Scammed on ebay....

support_bae · 23 Jan 2013 at 11:45

I sold a camera on ebay last week and recorded all serial numbers. The seller has now returned the camera because they no longer want it but they sent back another camera in worse condition.

Obviously the serial numbers do not match because it is a different camera but paypal has still refunded the money!

What can I do about this? I contacted paypal and they said the photos of the serial numbers does not prove anything :mad:

JoeF1 · 23 Jan 2013 at 11:53

Jesus. Thats more malicious than anything iv read on ebay scams.

You contacted the seller? and confronted him? What made you write down the serial numbers? never done this before when iv sold anything. :confused:

Name · 23 Jan 2013 at 11:56

This is true, the photographs you took cannot be proven to be YOUR photographs. You could have obtained them off google for all Paypal cares.

Not sure what you can do in this case.

Pixel · 23 Jan 2013 at 11:57

Go round to his house and get your camera back.

chief barker · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:00

OP if you still have their address send some Dog **** in the post and keep doing it.

Scum of the earth.

Fully star out swearies please

mattyg · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:01

Name and shame

eatcustard · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:02

OP

Use your brain, and contact police, it fraud

cheechm · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:03

Do you have any other documentation that might have serial numbers on it etc?

Sudden · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:08

support_bae said:
I sold a camera on ebay last week and recorded all serial numbers. The seller has now returned the camera because they no longer want it but they sent back another camera in worse condition.

Obviously the serial numbers do not match because it is a different camera but paypal has still refunded the money!

What can I do about this? I contacted paypal and they said the photos of the serial numbers does not prove anything

Maybe ask them what would prove it and see if you can provide that?

topgun06 · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:09

What a malicious character. God!! Some people! :mad:

Spit · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:10

This makes me so mad!

BoonMonkey · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:11

I refuse to use ebay because of this.

Yamahahahahaha · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:11

eatcustard said:
OP

Use your brain, and contact police, it fraud

Would be my first thoughts, not whine on OCUK.

MickeyFinns · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:12

Small claims court?

Mr-White · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:13

I hope you removed the funds and removed your card from the account ?

MW

mejinks · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:13

How exactly are you supposed to protect yourself then?

Mikoyan · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:15

And here I thought taking pics of serial's etc protected you

Doomedspeed · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:26

Mikoyan said:
And here I thought taking pics of serial's etc protected you

I thought that too..

How can we not be scammed then.. Ebay seems to be on the sammers side..

daz · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:30

You can always try the small claims court (money claim online) out of principle. It will cost ~£50 and some time but you can claim that back from the defendant.

Alternatively, you could try reporting the issue to the police, but unfortunately I don't think they would be bothered.

cu3ed · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:32

eBay has it priorities all wrong, they screw all the sellers in ever possible way and thinking the buyer is the golden boy.

They dont seem to realise their business is only going to work with good sellers.
Cant wait for a viable alternative comes along. Their would be a mass exodus.

Also I cant help but think that their should be some looking into the fact they own PayPal as well.

Scammed on ebay....

Gangster