Have I been scammed?

Kol said:
Not heard of that before. In fact, I've heard of stories where the person ended up with a negative balance, whereby they had transferred the money to their bank but paypal claimed it back, thus resulting in a negative balance and debt collectors involved.
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that is how I have heard it usually works
 
geeza said:
Im think im at the start of the process of an ebay scam.

Yesterday I bought some GHDs on ebay for £81 delivered. I paid immediately through paypal for them and when i went back to the item it has the invalid item removed message.

After winning the item I had a message saying that for winning and the sellers name and information that is here in the uk.

I then received a receipt for payment with the transaction ID and seller information.

I then received a package tracking and order status message, however the sellers name and email address was different to that of the previous email. Also the postal company is USPS. There is a tracking number and the order status is 'In process'

I have sent an email to ebay as i am concerned about the two different addresses, two different seller names and the fact the seller was listed in UK but is sending it via USPS. Also the fact the item listing was removed after i purchased it.

Is there a chance someone in US has hi-jacked a UK account with their address but is sending the money to their paypal account?

Lets hope this is not the case but something is shady here
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i dont know whats happened with regards to the item not being on the bay, but with regards to this postage, it simply sounds to me like the seller has a supplier in the US and buys them as needed having them shipped directly to the buyers address, namely, yours. :)
 
XanderThal said:
i dont know whats happened with regards to the item not being on the bay, but with regards to this postage, it simply sounds to me like the seller has a supplier in the US and buys them as needed having them shipped directly to the buyers address, namely, yours. :)
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In which case great (so long as i dont have to pay import tax) If i do i will be contacting him once then leaving a nice negative feedback and demanding he pay me the import costs (or have his address splashed all over countless forums)
 
XanderThal said:
do you mean he cant avoid it as its worth over a certain amount? or he can as its worth under a certain amount? :)
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there is a threshold for items below which no taxes are payable ( £18 ) , marking it as a gift (assuming they accept this as true ) increases this to £36
 
Rotty said:
there is a threshold for items below which no taxes are payable ( £18 ) , marking it as a gift (assuming they accept this as true ) increases this to £36
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so far ive had a tft screen worth £117, a CPU worth £120 and another cpu worth £90 sent to me from the USA over the last 18 months, each time i avoided tax as they were marked as "gifts" the item descriptions on the packaging were accurate.
 
Pac3y said:
Well If you paid by credit card and Payapl could not retrieve the money do a charge back! Thats what I did!! Paypal just sent me a letter saying please do not do this again heh. :)
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id send them one back telling them in future to give you your money back so you dont have to do it through the creditcard company :p
 
XanderThal said:
so far ive had a tft screen worth £117, a CPU worth £120 and another cpu worth £90 sent to me from the USA over the last 18 months, each time i avoided tax as they were marked as "gifts" the item descriptions on the packaging were accurate.
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you have been very lucky then :)

stuff coming into the UK RM system seems to get through more often than stuff that comes with a courier company
 
It appears I have --

Hello Alex, Thank you for your email.
I understand your concern regarding the boots (item xxxxxxxxxxxx) you have purchased from seller "xxxxxx" that was removed from eBay.

I've checked this item on our system. It was listed by a third party using an eBay member's account without their permission. It's likely theunauthorised user obtained the account password using a spoof email.

Unfortunately we weren't made aware of this until after the listing had ended. We strongly advise you not to respond to any further emails regarding this listing.

Once we became aware of this unauthorised activity, we took immediate action and we're now restoring the account to its original owner. For privacy reasons, I can't share any further details regarding this member's account.

However, please be assured that we're dedicated to keeping eBay a safe and reputable place to buy and sell. Alex, we're anxious to help you to receive reimbursement as soon as possible. The next thing you should do is to report this transaction to PayPal.

You must do this within 45 days of payment To find out more about PayPal Buyer Protection and to file a dispute, copy this link into a new browser window:

http://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/protections-buyer-outside

As the account holder isn't responsible for this listing, please don't file an "Item Not Received" dispute via the eBay site.

Protect yourself against spoof "Spoof" emails claim to be from eBay but ask you to provide personal information such as passwords and payment details.

They often ask you toclick on a link in the email and sign in to a fake website. I encourage you to take a few moments to learn more about spoof and how to protect yourself. For information on this subject, please copy this link into a new browser window:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/safetycentre/spoof.html I sincerely hope your eBay purchases run more smoothly in the future. Kind regards, Darren ReguseBay Trust & Safety

Should i ring up the bank and try to cancel the charge or send paypal an email first?
 
Yep, thought that was the case. Can i cancel the money coming out of my account somehow with the bank? Then paypal claim back the money from 'hui song'
 
geeza said:
Yep, thought that was the case. Can i cancel the money coming out of my account somehow with the bank? Then paypal claim back the money from 'hui song'
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when i thought i was going to be scammed recently the bank would not stop it, so i emptied my account. the payment just bounced off for me and didnt charge. although your bank may have a different policy. in any case, call your bank first, tell paypal and empty your account as a last resort.
 
XanderThal said:
when i thought i was going to be scammed recently the bank would not stop it, so i emptied my account. the payment just bounced off for me and didnt charge. although your bank may have a different policy. in any case, call your bank first, tell paypal and empty your account as a last resort.
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My account would just go into minus and i will be charged £30. The money is currently in the process of going out my account the the balance is the same but available is £81 less
 
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