's an issue, they do a balanced check on the problem, which is all I'm trying to communicate.
Paypal is at the top of my "customer service" list. "brick-in-a-box" is a different entity entirely, and much more complex due to record.
Fuckin PayPal.
It sucks waiting but i'm sure you'll get your money back.