AlanHo Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I advertised a digital camera on Ebay on a "Buy it Now" for £55 basis - expecting it to be sold to someone in the UK. My advert quoted postal charges of just £7 for UK delivery but did not mention costs for sending abroad.However - a person in the USA purchased it who joined Ebay that day and has no feedback history. I Emailed him to advise that I was not prepared to send the goods unless it was by a tracked and signed for delivery and that I required full payment via PayPal before despatch. I quoted him £45 for delivery on top of the £55 cost of the camera expecting him to decline. However, he Emailed me to accept the total cost and asked me to despatch the camera to his relation in Africa as a gift. He said he would send the money within the hour.I immediately Emailed him to advise him that I was NOT prepared to send the goods to Africa and that he must NOT send any money.An hour later I received an Email - supposedly from PayPal - that they had received the funds and would transfer them to my account once they received proof of postage. The return address on this Email is invoiceenquiry@europe dot com - no mention of PayPal in the address and there is a spelling error in the text that makes me suspicious.I have looked again at my Ebay record and note that the buyer is no longer registered and that he bought 7 cameras yesterday from 7 different sellers.Am I right to be somewhat suspicious - I have a feeling that he has either not send money and the PayPal Email is bogus - or if he has sent funds to payPal he will deny receipt of goods and claim back from PayPal.I have attempted to phone PayPal but got totally frustrated by the security procedure to get put through to a human. It did not recognise my home phone number or credit card details even though they are correct.I have managed to send an Email to EBay about the saga and am keeping my fingers crossed that I am not soon the victim of negative feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 This is a scam and you're right in what you did, Alan.Regarding negative feedback, this cannot be left by a person who is no longer registered with eBay but, even if he was and despite what is stated by eBay, you can get negative feedback changed if it is unreasonable and/or untrue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I sent a copy of the PayPal Email to [email protected]. A few minutes later they confirmed it was a scam they were already aware of. Trust me to unwhittingly get involved.I now have to start all over again and re-advertise. But this time I will make it clear that buyers must reside in the UK and have at least 10 positive feedbacks on EBay. Ah well - I must wait awhile before I get my fifty quid pocket money for a Panasonic FX07 camera in sparkling condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I stopped using e bay. Far too much hassle. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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