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I think I have been scammed on ebay :( Help needed on what to do.
POSTED BY: hdixon85 4 weeks, 2 days agoOn the 5th of this month I had been watching an item on ebay which had no bids on and asked if the seller would accept a buy it now offer, (through ebay, not outside of ebay) which was promptly accepted. I paid £150 for £200 of garden vouchers which is not an OMG too good to be true offer, they had good feedback, they replied quickly and politely to emails prior to payment and I paid via paypal.
Since the moment payment was sent I have received no contact, no vouchers and I was told they would be sent next day fully insured . I have sent various emails - all polite and asking what is going on, I opened a dispute with paypal and have now had to escalate it.
I always thought I was scam-proof with the precautions I took and feel really upset, it's £150!
What is the liklihood of paypal paying out, I heard something about them only paying out what the person has in their account, or something like that - which sounds rubbish. Does anyone have any experience, advice and know how likely I am to get my hard earnt money back in my account?
I would be grateful for all help.
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Open a paypal dispute as item not recieved the seller has to provide paypal with a tracking number, if they cant provide the information paypal will reverse the payment
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imortal:
Open a paypal dispute as item not recieved the seller has to provide paypal with a tracking number, if they cant provide the information paypal will reverse the payment
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harvie316:
yep. People dont like paypal too much, but they are pretty good with giving you refunds in situation like this (for me anyway)! |
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imortal:
Dont like paypal myself but have needed to do this in quite alot of ebay wins when the item isnt as desribed or never recieved the item
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hdixon85:
I opened the dispute today, after giving the seller pleanty of time, emails and opportunities as I realise that sometimes emergency family things can come up that just take priority and everything else goes out of the window, but it's the fact that the moment I paid the contact stopped and I have heard nothing at all for nearly 2 weeks. I hope paypal cover the £150, I am actually really embarassed - I just don't want to admit to friends and family I got scammed on ebay, it makes me feel somewhat foolish. And irritated that people out there are just so easily and blatently stealing. Gone are my days of trust! not sure if thats protected or not but even so you will have all the e-mails as proof  |
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hdixon85:
Did paypal give you the money back? Thanks for your help! |
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imortal:
Was this done outside of ebay ? not sure if thats protected or not but even so you will have all the e-mails as proof
I am a stupid person and deleted one of the emails, but have the one replying to my offer that accepts the offer in my hotmail account. I'll be making sure it's safe until this is all sorted! |
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imortal:
i have had to do this four times and yes 3 x full refunds and 1 time 75% money back
Thank you so much. I'm feeling a bit less worried knowing you and a few others have been fully covered. Fingers crossed I get it all back. |
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hdixon85:
The one which was 75%, why didn't you get the full refund? Anything I can do to enhance my chances of getting the full lot back? Last question - how long will this dispute take to get sorted. is it more like weeks or months? Thank you so much. I'm feeling a bit less worried knowing you and a few others have been fully covered. Fingers crossed I get it all back. it all depends on how quick the seller gets back to paypal i havent done it in a while but you put in the dispute and i think they have 20 days to respond if they dont paypal find in favour of you so its hard to say how long but good luck i am sure paypal will fight in your corner, Paypal is a buyers freind  |
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