For the first time on ebay I have a really bad feeling... Best way to approach this?

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I've been looking for a relatively cheap way to go 64-bit on my Dimension 8400 so last night I won this. Had a bit of a last second bidding war with another bidder, but the final price is decent IMO. I sent full payment immediately via PayPal to the account registered with ebay.

This morning I wake up to this message from the seller:

my paypal is manevsky@optonline.net
whu u sent money to manevski@mail.ru
manevski@mail.ru is my email but not paypal account ?

Odd, no? So I look at the bid history from last night, my little last second bidding war just happens to have been with someone who won two of this guy's previous auctions (and those are the only two he's ever won).

The 7 feedback doesn't bother me too terribly much since everyone has to start somewhere, but everything combined has me thinking something's off here. And of course in the grand tradition of ebay I really, really don't want to lose my 100% positive feedback to some moron claiming I never paid.

Next move? Just tell the guy I sent PayPal to his registered ebay account (which he obviously knows) and tell him to ship my damn CPU?

Oh and according to PayPal the payment I sent is still unclaimed... Yet this guy obviously knows I sent it. Should I just cancel the payment, tell him to change his registered PayPal account and re-send?

Viper GTS

How did he know you sent money to the other acct?

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

How did he know you sent money to the other acct?

I don't know for sure, but I think you can send money to people who don't already have a PayPal account. They get an e-mail telling them they have money waiting, & then they have to go register an account to claim it. I could be completely talking out of my ass though.

Viper GTS

 

[Kelemvor]

If he wants you to send the paymen tto an account that is NOT the one regsitered with his eBay account, have him send you an invoice through Paypal that you can then pay. That way you have the proof as to what you are paying him for.

That's what I do when someone has to pay with a credit card because my primary account isn't upgraded but my wife's account is.

 

[Shawn]

Good job. Next time order from Newegg.

 

[RelaxTheMind]

I would never post an auction that I was in on ATOT... especially if you had a good deal. Just doesnt seem to bright to me.

 

[masterxfob]

Originally posted by: RelaxTheMind
I would never post an auction that I was in on ATOT... especially if you had a good deal. Just doesnt seem to bright to me.

vipers awesome, and you're? i have no idea what your comment is about?

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: alkemyst

How did he know you sent money to the other acct?

I don't know for sure, but I think you can send money to people who don't already have a PayPal account. They get an e-mail telling them they have money waiting, & then they have to go register an account to claim it. I could be completely talking out of my ass though.

Viper GTS

Right, but that person could then still claim that money.

Maybe I was misunderstanding though. I though he knew it went to some other account that he didn't have access too. He can cancel the payment there and you can resubmit.

 

[mrrman]

wait a few days and if he doesnt respond, send paypal/ebay a dispute email stating that the payment was sent and no goods were shipped ....I just read the last posts...good stuff 😉

 

[Horus]

FLAWLESS VICTORY

 

[sinucus]

did you recall the payment you sent to the mail.ru account? If he registers that account can't he still get that money? I'm sure you've already done this by now.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: alkemyst

How did he know you sent money to the other acct?

I don't know for sure, but I think you can send money to people who don't already have a PayPal account. They get an e-mail telling them they have money waiting, & then they have to go register an account to claim it. I could be completely talking out of my ass though.

Viper GTS

that is how paypal became so popular... the receiving person didn't and doesn't have to be registered with paypal