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eBay buyer wants digicam shipped to Lithuania

RossMAN

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Hello,there is a matther which i am trying to solve,i have a very close friend who's
taking a part in the exchange program so hes is currently studying abroad.His
birthday is nearly,so a couple of us want to remind him that we still remember...the
shipping country would be Lithuania,we are ready to pay $70.00 for USPS first-class
airmail shipping(WITH TRACKING NUMBER or REFERENCE NUMBER) which can be tracked to
point of
delivery on www.usps.com,and also $10 for wrapping plus $5 for paypal fee. Finaly,we
could even do that outside auction,so we would save some time as well. Please let me
know your opinion on that offer as soon as possible.
Thank you!
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LOL

Like I'm going to fall for that sh!t, let's play predict the future:

1) He sends me Paypal (using illegally gotten funds - stolen cc)
2) I ship to Lithuania using USPS which is a bad idea (here's why)
3) He receives the camera
4) 2-4 weeks later I receive a notice from Paypal that this is a fraudulent transaction and they're going to remove the funds
5) I'm left SOL

No thank you!

I did reply to the scammer stating I am willing to ship to Lithuania but will NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL. International wire transfer or international money order only. I highly doubt he's going to reply to my offer 🙂

The auction is for an expensive ($1,000) camera.
 
my question is why do people leave money in their paypal account for them to take it away from you?

just transfer it to an unregistered (with paypal) bank account after you send it to you paypal checking account
 
Originally posted by: Ameesh
my question is why do people leave money in their paypal account for them to take it away from you?

just transfer it to an unregistered (with paypal) bank account after you send it to you paypal checking account
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The maximum I ever leave in my Paypal acct is $50 because:
1) Paypal sucks
2) Lots of fraud, hacking, etc.
3) They are NOT FDIC insured (Paypal is not a bank/CU)
4) I am paranoid

Even if I depleted my PP acct down to $0 I'm sure they could yank it out of my bank acct it's tied to.

Let's say I removed funds from the bank acct, I'm sure my PP account would be closed and I dunno what would happen next.
 
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
What'd you do, buy a bunch of EOS Rebels?

You bitch!

Viper GTS
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A bunch of digicams including Rebels, $697.57 (after eBates 2% and CitiBank 1%) for a $1,000 camera is a HELL-UV-A-DEAL.
 
Do you make a living just getting hot deals and selling on Ebay?
Hell, from looking at the prices on Ebay, it seems you could go shopping at Walmart, sell the stuff on Ebay and make a nice profit.
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
What'd you do, buy a bunch of EOS Rebels?

You bitch!

Viper GTS
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A bunch of digicams including Rebels, $697.57 (after eBates 2% and CitiBank 1%) for a $1,000 camera is a HELL-UV-A-DEAL.
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DAYUUM I guess so !!

Ausm
 
It's a scam bigtime. There was another story very similar to this one that involved a bicycle. This made CNN. Don't do it unless they agree to bank wire.

Cheers!
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Hello,there is a matther which i am trying to solve,i have a very close friend who's
taking a part in the exchange program so hes is currently studying abroad.His
birthday is nearly,so a couple of us want to remind him that we still remember...the
shipping country would be Lithuania,we are ready to pay $70.00 for USPS first-class
airmail shipping(WITH TRACKING NUMBER or REFERENCE NUMBER) which can be tracked to
point of
delivery on www.usps.com,and also $10 for wrapping plus $5 for paypal fee. Finaly,we
could even do that outside auction,so we would save some time as well. Please let me
know your opinion on that offer as soon as possible.
Thank you!
Click to expand...

LOL

Like I'm going to fall for that sh!t, let's play predict the future:

1) He sends me Paypal (using illegally gotten funds - stolen cc)
2) I ship to Lithuania using USPS which is a bad idea (here's why)
3) He receives the camera
4) 2-4 weeks later I receive a notice from Paypal that this is a fraudulent transaction and they're going to remove the funds
5) I'm left SOL

No thank you!

I did reply to the scammer stating I am willing to ship to Lithuania but will NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL. International wire transfer or international money order only. I highly doubt he's going to reply to my offer 🙂

The auction is for an expensive ($1,000) camera.
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Rossman, you of all people should know that you should state up front in your auctions that you will not accept paypal, especially not from out of country people.

 
Originally posted by: Shanti
Do you make a living just getting hot deals and selling on Ebay?
Hell, from looking at the prices on Ebay, it seems you could go shopping at Walmart, sell the stuff on Ebay and make a nice profit.
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Haven't been pricing stuff on ebay...are high end cameras now selling for near-retail prices?
 
Wasn't there a scam involving sending money into ten different accounts for a BMW and a dentist got screwed over $50,000 or so?
 
Originally posted by: dquan97
Originally posted by: Shanti
Do you make a living just getting hot deals and selling on Ebay?
Hell, from looking at the prices on Ebay, it seems you could go shopping at Walmart, sell the stuff on Ebay and make a nice profit.
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Haven't been pricing stuff on ebay...are high end cameras now selling for near-retail prices?
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I don't know about the high-end stuff. Those buyers may be a little more educated.
Just seems like any time I have looked at Ebay, most of the winning bids were higher than retail.

 
If it is a bogus transaction, how long does PayPal have retract the funds?

Seems like 2 - 4 weeks after the fact is crazy. Does anyone know for sure?
 
I did this once. Shipped a 600 dollar LCD to Ukraine and was dumb enough to leave money in my paypal account when I was young and stupid. Well, to make a long story short I was out 600 bucks and paypal doesn't care if you ship internationally. I only ship international now from bidders w/ more than 20 positives and no negatives. I also withdraw money from paypal ASAP.
 
How about having them Western Union the money to you? (you know, the old fashioned way, go to the teller and pick up the cold hard cash!)

Or you can even try bidpay:

Q.What happens if BidPay sends me a money order paid for with a stolen credit card?
A. Upon receiving notice from the correct cardholder, we will email you with a request to cancel the money order. If you have already cashed the money order, we will ask you not to ship the item. If the item has already been shipped, no further action will be required.

If you have not cashed the money order and have not shipped the item, we will ask you to destroy the money order and consider the transaction null and void. If the item has already been shipped, we will typically honor the money order, absent unusual circumstances.

 
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