ebay needs to rid this community of known scammers
I just wanted to share with other ebay buyers something that happened to me when I had purchased the Lego Titanic set for my wife's birthday. First off, it is a $700 item at Lego, so not cheap. The seller was scamming all along where they sent a package weighing about 5 OZ to an address in my same zipcode and when I reported this to ebay, his reply was "it says it was delivered, case closed" And ebay was going to let this scum get away with stealing $700, even though they had to know this occurred before. This was like the 3rd time that it had occurred with him in almost exactly the same way. Anyway, I went to the Post Office and they confirmed it was a scam and even told me where it was shipped and I got proof and sent it to ebay who did eventually give me my money back, but they would not ban the seller AND they deleted my feedback warning other reputable buyers about this scam! Nice operation, ebay.
ryry-jj
·11 months agoThat item, the Lego Titanic, is still available at Lego with free shipping...why not buy it there? The best way to stop these scams is to not give them the opportunity to scam you. Lego dot com would have been the place to buy this item.
The scammers unfortunately, aren't going anywhere as long as they have a captive audience, we all have to police ourselves much better
msha3839
·11 months agoYou know why? Luck of common sense and gray matter…🤯
mudshark61369
·11 months ago@pdub-elmafudd ,
" This was like the 3rd time that it had occurred with him in almost exactly the same way".
So basically you dd not look at the seller's feedback profile page until after they had pulled the scam on you. The time to check feedback profiles, is before buying from any seller, no matter what their feedback percentage is. Was the seller or item located in the U.S.?
" I got proof and sent it to ebay who did eventually give me my money back, but they would not ban the seller AND they deleted my feedback warning other reputable buyers about this scam!"
Apparently others who did not file an lose a dispute on the first try, were able to leave feedback for the seller, but since you didn't check their profile, you didn't see their warnings. When a dispute is filed and turned down, ebay will remove non positive feedback the buyer tries to leave. If you post the item number for the listing you bought from, we can probably show you how you could have avoided being scammed, and what to look out for in the future.
eburtonlab
·11 months agoWhen eBay closes a scammer's eBay account, the scammer does not simply go away. The scammer often opens another account under another name, or hijacks an existing account to continue scamming.
That is one reason why buyers need to be careful to vet sellers before making a purchase.
In general, you can avoid a lot of headaches by choosing to purchase only from established sellers that have recent and past positive feedback as a seller for selling items in the same category that you intend to buy. If someone is selling a dozen apple watches, but has no feedback, or only has feedback as a buyer, or only has feedback for selling dress patterns or fishing lures (actual examples I have seen), perhaps wait until they have a track record of positive feedback for selling electronics before you buy from them.
You might miss out on a good deal from a new seller once in a while, and nothing can guarantee that you won't still run into an issue anyway, but you can avoid a lot of potential problems by choosing to do business with established sellers. Anyone can put together a listing that looks nice -- it is not hard at all to simply copy an existing listing -- but it is much harder to create a history of consistent sales and positive feedback.
For more experienced sellers, you can learn a lot about the sort of seller you are dealing with by checking the seller's feedback page to see where the seller is registered and to notice if the seller has any negative feedback. If you see negatives indicated in the table of recent feedback, you can choose to exclusively see each type of comment by clicking on the numbers shown in the table. Reading negative or neutral comments can often tell you if a seller has a pattern of problems with items not matching the descriptions, canceled orders, late deliveries or item location misrepresentation.
If a seller has a pattern of too many serious negatives -- or just not enough positive history -- it is often better to find another seller with a better track record to do business with.
reallynicestamps
·11 months agoDid you pay with a credit card?
Have you opened a chargeback?
Ah.
Anyway, I went to the Post Office and they confirmed it was a scam and even told me where it was shipped and I got proof and sent it to ebay who did eventually give me my money back,