eBay scammers

[Torvald Utne]

Sold my laptop on eBay last night but it's clearly been bought by a scammer planning to either pay with a stolen card or email me a fake paypal payment receipt in the hope I'll send without checking paypal account.

 

Anyways, there doesn't appear to be anywhere to report a dodgy buyer on eBay, only if they havent paid, anyone know how you go about sorting this as I believe I can't relist until the user has been banned and a dispute opened and resolved?

[Torvald Utne]

PS sorry for the dull thread.

 

You can all make it more interesting by adding any scams you've been caught up in (or perpetrated)

[robbief]

I'd just close your account and sell it from another one.

 

And sign his address up to as many postal order companies as possible, my dad's got these leaflets that you put a name and address on and tick what free samples you would be interested in and just throw it in the post box. Theres only so many incontenance pads and blood pressure stockings a guy can take!

[Torvald Utne]

I'm expecting a last second, oh I'm on holiday can you send it to me in Nigeria?

[Wor Horse]

Second chance offer?

[Trumo]

Can we get an IP address? :whistle:

 

On a more serious note, wherever there is money to be made, the scammers will set up camp. Ebay is full of people like that and it definitely favours the buyer.

[Torvald Utne]

Although they could do more to prevent these kind of buyers getting registered and making it easy to report on the site itself can't fault them after I got them on live chat, the guy had a quick look, de-registered the bidder and refunded the selling fees all in about 5 minutes. Was expecting lots of questions about why I think the guy is a scammer and having to wait 7 days to resolve the case and all that shizzle.

 

Having said all that I think they kept my 40p insertion fee which leads me to the obvious conclusion that these buyers are actually ebay themselves bumping up their insertion fee kitty.

[Rush 346]

How much is the laptop I am after a second hand one if it's any good

[Torvald Utne]

It's a Samsung n210 netbook, have it on there for £250 but with a best offer thingy. Someone just listed one for 335 which I think is a bit steep!

[Torvald Utne]

You've given me an idea...might relist some old hip hop vinyl and casually mention it in the hip hop thread ;)

[Jim MM]

I've been looking for a second hand Samsung n210 for months and have had no luck... until now.

I am happy to offer you £500 to close the deal immediately. I am so keen and genuine that I have already sent you a cheque but in the excitement I accidentally made it out for £5000. Send me £4500 change and a laptop quickly, before my boss finds out.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I bought a Nintendo DS a few years back for 100 euros on EBay and low and behold it didn't turn up. I was fecking fuming and i haven't used the shit site any more. I'm an Amazon man now, still get great offers if you bide your time and i haven't experienced one problem in the whole time i've used it.

[Torvald Utne]

Although they could do more to prevent these kind of buyers getting registered and making it easy to report on the site itself can't fault them after I got them on live chat, the guy had a quick look, de-registered the bidder and refunded the selling fees all in about 5 minutes. Was expecting lots of questions about why I think the guy is a scammer and having to wait 7 days to resolve the case and all that shizzle.

 

Having said all that I think they kept my 40p insertion fee which leads me to the obvious conclusion that these buyers are actually ebay themselves bumping up their insertion fee kitty.

 

I was right....(from an email they sent me)

 

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