Been ripped off over $800. Ebay not very helpful. I did due diligence, seller was on 100% now 53%.

[grange532000]

I have been a victim of an $800+ fraud, along with 6 other ebayers that I know of. I am an eperienced user with over 100 transactions, and have a 100% rating.

The seller HAD a 100% ratingwhich has rapidly slid to 53% after the last 7 frauds totalling over 10k. Ebay is being less than helpful.

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

[padi*0409]

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@grange532000 wrote:

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

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I take it you paid by bank deposit, if you did then you have lost all chance of getting your money back. It wouldn't surprise me if that was a highjacked account.

[sandypebbles]

100% rating has nothing to do with anything as you are not a seller, you can only have 100% rating

I take it you contacted eBay via Live Chat?

How many times? it is often needs to be done more than once if the first person is not helpful

How long since you reported it as a possible hacked account? (and it certainly LOOKS like the real seller's account has been hacked)

They have not shut up shop as they are not shown as being no longer registered

Hard to make a suggestion without any proper details to go on

Did you not get the item at all?  > have you opened an INR dispute?

Did you get an empty box or some other 'joke' or 'fake' item instead of what you ordered?

Did you use PayPal to pay?

How long ago exactly did you buy?

[padi*0409]

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@sandypebbles wrote:

Did you use PayPal to pay?

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The OP couldn't use Paypal sandy, the seller only offered AMEX for buyer protection or bank deposit, and I'd bet they didn't have EFTPOS for AMEX.

[sandypebbles]

Egads 

[repentatleisure1952]

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@padi*0409 wrote:

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@grange532000 wrote:

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

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I take it you paid by bank deposit, if you did then you have lost all chance of getting your money back. It wouldn't surprise me if that was a highjacked account.

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Clearly a hijacked account.

The only due diligence the OP & others did was to jump at a too good to be true price & hand over cash to a complete stranger. 

And people wonder why the Yahoo Boys are so successful.

[kopenhagen5]

Agree, a hijacked account.

Never bank deposit........................zero recourse.

An expensive lesson for the OP.

[tazzieterror]

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@grange532000 wrote:

I have been a victim of an $800+ fraud, along with 6 other ebayers that I know of. I am an eperienced user with over 100 transactions, and have a 100% rating.

The seller, helenbaz66, HAD a 100% ratingwhich has rapidly slid to 53% after the last 7 frauds totalling over 10k. Ebay is being less than helpful.

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

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As you've bypassed all buyer protection by paying with a bank deposit, it is only your bank who have the power to do anything. But they won't, sadly.

Although the seller had 100% feedback, it's always good to check out their recently sold items & current listings before committing to a purchase. There are several red flags there, especially considering their limited selling history. 8 positive selling feedback on a 15 y.o. account, then suddenly deciding the sell numerous high-value phones, and only accepting bank deposit, screams a hijacked account. Photos all shot against different backgrounds, and at different aspect ratios, is another strong clue.

I'm sorry this happened to you, but look on the bright side - you didn't buy the Rolex!

[grange532000]

Thank you to everyone who responded - some helpful, some not so. Let me provide some additional information.

I have been on ebay for around 15 years, and have conducted 130 successful transactions, many for big ticket items and overseas purchases using bank deposit.

If bank deposit is not an acceptable form of payment, why is it allowed on the platform?

I purchased the item after doing what I considered was due dilligence. Her first fraudulent transaction was dated one day before I made my purchase, so I didn't see that there were any flags going up as the result of that transaction was clearly not yet visible.

I have not received any communication or deliveries of anything.

When you say the account was hijacked, I presume that even if I was able to track her address through various means that it probably wouldn't be the crim, just the original seller?

I dunno, I'm just really pst off that I could get ripped off. I thought I'd done all the right things. Sure, it was cheap but there are bargains to be had on ebay, and I thought this was one. But as one of you pointed out, just as well it wasn't a Rolex! I'm not that stupid though, I would only ever buy a Rolex in Bali

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