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(LOL) got this email today from a upset ebayer

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MrTFWitt:
My favourite thread for an Ebay sale that went wrong is here

http://bbs.scoobynet.com/non-scooby-related-4/650319-ebay-scumbag.html

With a bit of digging they unearthed all the Ebay account holders details, all the friends and relatives on Facebook, pictures of her posing in a Bikini :)

Well you get the drift.

Its a very long thread with a lot of duplication but in a nutshell the seller took payment from one person and said "Tough, I'm in another country. Nothing you can do"

Then the Sleuths dug out her real identity.

Boggert:
That was total Genius! LOL Great reading.

Disco Matt:
Interesting how quickly they resorted to gangland-style threats. Clearly some people just don't like being caught...

JumboBeef:

--- Quote from: "strapping young lad" ---i got some advice some time ago about selling/buying on ebay, i think there is a website that tells this too

basically... (selling)
only to uk
recorded delivery (or if courier to state cost prior to sale)
ONLY paypal! (cheques "disappear")
only dispatch upon money cleared

--- End quote ---


Beware PayPal!  I would always prefer cash/bank transfer/cheque (allow SIX working days to clear) over PayPal any day.  If someone pays by PayPal, you can send the goods and then they can just apply to PayPal for their money back, and there is nothing you can do about it.

I should know, it happened to me.  I sold something (thankfully for under £20), buyer paid by PayPal.  I sent the item recorded delivery.  Buyer received it, let me positive feedback saying very happy.  I left positive feedback saying great eBayer, fast payment.  That was the end.........

.....until about two months later when the buyer told PayPal she had had not received the goods.  I showed PayPal the details of the recorded delivery plus the positive feedback she had left for me.  Did it make any difference?  No, PayPal gave the buyer her money back :x

I only use PayPal if I really have to.  Try Googling PayPal problems.......

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