[Premium-Rx] eBay scam?

[R at 14971]

Howard

All the buyer has to do is claim that the item doesn't meet your 
description (or the item isn't delivered), and he is _entitled_ to get 
his money back - and he will, because ebay and Paypal guarantee it.

My advice is to get a bank-to-bank transfer at the buyers cost  - wait 
at least 7 days, so a reclaim can't be made on it - then ship. 
Absolutely not Paypal

Otherwise - decline.

Don't rely on any help from ebay or Paypal if something goes wrong using 
their systems.

I lost a Racal RA1772 (nearly £400) and the payment - thanks to their 
'buyer-seller' protect programs and a crooked buyer.

Ebays response to my complaint was for me to 'seek assistance from my 
local enforcement agency'.

On another occasion, I had to go to a small claims court - and I won 
(even though ebay awarded favour to the other party).

I used to be a huge user of ebay - but don't sell through ebay any 
longer - and I treat purchases with suspicion also.

This is my experience - but I hope this helps.

R





On 04/06/2015 14:21, Howard Ritter wrote:
> Hello all—
>
> I'm hoping to make use of the group’s experiences.
>
> I have a National HRO-500 with VLF Preselector listed on eBay. I just received an inquiry from a person in Moscow claiming that he wants to buy the item at the Buy It Now price, which I would be very happy to get, and wants to know how much it would cost to ship it to Moscow. And no, he did not offer to go outside of eBay and send me a bank check for more than the purchase price and ask for the remainder in cash! There was no mention of anything irregular, just the inquiry about shipping costs.
>
> I have no prior experience with selling on eBay. I do realize there are all sorts of scams run through the site, but I believe the situation has improved since they began requiring all payments to be made thru PayPal. My question is: It seems to me that if a seller ships only after receiving payment thru PayPal, he is insulated from being defrauded—but can PayPal claw back a payment to an eBay seller if the buyer’s payment turns out to be fraudulent? Does PayPal, which presumably vets the buyer’s form of payment and has his money securely in hand before paying the seller, assume the loss if later turns out that the buyer somehow defaulted or scammed PayPal? PayPay is presumably pretty sophisticated and worldly-wise—is it even possible to scam them?
>
> Are there any other dangers involved in this type of transaction? For example, what would happen if Russian Customs refuses to allow entry of an item, or the buyer backs out when he finds the import duty excessive?
>
> Thanks for your advice,
>
> —howard n7exn
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