Possibly Scammed By Ebay Buyer

Link to your auction so I can look at the photos?

I've dealt with quite a few steelbook collectors over the years buying and selling, might be able to offer an opinion on the photos.
 
Have now refunded, so case closed I guess. Told her to bin it or put in at the local charity shop.

Lesson learned for next time, if I bother with Ebay again, is photograph anything over a certain value (although that's no more proof than the sender's images) and pay a bit extra for recorded delivery.
 
I certainly would have made them return the item as for all you know they scratched another disc, sent images to which you have refunded and told them to bin it however there is probably nothing wrong with the item so there now free to keep or resell,

Shame but I do appreciate Ebay prob would have made you refund but I definitely got the item returned
 
+1 for having the item returned, seems rather silly knowing you could relist it or sell elsewhere.

To late now though.
 
Just felt there was no point blotting my copybook with Ebay and yes I know that's what the scammers probably reckon on.

Thanks for all the advice though anyway - as a precaution I've blocked the buyer from purchasing or bidding on any future items I might list.
 
Diagro said:
Not an ebay user?

Ebay will decide for you and then take your money.

hence... forcing you
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No, they put your account into negative balance then demand you reimburse them.

As I said, they can't force anyone to do anything. They can ask, but that's a different matter.
 
Vern1961 said:
Have now refunded, so case closed I guess. Told her to bin it or put in at the local charity shop.

Lesson learned for next time, if I bother with Ebay again, is photograph anything over a certain value (although that's no more proof than the sender's images) and pay a bit extra for recorded delivery.
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:confused: you started a thread, got good advice, but gave up anyway without ounce of fight?
 
Things like this are why I've never sold a thing on Ebay, I'm in the process of selling my old faithful Snap-On socket set, it would have to be run over by a train to damage any of it but sure as hell some Ebay low life would try and scam me one way or another (knowing my luck!).

Word of mouth, gumtree, buy from the bay but never sell.
 
Clearcut said:
:confused: you started a thread, got good advice, but gave up anyway without ounce of fight?
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Not exactly, having called the person out with an initial refusal to refund I assessed the situation - taking into account the advice given - it wasn't after all things considered worth stringing things out, getting bad feedback and blotting my copybook with Ebay & Paypal. Lessons certainly have been learned and the post also illustrates to other Ebay users that even selling low value relatively robust items can bring trouble.
 
Vern1961 said:
Not exactly, having called the person out with an initial refusal to refund I assessed the situation - taking into account the advice given - it wasn't after all things considered worth stringing things out, getting bad feedback and blotting my copybook with Ebay & Paypal. Lessons certainly have been learned and the post also illustrates to other Ebay users that even selling low value relatively robust items can bring trouble.
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What do you mean by blotting your copybook?
 
To be fair If the buyer was really after scamming the OP all they really would have had to do was to claim the item never arrived.

Unless the OP posted the item tracked, as proof of postage is not proof of delivery
 
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