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jacobsjo87 · **Scammed! -** 03.03.2009, 04:05 PM

I sold a RTR losi 8ight buggy on ebay for $430. They guy used the buy it now and paid the same day. The payment went through and was in my paypal. So I ship the buggy. A few days after I shipped the payment was reversed. It said it was a bank reversal. I e-mailed him and he said he would get the money to me. It never happend and now he wont respond to me. I don't know how the payment was reversed, but he got the buggy and even left me positive feedback. Paypal wont do anything! I don't know what to do? What should I do?

I think his ebay is not active anymore.

Here is his info:

Buyer's ID: smoore3338

Buyer's Email: 1badgsxr@bellsouth.net

His address:
STACEY MOORE
2022 EAST ARBOR DR
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35811

lincpimp · 03.03.2009, 04:08 PM

contact paypal about this. Do you have proof of shipping?

jacobsjo87 · 03.03.2009, 04:14 PM

I did contact them and they said to bad nothing we can do? Even though he left feedback. I don't have the shipping info anymore.

kulangflow · 03.03.2009, 04:16 PM

Call PayPal again and talk to somebody else. They should be able to do something about this.

suicideneil · 03.03.2009, 04:20 PM

Shipping info (adress) should be in your paypal account attached to the original transaction. If gaypal wont help, contact the bank- assuming it says where the payment was reversed from/to whatever. Failing that, is there anything like a citizens advice bureau in the states?

jacobsjo87 · 03.03.2009, 04:26 PM

I will call them in a few minutes and see what they have to say this time.

lucias · 03.03.2009, 05:06 PM

Will paypal do anything if you don't ship it through them?

Jeremy1976 · 03.03.2009, 05:11 PM

What a bad situation sorry to hear man. Hope you get it resolved.

ilpufxit · 07:46 PM

Just today I had a guy cancel a paypal payment on me. It turned out that the item arrived at his door an hour later and so he restored the payment and apologized. Point is..... I'm really not comfortable using Paypal anymore. It's just too easy for a scammer to take your stuff and make you fight for the money. I'd rather just not do the deal at all knowing that there's literally zero security for anyone. I know there are bad buyers as well as bad sellers, so really how can anyone be expected to enforce the rules in a fair way? It really sucks but even computers can't stop a**holes from being a**holes!!!!

JThiessen · 03.03.2009, 06:04 PM

I wasnt even aware that it was possible to pull back a payment.

phildogg · 03.03.2009, 06:22 PM

I've never heard of this before either.. something to think about..
phil

suicideneil · 03.03.2009, 07:40 PM

Creditcard funded paypal account; the payment goes from the card > paypal > other person. If the buyer decided to cancel/reverse, he does it through his bank/creditcard company, so paypal are pretty much powerless to stop him it seems. Thats why people always say to use a credit card to fund purchases, so that if you get ripped off/ item not sent, you can reclaim the money via the credit card if gaypal wont help.

Or some't like that anyway...

jacobsjo87 · 03.03.2009, 08:31 PM

So I called paypal. they said they won't do anything because the buyer claimed that his financial information had been stolen and this purchase was made. So the bank took the money out of my paypal. They said it means nothing that he left positive feedback because the person who stole his info could have created the account. Even though the account had been there for 2 years. So basically he gets his money and I get nothing.

OZ-RUSTLER · 03.03.2009, 08:43 PM

I just had a look at the buyers feedback and it seem he also scammed someone for $840 a year ago by the same way. How can ebay and paypal allow this? Rethinking about selling on ebay now. Sorry dude.

sikeston34m · 03.03.2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobsjo87

So I called paypal. they said they won't do anything because the buyer claimed that his financial information had been stolen and this purchase was made. So the bank took the money out of my paypal. They said it means nothing that he left positive feedback because the person who stole his info could have created the account. Even though the account had been there for 2 years. So basically he gets his money and I get nothing.

Find his County of Residence, then find the Courthouse at the County Seat.

Call that Courthouse and ask for the person who takes care of Internet Crimes.

Explain to him what happened and see what they will do for you. They have access to his "records". They can also pay him a visit and do some questioning.

What he has done is a crime and should be treated as such.

You have him where you want him, nailed! But Paypal isn't going to help you. You have to go at this a different way.

It's fraud! No matter how you look at it. He stole from you.

He says someone stole his information? Ummm......how does someone get your credit card AND mysteriously discover the password to your Ebay account? Then put it all together?

Let's be for real!