You can't get your money back for gift cards once they are purchased, but you can use them to buy things you would have bought anyway or in the future. I know you obviously want your funds back, but that is not an option.
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·2 years ago
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eBay Gift cards are non refundable, sorry. Either gift them to someone or buy stuff on eBay. I'm glad you caught on to the scammer in time.
Beware scammers who advertise on other sites and tell you that the transaction will be handled through eBay.
That is not how eBay works. eBay does not rely on users finding ads on Facebook or other sites and sending contact information to a seller. Likely the seller will send a phony "invoice" that appears to be from eBay but is not, asking you to pay with gift cards to have the vehicle shipped to you for a free evaluation period.
eBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay does not handle such transactions or provide "vehicle protection orders". Scammers often promise those things, though. Any phone number you may receive on such an "invoice" does not connect to eBay, but to the scammer.
Anyone that asks you to purchase gift cards or to send card codes to them to complete a transaction is trying to take advantage of you. Anyone asking for a gift card is looking for a gift at your expense. Once anyone else knows the code, your money will be gone and you will have no recourse.
See here for some info about avoiding such scams (US links):
The only way to purchase a vehicle on eBay is to sign in to eBay, find the vehicle on eBay and complete the checkout process on eBay, so that the item appears in your Purchase History. Then you typically meet the seller to inspect the vehicle, pay the seller, and collect the keys, title and vehicle.
If you encountered an ad on another site, contact that site to have the ad removed. eBay is not involved with any ads listed on sites other than eBay itself.
Gift cards are not returnable, but if you have not scratched them yet they can still be given as gifts. Or if you have scratched them but not revealed the codes to anyone else yet, you can use them yourself to purchase items on eBay that you need.
sapphire_studio
·2 years agoSilver is a good price right now. Turn the gift cards into some real money.
eburtonlab
·2 years agoSilver is a good price right now. Turn the gift cards into some real money.
Unfortunately, eBay gift cards cannot be used to purchase coins or bullion.
kitschy*loot
·2 years agoYou can't get your money back for gift cards once they are purchased, but you can use them to buy things you would have bought anyway or in the future. I know you obviously want your funds back, but that is not an option.
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·2 years agoeBay Gift cards are non refundable, sorry. Either gift them to someone or buy stuff on eBay.
I'm glad you caught on to the scammer in time.
eburtonlab
·2 years agoBeware scammers who advertise on other sites and tell you that the transaction will be handled through eBay.
That is not how eBay works. eBay does not rely on users finding ads on Facebook or other sites and sending contact information to a seller. Likely the seller will send a phony "invoice" that appears to be from eBay but is not, asking you to pay with gift cards to have the vehicle shipped to you for a free evaluation period.
eBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay does not handle such transactions or provide "vehicle protection orders". Scammers often promise those things, though. Any phone number you may receive on such an "invoice" does not connect to eBay, but to the scammer.
Anyone that asks you to purchase gift cards or to send card codes to them to complete a transaction is trying to take advantage of you. Anyone asking for a gift card is looking for a gift at your expense. Once anyone else knows the code, your money will be gone and you will have no recourse.
See here for some info about avoiding such scams (US links):
https://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/security/index.html
https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-fraud-schemes/online-vehicle-sale-fraud
The only way to purchase a vehicle on eBay is to sign in to eBay, find the vehicle on eBay and complete the checkout process on eBay, so that the item appears in your Purchase History. Then you typically meet the seller to inspect the vehicle, pay the seller, and collect the keys, title and vehicle.
If you encountered an ad on another site, contact that site to have the ad removed. eBay is not involved with any ads listed on sites other than eBay itself.
Gift cards are not returnable, but if you have not scratched them yet they can still be given as gifts. Or if you have scratched them but not revealed the codes to anyone else yet, you can use them yourself to purchase items on eBay that you need.