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. 

[padi*0409]

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

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I would imagine cats that eBay has some checks for new members, but how many checks???

Unfortunately they do not have the guts to shut down the scammers.....................................

The law also says that you can't force your children to do something they do not want to do............

But hang on, what if they do not want home cooking...............they want Maccas................

Suck on that one.................................

Hmmmmmmm.............................

[thecatspjs]

Too deep for me.


I was responding to earlier claims that ebay can't take action due to "the law" that info is incorrect.

[padi*0409]

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@thecatspjs wrote:
Too deep for me.


I was responding to earlier claims that ebay can't take action due to "the law" that info is incorrect.

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Oh, thats great, so you don't care to respond to later posts?

[lyndal1838]

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@*crikey*mate* wrote:

still need proof.

when it comes to law,

it doesn't matter what you believe.

It doesn't matter what you can see.

It doesn't matter what you know.

It only matters what you can prove.

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If ebay needs all this proof to remove scam listings, how did they get away with removing all the so called "duplicate" listings when they were listings for seeds and plants....how are they duplicates?

There was absolutely no appeal from the seller from what I heard.  Why was it OK for ebay to arbitrarily remove those listings when no-one was getting hurt except the seller but they cannot remove obvious scams when people are getting hurt.

Sorry, but this "proof" that is required for ebay to remove a listing is just a crock of s***....they can obviously remove any listing they like at any time.

[padi*0409]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

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@*crikey*mate* wrote:

still need proof.

when it comes to law,

it doesn't matter what you believe.

It doesn't matter what you can see.

It doesn't matter what you know.

It only matters what you can prove.

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If ebay needs all this proof to remove scam listings, how did they get away with removing all the so called "duplicate" listings when they were listings for seeds and plants....how are they duplicates?

There was absolutely no appeal from the seller from what I heard.  Why was it OK for ebay to arbitrarily remove those listings when no-one was getting hurt except the seller but they cannot remove obvious scams when people are getting hurt.

Sorry, but this "proof" that is required for ebay to remove a listing is just a crock of s***....they can obviously remove any listing they like at any time.

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So true Lyndal.........

How come "Trust and Safety" do not have the balls to govern the scammers.

**bleep** eBay is encouraging people to join yet allowing criminals to fleece those new members.....................

[padi*0409]

Amazing Lyn, I've been bleeped for FA..................

The bots are in overtime I reckon..

It's been said before that eBay does not have the guts to stop the scammers and the rip-off merchants, yet it can put the boot into the small seller for being slightly out of order.

Sigh........................as a buyer...............

[cq_tech]

It all boils down to the American propensity for worshipping the almighty dollar, Padi. You know how important money is to them, even at the cost of common decency, morality, and ethics.

[padi*0409]

cq, if i fall off the chair on my way to the fridge, can you sue me????????????

HAHAHAHAHA.................

(fmd he might...............sighs................)

[padi*0409]

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@cq_tech wrote:
It all boils down to the American propensity for worshipping the almighty dollar, Padi. You know how important money is to them, even at the cost of common decency, morality, and ethics.

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Life is important, mates are for life and, my dogs are special.

cq, I stand in front of my mates,

Between times I have a few people that I look after.................long story...................

[ajarnjenny]

I have to agree with that. They remove legitimate listings all the time. Yes, for duplicates that aren't, for wrong categories that are in the correct category and probably others that I haven't come across.

They don't have to say that they are removing it because it is a scam. 

Surely, once reported and their location is Erskinville NT, is a violation of some kind.

Using the wrong postal system has to be another.