Check out this linc. How does ebay keep from seeing this kind of trends and take some responsibility. This is pretty common really and nothing new so just because someone has great feedback don't mean squat
I would like to point out that seller ripped everyone off with checks and money orders. They did not use PP. Still though you are right, ebay could have stepped in waaaaay before they did.
Also true, they had great feedback before they scammed everyone. The negs you see are but a fraction of all that got scammed. Google the ebay ID and see the results.
The way sellers use PP to scam is to promise to send the item right away, then delay shipping til the buyer files Item Not Received. The crooked seller then sends a package of anything, submits tracking/delivery info to PP. The buyer has already filed INR, and cannot change it or file another claim for SNAD for the same item.
Oh my God!!! WHAT was eBay thinking???? I'm assuming all these auctions were sold within a week or 2? Surely no buyers would have bid with FB like that.
Yes Bud they paid with other means than paypal but the same thing happens when some sellers accept paypal. All I am pointing out is ebay makes no effort to screen new people at all. Its way to easy to set up a ebay account because they don't verify squat about who buys or sells on their site. You would at least think they would verify telephone numbers and addresses and ect.. At least if I am going to lose my money I don't need paypal to help take it. Googled the name and didn't see anyplace that said ebay went after the scammer just the victims. Whats up with that? Thats right I forgot they are just a venue.
We need more members whats going on?????? I know there is more than 10 people unhappy with paypal policies!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are a couple stories about that incident. One shows us again that ebay blames the users, refuses to police their own site.
The other shows a FL politician wanting to take action. That will be the only way ebay ever changes anything_when forced to, and only then.
IMO ebay is just as guilty as the crooks since they know about it, they do nothing, they make money, they deny any responsibilty. For that matter, they are genuine crooks themselves on a massive scale.
They were found guilty of patent stealing and having their day in court pretty soon.
Whoever owns the forum here needs to add keywords into the meta tags and submit to search engines. Another thing would be to post links to it everywhere possible.google groups alt.anti-ebay may be a good spot for one
Over at paypalsucks.com there are 12 thousand and some odd registered members, so there is no shortage of PP victims. Too bad there is something wrong with the log in at the paypalsucks site.
Last I noticed any links to here from at over you know where got pulled right away.
I love selling on eBay but it's really a shame that no matter what "in my opinion" there will always be scams going on. Remember this is the internet & prime ground for scam artists & other numerous criminal activities. It is now & it will always be, the same way scam artists target older people on home repairs, "the traveling scammer", as long as there are people to scam there will be someone there to try & scam them.
That user was just straight scamming people, "maybe after his legit business fell apart", giving him the benefit of the doubt as he was operating a legitimate good eBay business for some time with great feedback & happy customers. or........
The account could have been hacked without the real account holder ever knowing a thing. "once in an account the email, password & security question can be changed thus if you quit using your account how would you ever know it was happening". Email notices would go to where ever the hacker changed it too & the real user would be locked out of his/her account + would not know the security question nor any of the info needed to get back in the account.
I suspect this sort of thing because they were not using PayPal but just Western Union, cashiers checks, money orders, personal checks & cash. They easily could have the payments sent in any name, "maybe another unsuspecting victim or victims", + paid them a very small percentage to cash/collect the payments?
I bet "he" or whoever made a good $60K off that one, if my equation is correct??
I've know about this since it started back in December but I have never really heard any resolution or arrests or anything for that matter.
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