Am I getting scammed?
Summary: A participant named jocola_7940 initiated a discussion by posing a concern regarding whether they are being scammed. Several responses followed, with inputs from krazzykats, 12345jamesstamps, tobaccocardyahoo, marnotom!, and a_c_green. The specific details of the potential scam were not disclosed within the shared content, and hence the thread remains without a clear resolution.
I recently sold some RAM sticks to this relatively suspicious buyer. His English wasn't very good, and he was kind of disrespectful while trying to negotiate. There were also problems with his delivery address, and today, when USPS tried to deliver the item, it said that they couldn't access the delivery address and would try again tomorrow. I decided to look up the address out of curiosity and found it has been involved in many scams where the buyer is outside the US, but has the item sent to [Removed by moderator], and then they include a unit number or something. I fear that if this package gets delivered, the buyer will just claim it never got delivered or wasn't as described or something, and then they will keep the item and the money. Is there anything I can do?
a_c_green
·4 months agoAs you've already been provided with the Ship-To: address and sent off the package, the "unit number or something" would have been visible in the address. I have not heard of a particular freight forwarder in Nashua, NH, but anyone can set up a forwarding service anyplace. It doesn't have to go to a state with no sales tax (of which New Hampshire is one), though that does make the purchase a little cheaper for the buyer.
That aside, the fact that you found only complaints on-line is not surprising, as no one goes on-line to loudly announce that their purchase went fine. I have shipped to freight forwarders more times than I can count, and have had no issues.
If it gets delivered (which it sounds like it eventually will), you will have Delivery Confirmation to protect you from an Item Not Received claim. If they claim that the item was Not As Described, you can request that it be returned to you first before refunding, and eBay will back you up on that. They do not get to keep the item and the money unless you agree to refund without requiring the return first. That's your choice.
marnotom!
·4 months agoOnce the item’s tracking states that the item has been delivered to the address provided by the buyer at checkout, you’ve fulfilled the conditions for protection against an INR claim.
In theory, buyers lose most of their protections under the Money Back Guarantee if they use a forwarding agent. The tricky part in an NAD case might be trying to prove that the item was forwarded from the address provided at Checkout.
tobaccocardyahoo
·4 months agoSome out of the US scammers use freight forwarders, many, many more honest buyers out of the US use freight forwarders.
I have never had a problem with any of my customers who used a freight forwarder.
12345jamesstamps
·4 months agoSounds like 'freight forward' to another country...
Look at buyer's eBay feedbacks and does it say another country?
Normally, freight forward is OK...but it rakes longer to get to the buyer.
Address to buyer is Florida or Delaware or Oregon or?
krazzykats
·4 months agoIt may be a forwarding address. Many buyers outside the US will use forwarding services when purchasing. Wait another day or two, then check the delivery again.
What city is the package addressed to?
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