Ebay PS2 fraud rip off

[OutlawWolf]

I got a friend who just got ripped off $320 ps2 bundle.
He paid through Paypal. The seller never sent it after a month +
and now won't reply to any of his emails.

What advice can you give to get this poor fella his money back?
Report to Ebay only insured $200 - $25 fee....
Damn.

 

[Rent]

Contact EBay fraud dept. They should be able to help.

 

[gittyup]

Contact PayPal.

 

[daveman]

$175 is better than nothing if he's even able to get that.

Similar thing happen to me but it was only $23 I was SOL

 

[OutlawWolf]

Should he contact Ebay or Paypal or both?

 

[JohnnyKnoxville]

<< Was it a guy in NYC with a spanish last name?
He ripped me off too[/b]

 

[OutlawWolf]

What will Ebay do to fraud?
Will they track down this troll?

 

[ChrichtonsGirl]

He should contact everyone he can think of, including PayPal, eBay's Safe Harbor and Fraud departments and this jerk's local police department. Tell him to have all of his records in front of him, including a printout of the auction page, his PayPal account showing the transaction and any communication he had with the weasel.

If he doesn't have this person's address and stuff yet, he can request it from eBay.

*Edit to answer your other question. I don't think eBay will get him his money back, which is why he needs to contact PayPal and the police as well. But eBay can assist in a fraud investigation and can remove him from eBay (at least this username - nothing seems to stop the trolls from re-registering) so no one else gets ripped off.

 

[OutlawWolf]

Thx for the info everyone.

 

[TimeThrash]

eBay's fraud protection only covers $200 from Lloyd's of London insurance. Paypal will be much more forthcoming. Tell him not to bother with Squaretrade (a company eBay contracts out for dispute resolution). They're useless chicken sh1ts.
Tt

 

[Bozo Galora]

what about the other side of this.
i won an auction for an expensive item, and the guy hasnt answered any email in 12 days. hes gonna stiff me (price was low - maybe he forgot reserve)
Neg feedback is all i can do, right?

 

[helloedchen]

ebay can cover up to 200-25, so 175, paypal does jack squat for you. Don't even bother...

 

[snakesnfrogs]

<< what about the other side of this.
i won an auction for an expensive item, and the guy hasnt answered any email in 12 days. hes gonna stiff me (price was low - maybe he forgot reserve)
Neg feedback is all i can do, right? >>




file a &quot;non-paying bidder&quot; alert with eBay---they'll give you credit for the final value fees. I wouldn't even worry w/ the negative feedback, because most likely he'll give one to you as well.