Be careful of this ebay scammer!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Jigsaw

Can USPS tell you what address was written on the parcel/letter and maybe provide a written statement as evidence for eBay?

I have had this kind of scam happen to me in the past on eBay and the scammer provided a tracking number that says delivered with my address post code but I got nothing. In the UK we use Royal Mail and they were able to reveal what the address was on the parcel and provide evidence to help my case on eBay which I won in the end.

USPS just called today,they said no,they can not check where this package was sent to .

Originally Posted by yotano211

You do know that the buyer had to sent the item back to the stealth address or the address on the account in order to get a refund. I was told that by some ebay customer reps. So I think you would have still lost the case cuz the buyer sent it back to some UPS PO Box.

I would not file it off for a loss, time to file a police report in the buyers city or in your city. I don't know the process cuz this has never happened to me. I dont sell anything more then $200-300 on ebay. I always like to do high price personal items over CL, in person and with cash in hand. Even if I have to sell it lower.

that is a good idea not to sell expensive stuff online.My friend used to sell expensive scanner,he got scammed too! the buyer took the important parts out of the scanner and sent the frame of the scanner back to my friend,the buyer got refunded! ! I just can't believe it!!!

So Folks, if you need sell something like over 250,if the buyer wish to return for a refund,I think the best way is probably to send a prepaid return shipping label for the buyer to return. In my case,I did offer to send him a prepaid shipping label if he has a printer,he did not reply if he had a printer,so I went ahead and told him to return to my UPS store address,BIG BIG MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by GrannyT

He is hardly a noobie meVebay - he has been a member of this forum longer than I have

Granny,I don't come very often,I am too busy with my work
yes,next time,i WILL BE MORE careful about not revealing my Identity,haha

[mercurial333]

Originally Posted by blueskyorders

Ebay denied my appeal,I already can not report the buyer misuse of buyer protection.

Why not?


/10char

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by blueskyorders

HTC,I guess it is GSM.

HTC purchased 6 months ago?

Have you the paperwork, of any sorts? Where did you purchase the cell phone?

Subject to your having certain info, there is action you can take.

Could be very effective action.

[Bunneh]

Originally Posted by GreenBean™

HTC purchased 6 months ago?

Have you the paperwork, of any sorts? Where did you purchase the cell phone?

Subject to your having certain info, there is action you can take.

Could be very effective action.

Yep agreed, for example if you have the purchase receipt you can report the phone as stolen and the phone will get blocked, and you wont be able to make calls on it.

[rsot]

Maybe just learn and let go at this point.

[Bunneh]

Originally Posted by rsot

Maybe just learn and let go at this point.

Maybe this is the reason why a lot of scammers get away with what they do.. people just give up.

No matter how much one earns, $250 is a large amount of cash to just throw away and forget about.
I mean he obviously sold the phone, because he needed the money in the first place.

[yotano211]

Originally Posted by Bunneh

Maybe this is the reason why a lot of scammers get away with what they do.. people just give up.

No matter how much one earns, $250 is a large amount of cash to just throw away and forget about.
I mean he obviously sold the phone, because he needed the money in the first place.

I would agree, since the OP is not a full time Ebay seller I would pursue this person until I get my phone back. If the OP was a full time seller, I would just say, live, learn, and move on.

[yotano211]

Originally Posted by blueskyorders

How can I report to the police? My account is steath

I dont know what to say, never has happened to me. I would still just go down to the local police station and see what they say about this matter. I don't think that being stealth would have any problems, you still sold the phone to the buyer and he cheated you. A crime was committed.

Never hurts to ask the local police. It wont take too much of your time.

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by rsot

Maybe just learn and let go at this point.

Would you do that?

Walk away from $250 without attempting resolution?

[newjerseymax]

This kind of stuff really gets my panties in a bunch... Hate scamers!

[J1mgg]

Get your girlfriend to report the phone as stolen or lost and get it blocked, sadly this means you won't get your money back, but it doesn't look like you are going to anyway.

[EbanYtsa]

Originally Posted by blueskyorders

Hello Folks,
I would like share my story with ebay sellers here.I don't know if you guys had been scammed or no before,I was scammed second time after selling 3 years on ebay.
So here is what happened, my wife got an iphone and wanted to get rid of Htc which she bought around 6 moths ago.It has been taken care of very well,in 100% perfect working condition.So I listed for sale on ebay as buy it now on a steath account.In less than 2 hours of the listing became alive,the phone was sold.My wife and I were so happy that it got sold so fast and were impressed with ebay how much trafffic they got ,,,
I packed the phone very well,I paid for signature confirmation,I also paid to insure the phone.
After the phone was delivered,the buyer claimed the phone was not powering on and has water damage!!!! What a liar!! he/she filed a dipuste on ebay without even communicating to me.Ok,I told the buyer to return the same phone in its original condition for a full refund.

I have been emailing the buyer everyday to ask for the tracking number since the buyer filed a dispute.The buyer never replied. After a few days,the buyer finally gave a tracking number in the dispute and escalate the case to ebay customer support right away! Ok,I will be very happy to refund the buyer if I receive the Same phone in its original conditon,However I did not receive the phone!!!!!! His tracking number was showing it was delivered,but I never got it!!! Of course,ebay decided in the buyer/scammer's favor and refunded the sammer's money.
So I have been thinking that ebay will refund anyone's money as long as it is showned delivered on the USPS.com website and the zip code match the seller's return address. So that is easy to scam on ebay!! I can buy anything under $250 on ebay ,file a dispute , send a piece of paper or a piece of junk to any address that match the seller's zip code.As long as it is shown delivered on the website and the zip code match the seller's zip code ,you will get refunded!!! Wow,that is easy to scam on ebay!
Later on I just noticed the buyer's account was registerd on August 26,2012.the buyer is pretty new and only has 1 feedback,maybe this is a good sign not to sell expensive/high end item to new ebayer!!!

can u share buyer address ? is it po box?

Originally Posted by mercurial333

Why not?


/10char

ebay just denied.I guess the rep is dumb ,haha

Originally Posted by GreenBean™

HTC purchased 6 months ago?

Have you the paperwork, of any sorts? Where did you purchase the cell phone?

Subject to your having certain info, there is action you can take.

Could be very effective action.

yes,I still have the paperwork.my wife and I bought it at a local store.

Originally Posted by Bunneh

Yep agreed, for example if you have the purchase receipt you can report the phone as stolen and the phone will get blocked, and you wont be able to make calls on it.

GOOD idea.
Ebay gave me one more chance to appeal.they will decide in 48 hours.
if I lost again,yes,I will report to tmobile as a stolen phone.

Originally Posted by yotano211

I dont know what to say, never has happened to me. I would still just go down to the local police station and see what they say about this matter. I don't think that being stealth would have any problems, you still sold the phone to the buyer and he cheated you. A crime was committed.

Never hurts to ask the local police. It wont take too much of your time.

thank you.this is an option to consider too.thank you

Originally Posted by J1mgg

Get your girlfriend to report the phone as stolen or lost and get it blocked, sadly this means you won't get your money back, but it doesn't look like you are going to anyway.

I have already reported to tomible online.maybe,I need to go into a local tmobile to report again.thank you for your advice

Originally Posted by EbanYtsa

can u share buyer address ? is it po box?

no,it is not a po box.it is a confirmed paypal address.it looks like is an apartment in NY.
I would love to share the scammer's address if I am allowed to post here,but I am afraid that is against the rule here.

Originally Posted by Bunneh

Well the tracking label should have the zip code on the receipt along with the weight..so ask him to email you a copy of the tracking label/receipt and if that doesn't work, tell the buyer you gonna report him to the police for fraud?
What else have you got to lose?
I know i wouldn't just forget £250.00

After all,

What you do in the dark, always comes to light

I did ask the scammer to scan a copy of the shipping receipt ,he refused to reply!!!