Do you vet your buyers?
I haven't had many outright scam buyers in the years I've been selling (maybe a handful come to mind), but today I got hit with the "seller sent me something totally different than what I ordered" card. Which of course is nonsense... the item he claims I sent is not one I even stock. And a negative feedback too, which is just absurd to say the least... I'm guessing its just another tool in his extortion toolbox.
I checked his profile, and he very much has a history of this kind of behavior. Tons of negatives left for others, tons of clearly feedback extortions with "seller worked with me to resolve the problem", etc. So this transaction coulda definitely been avoided had I checked his page out.
Do you guys vet for buyers like this? Cancel the transaction ahead of time? As a new account within 90 days, this is particularly damaging.. maybe more on that in another thread.
Re: his return fraud, is it worth filing a police report over this? It's a 25$ loss, annoying, definitely not something to actively pursue, but moreso something I'd do to get him to cut his ****. Since he looks like a professional scammer, I'm not sure it'd move him much. Is it worth it?
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