iphone5s scam *****urgent*****

[delinquent77]

Last night we were scammed when we purchased an iphone from someone with the username <Removed>. Usually we are very careful when buying anything from ebay, but last night we got duped  about an hour after we bought the phone we got an email from ebay saying the item had been removed, then when we went to contact the seller we discovered they had deactivated thier account. On further investigation today we discovered that this user duplicated an ad that actually belongs to an online ebay store <Removed> who are legitiamte ebay sellers. They even used thier location, and terms and conditions etc.  I spoke to <Removed> this morning who informed me they had been getting calls all morning about this from other ebay users who also bought the item.  I have taken the appropriate steps, with both ebay and paypal to get my money back but it will take a couple of weeks. I have read today that ebay is having alot of problems with iphone 5s scams.  I did speak to ebay last night but they were uselss and couldn't give me any information. They couldn't even explain to me what the email that THEY sent me meant.

I would be very interested in hearing from anyone else who got sucked in by these same people  or any similar stories as they may be related. 

[*crikey*mate*]

Padi!

stop posting selfies!

[*crikey*mate*]

and just because i haven't upset the Mods yet today

[silversterio2]

To get this thread back on track.  I  wrote

"Thank you ebay for finally starting to remove some of the completed SCAM listings for  Ipads"

but at the time of writing this, it appears that ebay completely stopped removing anything after the first few.

http://tinyurl.com/n5hp85v

At least 75 buyers involved  just in the last few days ... some of the completed listings aren't showing yet.

Not good enough ebay !

[cq_tech]

Some time last year a number of local users created several fake IDs and were buying up all of the scam listings and simply not paying for them, until ebay stepped in and cancelled all the fake buying accounts, yet they completely ignored the scam selling IDs and allowed them to continue ripping people off, which IMO makes ebay complicit in aiding and abetting these thieving mongrels. 😞

[phorum_junkie*]

I just cannot understand how buyers can fall for these scam listings. How do they think these sellers could sell them so much cheaper than Apple? How can they possibly send them express post unless they are using a pecialist courier who would charge as much if not more for the delivery than they are asking which would have me hitting the back button immediately, not that I would be anywhere near the listings in the first place?

[thecatspjs]

There is no australian law that stops ebay from ending suspicious listings. None, nada, zilch or zero laws.

[thecatspjs]

Several ebay reps i have had contact with found their way to the boards in 10 seconds flat- no probs at all.

Request to speak to a supervisor or someone has some authority.

[padi*0409]

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@phorum_junkie* wrote:

I just cannot understand how buyers can fall for these scam listings. How do they think these sellers could sell them so much cheaper than Apple? How can they possibly send them express post unless they are using a pecialist courier who would charge as much if not more for the delivery than they are asking which would have me hitting the back button immediately, not that I would be anywhere near the listings in the first place?

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PJ they're dummies, that's all.................same as the ones that fall for "this is the best deal of your life" scammers.

[padi*0409]

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@thecatspjs wrote:
Several ebay reps i have had contact with found their way to the boards in 10 seconds flat- no probs at all.

Request to speak to a supervisor or someone has some authority.

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Reps or Mods ??????????????????????

FIIN

[thecatspjs]

Reps - ebay.