Scammed on ebay....

[413x]

It's disgusting. It's plain theft. No different to breaking into your house. (in my eyes but not thepolice )

Ebay are terrible for this. I don't know of any way to be genuinely safe using eBayand paypal . You can help but never guarantee. Maybe put you ID on a piece of paper in the photo? Terribl . I wish there was an eBay alternative

 

[delta0]

Contact ebay. Send the photos. Recording serial numbers is the standard way to prevent this happening, so use them to your advantage.

 

[bloodiedathame]

Call your local police, it's theft.

 

[cjgardens]

I'm staying out of this one.......

 

[platypus]

Contact ebay. Send the photos. Recording serial numbers is the standard way to prevent this happening, so use them to your advantage.

He's already said that they didn't accept them as proof ?

 

[Vita]

That's just appalling. In future OP if you sell and take pictures have a piece of paper with your eBay username in the photo to prove it yours. Even better yet, take I.D with the photograph.

I dislike selling on eBay now, full of idiots.

 

[CircleFaust]

open a dispute with ebay and send all info and outline your case asap
also call the police i guess

get the sellers contact info too

how did it get to this stage anyway; to have ebay refund money you normally have to have opened a dispute

 

[Chris-.-]

He's already said that they didn't accept them as proof ?

Nice avatar,

Contact the police and try and let them deal with it, other than that go round to their house and "ask" for it back

 

[Deception]

Have you messaged the buyer telling them you have evidence of the serials and that the one they sent back is not right one, nicely of course..? Maybe mention the words police and theft and see if they're willing send back the right one.

How does Ebay expect the seller to protect themselves these days?

 

[delta0]

He's already said that they didn't accept them as proof ?

Odd, they normally do.

If you assigned it with a warranty online I would send that to ebay as proof.

 

[delta0]

Have you messaged the buyer telling them you have evidence of the serials and that the one they sent back is not right one, nicely of course..? Maybe mention the words police and theft and see if they're willing send back the right one.

How does Ebay expect the seller to protect themselves these days?

Technically it is theft and the photos would match the serial number on the camera. Did it get sent with a used memory card in it? The police will also recover the data from that and use it as evidence.

 

[Pestilence]

Police. Now.

 

[Kobi]

See this is why I don't sell on ebay. I'd hate to lose the money!

 

[robj20]

First thing i do on selling anything is transfer the money to my bank as soon as possible.

 

[Showboat]

I'd start with the police.

Also a good suggestion about sending dog **** in the mail. They deserve it imo.

 

[shoes]

Call your local police, it's theft.

Yes, that always ends well.

Seriously, go to the address you sent the camera too and get yours back.

 

[ots3go]

I was also under the impression that recording serial numbers would protect you from this can of scam. .

 

[delta0]

I was also under the impression that recording serial numbers would protect you from this can of scam. .

It does. I have no idea why it didn't work for the OP.

 

[Sui]

Whenever you have trouble with PayPal, and are on the wrong end of fraud/scams, contact the Financial Ombudsman Service. They'll most likely sort you out.

 

[Beans on toast Dave]

Has the op called eBay. As its a lot more effective than using their messaging system