[ForSale-Swap] Pressing charges for bad ebay deal

[Don Merz]

Based on past experiewnce, I would expect PayPal to
recover your money. I assume you have already opened a
claim with them. 

It doesn't sound like any mail fraud was committed
since nothing went through the mail. But USPS is
useless for this anyway. The whole "pay with a money
order so you can claim mail fraud" thing doesn't work
at all because USPS doesn't do the legwork to reclaim
your money. You would wait years and end up with
nothing.

Credit card is always a safe option. They will recover
your money. But once they hear it was an online
transaction, they may insist on issuing a new card to
make sure that the bad guys aren't using your old
number. I've had that happen.

Let us know how it ends up.
73, Don Merz, n3RHT

--- John Geiger <n5ten at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I am looking for info from other list members, as I
> am
> sure that others have gone thru this.  A couple of
> weeks ago I used the Buy It Now option on ebay to
> buy
> an Alinco DX70TH from KI4KET in Weaverville, NC.  I
> paid for it immediately with paypal.  He said he was
> going to send it the 27th of March, but I have never
> received it, and the tracking number he sent me
> shows
> that UPS never took possession of it.  He now won't
> answer my emails or phone calls.
> 
> I may or may not get my money back from Paypal, but
> I
> want to take legal action against this seller for
> theft, because that is what it is.  Which legal
> authority do I need to start with?  How much luck
> have
> others had with pressing charges for ebay theft?
> 
> Any info would be appreciated.
> 
> 73s John W5TD
> 
> 
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>
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