Update RE/My 1st return in 21 years

[dvee1024]

Hello all:

  Last week I started a thread about my 1st return in 21 years of selling here. Team set of 34 baseball cards from a 19 feedback buyer.

   Well, got the cards back and I was not surprised.

(1)he sent back only 33 of the 34.

(2)he replaced 14 of the cards with cards badly off center (90-10 and 95-5 centering).

I contacted several sellers he had purchased from and 2 stated he was already complaining about the sets he received from them. Glad I could give them a heads up.

I issued the refund and reported him. No sense escalating it as the deck is stacked.

Hope none of you receive a visit from him.

regards and happy selling to all

[cashvaluerecovery2011]

Id file a police report but that just me. Im petty.

[tellmemama]

I'd still report the buyer for any and everything I could including IC3, USPS mail fraud, and whichever report buyer cases can be filed.  It may seem like a waste of time but eventually the evidence piles up and they get punished.  Also, whenever I get that "hinky" buyer, I always let them know all returns will be opened in the presence of the mail carrier to confirm the contents match what I sent.

More often than not I never hear from them again.

[cashvaluerecovery2011]

I go a step further and tell them all returns are opened on camera in front of the postmaster to ensure a safe easy transaction for both of us. I cant count how many returns never got returned.

That being said i dont do this if i dont suspect fraud.

[vrsportscards]

thank you all for the replies...all good ideas but I don't think the police would care and since I opened the package at home the PO would probably disregard...I never had the chance to communicate with the scammer since ebay automatically approved the return but I am saving his email addy and will call him out in 90 days.

[cashvaluerecovery2011]

Video evidence of mail fraud is taken seriously. Small claims courts are used daily in every city in america.

You just have to know what you are doing, prepare ahead of time, and have the fortitude to stick up for yourself. Not everyone feels like its worth the hassle. I however cant sleep knowing someone purposely stole from me. Im 11 for 11 on online theft. Ive gotten paid back via direct payment or via reparations through the court. 5 of the 6 saw jail time because i had all the proof needed and they didnt believe they would ever get caught. So many people let slide that thieves assume victory. One guy had done like $300,000 on amazon before he got caught. Imagine how safe he felt after years of easy pickings.