thespecialone
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Post by thespecialone on Jan 10, 2010 21:23:52 GMT -5
Am i the only one who notices that ebay is getting worse again when it comes to frauds? There was a time that ebay got really better and it was rare to see a fraud reported. But recently its going down the hill again...
Speaking of which i won a jericho from this guy in UK, 3 weeks ago...
I sent a message 2 days ago asking if my item had been sent...
I got a typical fraud answer: "hi there, i am sure my husband posted this last week will check as he is on holiday till 15th and get back to you 2morrow
thanks"
No need to say i didnt get that answer the following day...
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ToxicTwistOfFate
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Post by ToxicTwistOfFate on Jan 10, 2010 21:30:01 GMT -5
I've been using Ebay since around 97-98 and I've not once had a problem where I didn't get the item I won and paid for.
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Post by mattelfigurefanboy on Jan 10, 2010 21:35:05 GMT -5
I just dont buy from bad feedback people
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 10, 2010 21:44:27 GMT -5
From time to time I have issues. But mostly, my experiences are pretty decent.
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rey619mysterio
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Post by rey619mysterio on Jan 10, 2010 21:45:21 GMT -5
lol luckily i never got jipped on ebay but i did buy something off craigslist and i went to meet the guy somewhere and he didn't show
but i don't buy off ebay i just take my chances at the stores and rsc
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2010 22:39:11 GMT -5
The only issue I ever had with eBay was I was buying a mcfarlane football figure and the auction said he accepted paypal. When it was over I went to pay and he said he only took money orders and once he received payment he would mail it. I told him I didn't want to send the money and not have any kind of security and I would gladly pay with paypal so he left me negative feedback saying I refused to pay him.
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Post by PJ on Jan 10, 2010 22:44:55 GMT -5
I don't really use ebay. Especially not on something I should be able to find at my local retail store. If I do use it it's for something for my wife or for something that I had as a kid in the 70's or 80's, but never on a new figure.
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Post by Y3RP: LA MARAVILLA!!! on Jan 10, 2010 23:15:55 GMT -5
the thing i dont understand is........why risk your ass for $20 toy when u can rip people off for 1k in laptops and other big money things!? (NO DONT GET IT TWISTED, I DONT CONSOLE THIS TYPE OF THINGS, JUST SAYING)
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Paney
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Post by Paney on Jan 10, 2010 23:31:29 GMT -5
I Use Ebay a lot, and not once in the past 2 years ive been using it have i been rigged out of something ive bought.
That sucks man, but you never know, she might be telling the truth.
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Post by skullmaniac1990 on Jan 10, 2010 23:41:47 GMT -5
Recently I've used eBay a lot too. As a seller I've had at least 2 people in the past 2 months win items I was selling and not even bothering to pay for them..so I did the right thing and reported them.  But, as a buyer I've paid for everything immediately as I think everyone should do on eBay once they win the bid. |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 11, 2010 1:22:38 GMT -5
You have to be extremely cautious really. I bought from someone with 100% feedback and got screwed. Theres a lot of dodgy people out there.
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Post by jfinnomore on Jan 11, 2010 1:25:57 GMT -5
ive dealt with multiple people on ebay and never got screwed, sometimes they took their sweet time to ship but i got them eventually. theres a few that i make a point to check their stores to see if they have the figure im looking for before i choose one at random.
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Post by King Silva on Jan 11, 2010 1:35:45 GMT -5
You have to be very cautious with ebay because some of the sellers are grade 'A' pricks.  They like to say I am at a funeral for my grandma.. Yeah right grandma is probably in on it too! |
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Post by purplekangaroo on Jan 11, 2010 1:49:11 GMT -5
Fraud increasing? I don't think so, it's just your bad luck.
Just be wary of who u buy from and check out their feedback. For eg. i just bought a sports cards= wwe topps card of HHH's ringside relice and it took 1 mth to get to me.
He had feedback of being a slow shipper due to the high volume of cards he sells.
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Post by dizcoduck on Jan 11, 2010 2:32:13 GMT -5
I hate hearing ebay horrors I've been selling stuff on it for probably 8 years and have never had a packaged lost and only a couple bad apples that never paid. 1 guy bought a bunch of TMNT stuff from me and never paid, I think he was from Germany.
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Post by dr on Jan 11, 2010 2:59:32 GMT -5
Yeah, I was ripped as well two times. Last times it was from roostas_wrestling_store on eBay. First he said it was shipped, after several weeks I opened a PayPal dispute and then he said he would send a replacement and post the tracking code, and he asked for tzhe PayPal dispute to be closed. When I received the shipment with the posted tracking code, there was only a letter in it, no figure. He he is such a scammer! Posted this topic several days ago but it was closed by an admin who seems to get paid by him. Corruption is everywhere. I´m busy today with my work, but tomorrow I´ll send some reminders through the internet that he still ows me a figure/money. You should do the same! As long as screwed buyers stay calm, scammers will continue to screw people!
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Post by pandelis on Jan 11, 2010 11:29:52 GMT -5
Yeah, I was ripped as well two times. Last times it was from roostas_wrestling_store on eBay. First he said it was shipped, after several weeks I opened a PayPal dispute and then he said he would send a replacement and post the tracking code, and he asked for tzhe PayPal dispute to be closed. When I received the shipment with the posted tracking code, there was only a letter in it, no figure. He he is such a scammer! Posted this topic several days ago but it was closed by an admin who seems to get paid by him. Corruption is everywhere. I´m busy today with my work, but tomorrow I´ll send some reminders through the internet that he still ows me a figure/money. You should do the same! As long as screwed buyers stay calm, scammers will continue to screw people! I'm actually celebrating my 10 year eBay anniversary this month! I've been an active eBay member for 10 years and have only had a handful of issues. But when I saw the name "roostas" it really caught my attention as he also ripped me off - claiming i did not send something, when I actually did. AVOID this eBayer at all costs. Spread the word... But I don't want to leave readers with a sour taste in their mouth, so in honour of my 10 year anniversary - Check out my eBay store. If there's something you like, buy it, and I'll take 20% off your purchase until the end of the month, January 31, 2010. Just tell me you read my post here! Happy eBayin' |
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Jan 11, 2010 12:46:12 GMT -5
This thread just reminded me of someone in the US who scammed me on ebay last year (didn't send figures I paid them for). I just sent them a message about it there now. Way too late to file a dispute or anything, but just thought I'd let them know I remember and that it was a poopty thing to do to someone.
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