Paypal

[Nick Bamosomi]

About a month ago. I sold an unworn Lyle and Scott cardigan (labels still attached) on e-bay.
It went for £36 to someone who had just registered on e-bay and the next day I got the payment through paypal.
Sent off the item recorded delivery, along with a couple of other things I sold at the same time.
A few days later I got an e-mail from the buyer asking where it was, and what address I sent it to.
I replied, and he said there was no such address and to check his paypal and e-bay addresses. I did so - they both said the address I sent it to. When I told him, he said that he had made up the address when setting up his account, but that it didn't exist and he didn't even live in the same town as the false address.
After two weeks I filled in a form for Royal Mail as the item had not been returned to me and in the meantime the twat of a buyer had de-registered with e-bay. but filed a complaint and claim with paypal.
To cut a long story short, despite me sending copies of e-mails where he said he made up the address, and the tracking number to paypal they have decided in his favour and given his money back out of my paypal account  which including P+P was over £40
To say I am pissed off is an understatement.
How can that arsehole get away with it?

[Dazzza]

Sounds like you've been scammed chief.

I'd have a good old rant at PayPal although I suspect you're on a hiding to nothing.

[oxford_fan]

I'm sure you could get that back, you did exactly what was expected of you - not your fault he put a false address (and didn't advise you of it being false, or offer a valid one), which he admitted to.

[Samdy Gray]

It's obviously his address but he's sammed you for the cardigan.

Shit in an envelope and post it to him.

[Batch]

Paypal are fucking shits for things like this. I've seen similar complaints before - offer the buyer protection while the seller gets screwed.

I'm not sure how to get any joy out of Paypal, but someone on this forum might?

http://thedvdforums.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=93

[Dazzza]

Try giving them a call and explaining it through.  You may have to battle through all of the automated crap to get to a person though.

Alternatively, for some sweet revenge forward the fucker one of the phishing emails but change the transaction details to your auction so he gets his account emptiedby Bill from Ghana.

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[Arriba]

ebay is shit and full of scams,fake gear,etc,etc,etc.

[Dazzza]

ebay is shit and full of scams,fake gear,etc,etc,etc.

Agreed I used to make a mint importing genuine US/Jap labels back in the day that were hard or difficult to get hold of in the UK but it’s just swamped with so much hooky gear now it’s a waste of time and effort. 

Plus I started to notice the manufacturers started pulling all the auctions down under the fucking Vero program, which gives them the power to basically whip any auction legit or not down without any recompense to you for the fees or any appeal system.

[Bedford Red]

I sell i a lot of stuff on e-bay, haven't had that problem yet. But basically, as soon as my pay-pal account is over £50 i withdraw the money straight away so pay-pal can't take it back.

Keep hassling them, that is totally crap how they have come to that decision.

[Dozno9]

I sell i a lot of stuff on e-bay, haven't had that problem yet. But basically, as soon as my pay-pal account is over £50 i withdraw the money straight away so pay-pal can't take it back.

Keep hassling them, that is totally crap how they have come to that decision

A mate of mine sold an X-Box and withdrew the money straight away from his PayPal account, however as the buyer used a stolen credit card Paypal took the 200 quid from his account and paid the guy whos card it was. His PayPal account was therefore -200 quid and they pushed for the money back until they sent the baliffs around. He is now going through the FSA to see what he can do.

PayPal are robbing bastards.

[THE FLASH]

It's obviously his address but he's sammed you for the cardigan.

Shit in an envelope and post it to him.

Do it!!!!!!!

[Simon Pieman]

Presumably the item is signed for and you can get a copy of this detail online too? Might be worth sending that on to paypal.

[Matchworn Shirts]

Shit in an envelope and post it to him.

He will probably say he hasn't received it

[Nick Bamosomi]

Presumably the item is signed for and you can get a copy of this detail online too? Might be worth sending that on to paypal.

no - it's never been signed for - I've  looked up the address he gave me on the Royal Mail website and there is no such address -consequently shitting in an envelope won't work either, nice idea though it is .

It's not so much the item not arriving but the fact that he gave me a false address - i mean - why would you - what is the point?

One thing i forgot to mention, his REAL name is clearly someone from another race, if you catch my drift............

[Simon Pieman]

So did it not get returned to sender?