posted on January 30, 2001 02:20:17 PM new
I sent a MO for a eBay win plus something we decided on during our emails after the auction close. The MO was in the amount of $165. $65. of which was from the eBay auction.
I was totally stiffed and emails went unanswered. eBay closed his account soon after because he was apparently making a hobby of this type of scam.
I just received confimation that he did cash the MO.
Now what? I want my money and I want him to feel the pain. What can I do? I want to do anything and everything I can to rectify this situation.
You can also ring the local police department in the seller's town, and ask how to go about making a complaint.
You should be able to claim at least $40 from Ebay, by filing a claim on their insurance ($25 deducted) - but they won't cover you for the extra $100.
You can contact other buyers that had dealings with him, and see if they experienced the same problems. If so, this is vital information to give to the USPS and police.
I hope that gives you something to be getting on with.
posted on January 31, 2001 05:48:15 PM new
I am very sorry for your lost, but as a person who has been in business a long time, Iwould advise you to more on if this person is a theif filing a fraud report with the us postal service might make you feel better, but they get 1000's of reports everyday and unless its a huge amount of money they will not even notice it. If you go to the local police you will have to make several trips to this persons town many times to court. It will cost you you a lot more money than its worth. I have 5 retail stores, I have apolicy I don't take legal actions against peeople who writes bad checks to one of my stores. I use to try to collect but it always cost more than it was worth, and I don;t think taxpayers should have to pay the court system to collect my money, so my policy is if I don't want to accept a bad check I should not take checks. As far as ebay there is so much fraud on there ebay is scared to death that the public will found out how bad the fraud really is on ebay. in the last year I have had 3 auctions I paid for and never got the items, I don't even waste my time to file a complaint with ebay they don't care about nothing except what wall street thinks. We all want to trust people but how smart is it to send a lot of money to people you do not know, I run around 1000 auctions every week and I tell frinds who ask me about ebay if you pay by check or money order makes sure its money you can afford to lose, because if you pay oe sell very long on ebay you will get scamed, so get either pay with a credit card or get use to getting ripped off thanks
posted on January 31, 2001 06:17:26 PM new
Never buy off auction unless you have dealt before with the person or the amount is something you can afford to lose.
Also never buy from someone whose feedback is not high enough that you can be reasonably sure you will get what you are after. There are some total jerks with high feedback, but they are usually the exception.
Scammers should be dealt with to the fullest extent that the law allows.
posted on January 31, 2001 06:22:06 PM new
I'm sorry for your bad luck...I don't care if the Post Office got a million complaints a day.....one of them would be mine! How if everyone felt like kyimportco???? I'm sorry I do not agree with that! Be a voice and don't take the stance that your voice will not be heard...MAKE IT BE HEARD!!! If I had 5 stores maybe I would feel different but $165.00 is a hell of a lot of money to let someone take from you. You may be helping someone else from being ripped off...DO THE RIGHT THING!
posted on January 31, 2001 06:37:28 PM new
I had a check bounce on me as a seller and I got in touch with the police in this guy's home town. I guess they had gotten complaints before. They were at his door the next day and I did get my money.
It is worth his try.
posted on January 31, 2001 06:49:28 PM new
Please take action, and don't listen to those who'd discourage you. File a fraud claim with Ebay for the auction items. File a mail fraud claim and a fraud claim with the FBI via their Internet crime web site. The necessary links, with additional suggestions, are provided on this web page:
