[R-390] Bad Overseas EBay Experience
John Lawson
jpl15 at panix.com
Sat Mar 25 14:26:11 EST 2006
Reading your narrative, and looking at the Feedback histories involved -
I'm wondering if you haven't been "spoofed" by someone who might be
intercepting, or impersonating, selet4446...?
Why on earth would anyone from eBay ask you to send a PayPal to someone
who does not have an account, as serlet4446 apparently does not... this
makes 0 sense. All the 'facts' here just don't add up. Serlet seems to be
a person I'd be glad to do business with... as you say, he's got great
feedback over more than a thousand transactions! Did you try to submit
the letter you got to one of the on-line translation servies to see what
he's saying to you? Know anyone who reads Italian, maybe?
[And as for the rest of your "points" - "Only do business with
English-speaking sellers..?" Look, I know that you've had a genuinely bad
experience - but what's wrong with you learning Italian? Why does the
bulk of humanity have to conform to your middle-class USA value system?]
I've made dozens of international transactions via eBay - some for
substantial amounts. Along the way, I've had several 'scams' attempted -
none were successful because I just used a bit of common sense and 'swap
meet logic'. In fact, I just had a listing for an electronic trinket that
was bid on for $1, then the buyer simply disappeared - a 0-feedback, 'new'
buyer - probably someone messing around - anyway, I've forwarded the
dispute, the buyer is no longer registered on eBay, and I'll get my
listing fee back. No harm, no foul.
It's not that one is 'safe' from getting screwed on eBay - especially on
international transactions where 'real' money is involved - but it works
both ways. I just sold several rare tubes to a guy in Hong Kong - never
done any business with me before - he sent me the full amount via PayPal
and I sent him his tubes - there's no "escrow" for this - he trusted me to
hold up my end. And I did. Had I not, I imagine the only real recourse to
him would have been to have me thrown off eBay/PayPal - but I still would
have had his money and his tubes....
I'm truly sorry you have a bad experience right out of the gate - but
something's fishy about the whole thing - perhaps you and serlet have both
been scammed.... but I don't think eBay itself holds the blame for this
one.
Just my 200 millidollar.....
Cheers
John KB6SCO
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