lyndal1838
Honored Contributor
In response to citrine369

on ‎18-06-2015 10:57 PM

Don't accept a paypal payment of any sort for your ring.   No matter how careful you are there is always the possibility of a chargeback through the buyer's bank if they fund the payment with a credit or Visa debit card.   I am sure the rules in the UK are the same as in Australia in regards to this loophole.

Also, unless you have cash in your hand, do not rely on signed receipts, photos of the buyer wearing the ring or any other "proof" that it has been received by the buyer.

go-tazz
Community Member

on ‎19-06-2015 08:00 AM

@citrine369 wrote:

 

I spent some time on live chat with ebay customer services who didn't seem concerned and pointed out that once I'd received a paypal payment is wasn't reversible so safe payment was assured

 

Hijacked account.

 

That's a ludicrous statement as these scammers use stolen PP account to "pay" for items or they'll send you

 

a fake PP  Email stating payment has been made.

 

eBay "help" staff know nothing about scams,stubborn_smiley_by_mirz123-d4bt0te_zps12f1a5a3.gif

 

Today I received another message from the ebay member as follows: "Thanks for your email, I am still interested to purchase the item if it is still available. I will pay you through Paypal. You will post it using normal post office as it is very safe and cheaper.

 

That should've rung huge alarm bells as anyone paying for an expensive item would want full insurance

 

cover on it.


Simply send me a paypal payment request to my paypal email (here they spelled out an email address for them so it wasn't deleted by ebay private email editor) or email me your paypal email address to enable me effect payment for the item before shipment."

 

That's to try and deal outside of eBay so that they can use the same stolen account.

 


 

citrine369
Community Member
In response to go-tazz

on ‎19-06-2015 09:06 PM

Thank you for the education go-taz, I'm pretty amazed (and grateful) after reading everyone's comments that I've only had gr8 experiences buying and selling on Ebay. I had no idea these scams were so prevalent. What a naive twonk! Thanks again, really appreciate your feedback 🙂
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citrine369
Community Member
In response to lyndal1838

on ‎19-06-2015 09:11 PM

Thank you Lyndal. Yes the rules are the same re chargeback via credit card in the UK, that's something I need to bear in mind for all my sales. Thanks so much for replying, have a great weekend 🙂
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citrine369
Community Member
In response to collect247

on ‎19-06-2015 09:22 PM

Yes I know 🙂 When I google searched 'Paypal scams origin South Africa' all the best matches were Australian discussion boards. Since I posted this question I've found out one of my Facebook friends in Germany has recently been scammed by a South African buyer. V.grateful to the Antipodean community for all their help. Have a gr8 weekend
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