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Hi, I bought some Mac Studio,

then got scammed out of a fake posting,

I lost the money, how do I get it back?

I accidentally handled the dispute wrong on PayPal.

The eBay options tells me I did dispute, no help from us now.

I would like another chance.

Please help me.

Sincerely,

Ahmed Othmen.

relec_8492

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Posted 2 months ago·Last reply 2 months ago

9 comments

soh.maryl

·2 months ago

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Hope you can get this resolved satisfactorily. Also hope this served as a lesson for you. When a listing sets off alarm bells when you read it, best to trust your gut. Or come here and ask for advice before you take the plunge.

kathiec

·2 months ago

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@relec_8492

No, there's no way to reset it. Your only hope now is if you funded the Paypal purchase with a credit card. If you did, contact the card issuer, ask to be connected to the fraud department, then tell them you've been the victim of the fake tracking scam. Before you do that you need to take the tracking number that shows delivery and go to the carrier. Tell them you need to know if that package was addressed to you. That information will help your case.

relec_8492

OP2 months ago

21 View listings

You're right, the credit card connection would work, thanks for the information, and bless you.

kathiec

·2 months ago

1068 View listings

@relec_8492

No one here works for Paypal, or eBay for that matter. We're experienced buyers and sellers who have a good knowledge of eBay policies. And @kensgiftshop is correct -- once you open a dispute elsewhere the window to dispute with eBay closes. There's no way around that.

If you funded your Paypal payment with a credit card you can dispute the charge there. If this is a case where the seller gave a fake tracking number you should do that dispute through the card issuer's fraud department, as this is a common scam. If you'll come back and explain exactly what happened we may be able to give more precise advice.

relec_8492

OP2 months ago

21 View listings

Hello,

I was purchasing the right object Mac Studio, then

seen the stats on the Mac Studio

"NEW APPLE MAC STUDIO M3 ULTRA 512GB RAM 32-CORE 80-CORE GPU 4TB SSD US $515.53"

It was unbelievable, I then still bought it, foolishly, after praying to a deity, I then remember I was handling bids, the bids failed so I fought the object on the list, I thought it was a deal for good, my father and I were talking about it, that the object could be a scam, I trusted the account then got scammed in the morning I recognized it read its been delivered already, then another delivery accounted on when I disputed them, the dispute then basically put me through an emotion to trust the guy again, remove the dispute, I then removed the dispute, then they scammed me, I then failed to maintain my PayPal dispute, so now the dispute is not able to put on again,

I used all my chances.

Is there a way to reset that?

albertabrightalberta

·2 months ago

I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.104 View listings

@relec_8492 wrote:
Hello,
I was purchasing the right object Mac Studio, then
seen the stats on the Mac Studio
"NEW APPLE MAC STUDIO M3 ULTRA 512GB RAM 32-CORE 80-CORE GPU 4TB SSD US $515.53"
It was unbelievable, I then still bought it, foolishly, after praying to a deity, I then remember I was handling bids, the bids failed so I fought the object on the list, I thought it was a deal for good, my father and I were talking about it, that the object could be a scam, I trusted the account then got scammed in the morning I recognized it read its been delivered already, then another delivery accounted on when I disputed them, the dispute then basically put me through an emotion to trust the guy again, remove the dispute, I then removed the dispute, then they scammed me, I then failed to maintain my PayPal dispute, so now the dispute is not able to put on again,
I used all my chances.

Is there a way to reset that?

I'm guessing that you bought it from one of the new 0-feedback sellers of "sold" listings, all of whom use the same pictures and the items are at prices that are too good to be true.

When you canceled the dispute, you ended the claim and it can't be reopened.