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I purchased an a sopranos DVD set from ebay for £45 and paid using paypal

I received an email from the seller saying the payment had gone through

I log on to ebay the day after and the listing has disappeared from the items ive won, ebay have deleted it?

So hopefully the item will arrive in the post, but if not am I up the creek?
 
is that right, i had no idea you could do that

i'll give this person a few more days before I get officially worried (youre supposed to wait 7 days)

good plan?
 
yeah make sure you give him a fair chance first, its quite possible there is nothing wrong anyway. But paypal will give you back the money if nothing comes and hes tried to scam you, he will have to prove he sent it.
 
DVD boxsets are a popular one for scammers. Be thankful you paid with Paypal... I once made the mistake of paying by bank transfer for a new 24 boxset. No chance of getting that back.
 
arghh im £45 notes down and ive just got to wait 7 days before i make my complaint

i have to give them a chance, i may turn up tomorrow (fingers crossed)
 
You may well get an email from ebay in the coming day or two saying something like:

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[FONT=Arial, Verdana]Dear allllec ([email protected]),

We'd like to let you know that eBay has ended an item you were bidding on due to issues relating to the seller's account. For privacy reasons we can't tell you exactly why we ended the seller's listings.

As eBay removed the item, you are no longer obliged to send payment for it. Please don't send money or respond to any emails from the seller of this item:

Item Number - ***
Item Title - ***

If someone asks you to continue with the purchase outside of the eBay platform, we strongly recommend you ignore the request. Purchases made outside of eBay aren't protected by our Feedback system or buyer protection services.

If you have already paid for the item, we suggest you take steps to stop your payment if possible. If you sent a cheque or your credit/debit card information, contact your bank. If you paid for this item using cash, MoneyGram or Western Union transfer, we recommend that you contact your local police as soon as possible. Retain any emails you exchanged with the seller as the police may need them in order to investigate further. eBay will gladly help the police with their investigations if needed.

If you've sent payment but haven't received the item, please wait a reasonable period of time for delivery. If you don't receive the item, please let us know by clicking "Contact Us" on any eBay Help page and selecting the following contact options:
Buying and Finding > Problems with a seller or purchase > You paid for an item but never received it

For additional information about buying and selling safely on eBay, please visit our Safety Centre by copying the following link into a new browser window:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/safetycentre

As always, our goal is to keep eBay a safe and reputable place to buy and sell. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.


Regards,

eBay Trust & Safety[/FONT]
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I got this lovely email myself the other day :) And lost the dispute to someone who has had there ebay account suspended?

Thanks a ******* lot paypal!
 
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Ebay / paypal are a massive scam to make Meg Whitman rich beyond belief - and have/will never care about the reality of cases.

My g/f lost her paypal account due to buying a bra... on ebay!! Sexually explicit goods apparently.... despite the seller not losing their ebay/paypal account. Bizzarre.
 
The seller has provided the following Package Tracking Information for your review:

EA997663614CN

wtf company?

what carrier is that? parcel force? fedex?

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its parcel force

Track & Trace

Parcel tracking details

Progress of the parcel you've enquired about is displayed below.


Parcel number: EA997663614CN
Status: Advised

Parcel tracks

Date Time Location Tracking Event

26-03-2008 20:35 Delivery Agent - SHANGHAI - PTT Left origin country
26-03-2008 16:07 Delivery Agent - CHINA Collected from customer
 
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matt_fsr said:
Ebay / paypal are a massive scam to make Meg Whitman rich beyond belief - and have/will never care about the reality of cases..
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aye her name pops up in loads of ebay problems be it:

the fees, paypal, rip off fess of ebay/paypal, scams, ebay/papyap doing nothing of the ebay/paypal "protection policy" etc (for both legit sellers and buyers that get hit by dodgey buyers/sellers.

Silly little mooo if i saw her, id well i wouldnt punch her cos she is a woman, but she runs ebay and paypal so i think i would insted kick her in the teeth, take all her money off her then shout "Scamnmer, PayPal/eBay suspended me account so suck eggs" haa
lol
 
jamief said:
To be honest, everyone loves complaining about ebay and paypal, but you all keep using them :)
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Lack of another choice to be quite honest. I only buy things that are near impossible to buy elsewhere. Ive just bought some aluminium section.
Ebay and paypal are fine, until something bad happens.
 
jamief said:
To be honest, everyone loves complaining about ebay and paypal, but you all keep using them :)
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Mind you, I've been stung in the past. And have, since, wised up.

HOWEVER even when I've done everything by the book (ie my post above) they STILL manage to screw me over.

But as the above post, I only ever get things from eBay when they are NOT availble else where. Probably spend around £30 a month on there nowerdays. Lots of little cheap things.

As crap as it is eBay is the only big online second hand site around. :o :(
 
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