So i sold a laptop on ebay for a decent price. This person, who had an unverified credit card number (probably stolen), bidded on my item. At the time, it was impossible that the card was unverified. The person (located outside the country) told me, that I should ship it to a different address than the one indicated, because it would take too much time and whatnot, but he/she was very convincing. I agreed to it. So after Paypal (a service in which money is transitioned between ebay customers and sellers) has shown that an amount of money has been added to my account, they soon retracted taht amount of money from my account. Ebay accepted no liability because I was duped into mailing to the wrong mailing address.\nNow what do i do?\nHow do i catch this crook?
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Keep on persisting w/ paypal, however, they usually side with the buyer so be careful.  If you prove to them that the person is a classic out of country crook, they may refund your money, but depending on how many other crimes this person has done, that person may go free.
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could be a mistake from their side, or some one is using your paypal account...  contact their costumes service...
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That is something you get to decide.\n\nOnce the item as been "sold", you are responsible to contact the buyer and arrange payment.  Most common method is a money order.  The buyer purchases the money order for the amount of the sale (shiping, etc) and sents it to you.  Then you mail the item.  Recommend you NOT take presonal checks as they can bounce, while a money order will not.\n\nOr you can set up a PayPal account.  When you set up an account, you give PayPal the information for your bank account.  When the deal of completed, the buyer contacts PayPal and has them transfer the sale price from their bank account to yours.  So as the money shows up, you ship them the item.  There is a small fee (something like 3%) to use PayPal.
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I have been with eBay as a seller and buyer for 9 years and I never heard of this. Be cautious. I only accept Paypal myself .
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Hey!,\n\nIve been using Ebay for going on 7 years now and ive never encountered unfix able problems i have 184 Postive feedback and no Negitives i keep it that way by when you buy on ebay make sure to check your sellers eBay Feedback, i just bought a Ipod 60gb and things went very well through paypal, so as i said make sure you check feedback of your seller that your buying from so you can be sure its not a rip off seller id advise not buying from users with under 15 feedback if u want to be safe and power sellers/ Company's are good but if they say the item is like this and its not when u receive it they could care less!, they can even sometimes get eBay to remove negative feedback, so i advise buying from average people with around 50-300 feedback so you know that there not some kind of companying that will screw you over, id say use paypal its one of the best ways its pretty much all i use all you have to do is register a free account with a credit card and no paypal doesnt do hidden fees it will clearly tell you if theres a fee for what your doing, items on ebay when listed have a 20cents or more listing fee depending on the features you assign to have on your auction, (example: buy it now, gallery photo, gift mark..ect) that about sums it up for selling and buying hope that was helpful and ill say with my years with ebay they are good at what they do! just make sure you read the description well, and watch for high shipping costs :) theres also Reserves that you cant win the item till its to a certain amount and to know if theres a reserve if u go to the item and look where the price is listed it will say reserve not meant or it will say nothing meaning its either meant or there was none, and you cant tell what the reserve is. just take pro cautions  like any online selling/buying to make sure your not getting ripped off, and in time you can figure it out well and a lot of people make livings off of buying wholesale and selling for regular. Well hope i was a help, and hope you have  great experiences with eBay! \n\nCya\nBrad
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Paypal has always worked well for me.  Usually, I'll pay for an item on ebay, then go check my Paypal account and the transaction has been processed from my bank account and already made to the person I bought the item from.  Make sure you get "Verified" on there, and if you still have trouble, contact Paypal.
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Contact him again telling him you will allow him 2 more weeks -then you will report him to E-Bay - Also if I sent money already I would  report him to the police -chances are he's done this before and you are not he only victim- I was friends with a guy until he started stalking me because he wanted to date me and I only wanted to be friends so I went down to the police station and filed re-straining order- turns out he had a warrant for his arrest for fraud on E-bay - he would post a pic of a high price stereo or other item and when he got the money he would send the customer a box of books or a broken appliance- The officer gave me a copy of his report it was 5 pages long of all the scams he did- Just be careful - I heard the safest way to order from E-bay is to order from those who use Pay-pal cause I heard they will refund your money\nGood Luck
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Hi first you must check if the P.O. has been cashed by going to Post office Counters with the slip you should have with number etc. If the PO has been cashed you should report this to the police as (a) you have been a victim of fraud or (b) the PO has been stolen.If has not been cashed you will be due a repayment might take some time. Do this no matter how small the amount as these guys just change their seller name and rip off someone else. Then contact ebay to complain as they only care if they are getting bad publicity, tell them you are writing to your national press about this might just make them listen.
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Hello: I already sent you the money, I paid you this money from my paypal address, I didn't buy that coin it was my partner and I made the payment, he was the one that bounced (booted, kicked out, threw out, rejected) you, not me.  I pay for the purchases since he does not have a paypal account.  Cheers.\n\nNote: moneda can refer to both currency and an actual coin.  I'm guessing that this was regarding the sale of a coin, and that's why I've translated moneda as coin in one place and money in another.  Am I right in my assumption?
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I buy and sell on ebay all the time.  Many times since 2000.  In that time I have had only 2 people not send the item and ebay and paypal investigated and resolved the issue.  One time I sold and had someone not pay and said they were in identity theft.  Didn't believe that....but filed a strike against them.  Mostly people are honest.  You have to check their feedback scores from other people and see if they are slow shippers, bad payers, etc.  I never buy anything from anyone with less that a 97% feedback score and do not sell to anyone with a no pay strike within 60 days.  I have bought things from cell phones, to bed linens, clothes, appliances, toys, electronics, shoes, tupperware, and I could go on and on.
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Yes, I purchased a USB Flash Drive that was counterfeit. Because I received something I was not protected with Paypal or Ebay...they only help you if you received NOTHING! Ebay kicked her off, Paypal said sorry...so I filed a formal complaint the the Internet Crime Complaint Center at http://www.ic3.gov\nI also ran a search on the buyer to find out everything about her and contacted the Economic Crimes Division of her local Police Department and explained the situation to them...they accepted the case for criminal prosecution...it is still in the works. They have already obtained a search warrant for the Paypal and Ebay transaction records......sure sucks to mess with someone in law enforcement!!
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F**K PAYPAL, THEY FROZE MY ACCOUNT AFTER I A MADE A TOTAL OF 3K SALE IN 6 DAYS, REASON..... NO DAMN REASON THEY JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM MY PHONE NUMBER AND CREDIT CARD... AFTER THE CONFIRMATION THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN LIFT THE LIMITATION, NOW THEY HAVE MY BANK ACCOUNT AND MY CREDIT CARD DETAILS AND YOU CANT DELETE IT, SO THEY CAN CHARGE WHENEVER THE HELL THEY WANT  FOR FEE'S THEY ARE EVEN HOLDING MY 3K IN THE ACCOUNT ITS A BIT*H!!! LETS ALL BURN PAYPAL DOWN!!! LOST BUSINESS AND NOW PEOPLE THINK I MIGHT BE A SCAM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROOF THAT THE PACKAGES WERE DELIVERED, BUT PAYPAL DOESNT CARE AS LONG AS THEY CAN HOLD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND HAVE YOUR BANK INFO AND CREDIT CARDS.
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This is standard practice - especially if you're changing your e-mail address to one of the 'free' ones.\n\nhttp://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/newtoebay/RegisterVerifyOrEmail.html\n\nYou've said you initiated the process so there is nothing to worry about here.\n\nWith any e-mail from eBay you can check the message as someone else suggested, but it should also be present if you log in directly to eBay and look under your messages.
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let the buyer beware. You can do some homework. Does he have any feedback? positive or negaive? can you purchase item through Paypal? that will give you certain rights, but there may be dollar ammount limits. Ebay has a safeharbor that allows you to resolve many problems with buyers. Is the item underpriced to coax you into buying it, or is it in line with other vendors? Is the seller insisting on cash in the mail? Don't do that! Not traceable! I suggest you take your time. I've bought some pricey items there, never had a problem, I've also asked many questions to the sellers, including for more photes, to authenticate the item being what it is listed as, shipping costs, and more details.  Earnest sellers want to please you and show you exaclty what they have to offer. \nI have also had a few items that were not up to specs. Communication with the sellers, in a non-threatening but assertive way usually can get the problem solved, but on a few occasions I had to use e-Bay's and PayPal's dispute resolution centers. \nAdditionally, I rate any ebay experience, and if it is not satisfactory I reflect that. I report abuse and wrongdoing to try to prevent it from happening again.\nI've been very happy with ebay.Good luck!
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Unfortunately you are probably the one who provided it. Here are some suggestions to avoid providing information for scam artists.\n\nIf you get an email or pop-up message that asks for personal or financial information, do not reply. And don’t click on the link in the message, either. Legitimate companies don’t ask for this information via email. If you are concerned about your account, contact the organization mentioned in the email using a telephone number you know to be genuine, or open a new Internet browser session and type in the company’s correct Web address yourself. In any case, don’t cut and paste the link from the message into your Internet browser — phishers can make links look like they go to one place, but that actually send you to a different site.\n\nUse anti-virus software and a firewall, and keep them up to date. Some phishing emails contain software that can harm your computer or track your activities on the Internet without your knowledge.\n\nAnti-virus software and a firewall can protect you from inadvertently accepting such unwanted files. Anti-virus software scans incoming communications for troublesome files. Look for anti-virus software that recognizes current viruses as well as older ones; that can effectively reverse the damage; and that updates automatically.\n\nA firewall helps make you invisible on the Internet and blocks all communications from unauthorized sources. It’s especially important to run a firewall if you have a broadband connection. Operating systems (like Windows or Linux) or browsers (like Internet Explorer or Netscape) also may offer free software “patches” to close holes in the system that hackers or phishers could exploit.\n\n\nDon’t email personal or financial information. Email is not a secure method of transmitting personal information. If you initiate a transaction and want to provide your personal or financial information through an organization’s website, look for indicators that the site is secure, like a lock icon on the browser’s status bar or a URL for a website that begins “https:” (the “s” stands for “secure”). Unfortunately, no indicator is foolproof; some phishers have forged security icons. \nReview credit card and bank account statements as soon as you receive them to check for unauthorized charges. If your statement is late by more than a couple of days, call your credit card company or bank to confirm your billing address and account balances.\n\n\nBe cautious about opening any attachment or downloading any files from emails you receive, regardless of who sent them. These files can contain viruses or other software that can weaken your computer’s security.
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Most credit card companies will allow you to dispute and charge back anything you purchase - ESPECIALLY online purchases. If he/she did not mention the sticking in his/her eBay auction ad than the transaction is invalid and you can return the product and file a charge back. 99% of the time PayPal will side with you the buyer and allow it to go through. Now...I am not saying you rip this person off - mail the camera back to him - but do not let him get away with selling you junk then claiming “he's got kids to feed.”
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Either call or e-mail Paypal Customer support, and explain the details of the case.  They will return the funds, and possibly freeze the account of the scammer.  Just be quick and do this as soon as possible.\n\nBest of luck.