Ebay buyer claiming that he received an empty iPhone 6S box

[newjerseymax]

Originally Posted by Play

I don't know why there are posts telling the OP to give up - that's not the spirit of selling. Yes, some things you let go, other's you don't.

OP - the account is all real details. Pursue the matter with PayPal / eBay - Contact them via social media as they tend to be more likely to do something about it.

If they don't, and you really want to take this buyer down, you have option to take them to a small claims court. Of course it may prove costly, but I certainly would go the extra smile to take the smirk of a scammers face.

Even though this is where our emotions tell us to go, my business mind tells me to let it go, there are plenty other scammers to fall right behind them in place.

My time is money and the amount of time with court, etc is just not worth my money. Best to move on to somethin more productive and leave the scammer catching to those that get paid for it...

If it makes your inner self feel better then go for it. Its just not for me.

[BigCJ]

OP, if you purchased this phone from a retailer, you have recourse.
Even in the UK.

Call the retailer AND apple.
Give them the day/date and time of purchase, your name, method of purchase. Get proof and receipts.

Have apple lock the phone down (Brick it)

Send this all to paypal/ebay

Call (Yes, call them) the buyer and inform them that there is an ongoing investigation, the phone is bricked, and you gave the refund to keep your hands clean from theft and that their personal info will be passed along to the postal system as well as the police and that they will contact them within the next few days as opening a parcel designated other than the purchaser is mail fraud.

File an IC3 complaint and send it all to paypal.

What paypal might end up doing is just issuing YOU a refund just to call all of this off.

[james13v]

Originally Posted by BigCJ

OP, if you purchased this phone from a retailer, you have recourse.
Even in the UK.

Call the retailer AND apple.
Give them the day/date and time of purchase, your name, method of purchase. Get proof and receipts.

Have apple lock the phone down (Brick it)

Send this all to paypal/ebay

Call (Yes, call them) the buyer and inform them that there is an ongoing investigation, the phone is bricked, and you gave the refund to keep your hands clean from theft and that their personal info will be passed along to the postal system as well as the police and that they will contact them within the next few days as opening a parcel designated other than the purchaser is mail fraud.

File an IC3 complaint and send it all to paypal.

What paypal might end up doing is just issuing YOU a refund just to call all of this off.

I've gotten plenty of refunds from paypal or ebay, even after they've refunded the other guy. Just to placate both parties.

but I can't believe no one else thought about bricking the iphone the minute this whole thing happened. Wow. We are all slow lol

[newjerseymax]

There are ways around "bricking" the phone... Even if scammer doesn't know way around it, he probably has resold it and passed the problem on to the next victim.

[Anutex]

If he is a scammer and if he is doing it professionally , He took his money back anonymously and instantly , And the phone is sold long time ago , I'm sorry to say but too many resources are available if you have the knowledge.

I would give up after he got the refund.
It's all depends if he is professional or not , Anyway i would suggest to save your time , get over it and focus on making money instead.