Comments on: I Got Scammed on eBay

By: Lynda

Lynda — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:57:18 +0000

This is exactly what I was loikong for. Thanks for writing!

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 05 May 2011 23:28:59 +0000

Wow that sounds like a pile-of-sh*t seller you got there! I recently purchased a DVK 808 HD keyring spycam for 7 bucks, when it’s originally 60 dollars. I had my thoughts like “oh is this seller honest or is he a mother f*ker” but I just went with the freaking flow and hit buy it now. He was from China and it says “delivery: 19-21 days”. I haven’t recieved it yet and it’s been a week. I threw him a couple messages to see if he was the computer of a big electronics company or a real person selling items in bulk. No response. Really hope this wasn’t a scam!!! By the way I DID check his recent feedback and only 1 out of 638 feedbacks was negative. The negative feedback wasn’t even about any scam so that was comforting. His ebay name was:

globalalibaba

There you have it. My take on scamming.

By: pete

pete — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:12:31 +0000

I have bought and sold items for a few years on ebay and I have only ever had 2 dodgy listings (not from me I add!).
The first was when I was selling an old mobile phone i neither wanted nor needed. I would be quite happy to receieve Â£30 for the phone, but when I did the listing, I started at 99p with no reserve. I did realise when I listed it and before any bids, but generally I couldn’t be bothered to change it and thought it may sell well with no reserve. As the listing went on, I had a few bids and it went up to around Â£70! This wasn’t uncommon as I did know that similar phones sold for alot more at the time. At the end of the listing, the bids rocketed and went up to Â£160! I was amazed, but dubious at the same time. So the listing ended for Â£160. I then mailed the winner with the invoice, but heard nothing. 3 days later, I sent another message through ebay asking if they still wanted the item, if not then i would give the 2 highest bidder a chance or be relisting the item. I also stated that in the listing I would only accept paypal. 2 days later I received a reply stating that the item had been paid for and could I ship the item. I checked my paypal and there was no payment. I checked my email and had an email that looked like paypal had sent it and it stated that once I entered the shipping details then full payment would be completed. Apparently I was supposed to ship to nigeria. Well this was a no no as in my listing I also stated “postage to the uk only”. After 3 or 4 messages through ebay to the winner, I got fed up as he still kept saying that he had again paid and yet again every time, I received an email but nothing through paypal. So I told him that I would be relisting the item and reported him to ebay. That was the last I heard from him and nothing bad came to me.
So my advice is keep contact through ebay and not outside, and if you are suspicious then tell them as soon as you can as it means they can get rid of these bogus buyers and sellers at least for a short while so we innocent and truly trusted people can carry on.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:22:35 +0000

i recently got scammed by an ebayer too.i bid for a 2nd hand psp and in the description the seller said that the psp does not have a battery cover/lid but it was 100% FUNCTIONAL and only has minor cosmetic scratches. i live in Sydney and the item was also shipped from the seller in Australia. i won it for $78 including shipping and took the item approximately 8 days just to arrive.

when it arrived i opened the package and noticed the item did not have a battery at all. and also the item is full of scratches and the game slot can’t even shut. the seller had just taped it shut with duct tape. i got upset and i sent a message to the seller for refund and i had outlined the defects in the item.

the seller sent me a rude reply saying he wasn;t afraid if i would wana fight with him all d way. the message was in broken english but i could grasp the meaning of what he meant.

the next day i filed a complain on pay pal. (16/10/2010) and pay pal has given the seller till the 26th to respond. so far the seller is yet to respond and i am still waiting. i doubt the seller would respond. but yeah just an advice to everyone be careful when purchasing expensive items on ebay. now after i have purchased that item i only start noticing a few negative feedback on d sellers page

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:43:40 +0000

Just thought I would throw out that I have seen a Judge Judy episode with this exact case. She looked at the seller who very confidently handed over the listing that said it was for a picture of a phone (and not an actual phone) and ripped them a new one. She ruled in favor of the buyer, stating that no one in their right mind would pay that much for just a picture and that they clearly thought they were getting a product.