paulwrxboro

A couple of days ago i posted on here saying i might be getting ripped off to the tune of £756 for a laptop i got off ebay now today iv found out i have been ripped and this fella has sold 2 laptops mine for £756 and another for £1200 and paypal responce is it was YOUR choice and basicly youve lost your money the only thing i have to go on is this MARICRUZ RIVERA thats the name on the bank account that my paypal payment went to and it may be in manchester now if there is any body that can get me an address that will go with this name i will get you
a big drink im feeling so p1ssed off at the moment you wouldent beleve i dont think they can get the mony untill the morning and im willing to make the 150 mile run tonite i know its a long shot but it takes me a long time to save £756 cheers paul

fatherpierre

Bad luck mate.

What's the item number?

Scooby96

Also whats the ebay username so we can avoid?

fatherpierre

Item number will have username......................

Scooby96

either will do then!

boxst

Hello

Maybe I am being naive, but PayPal can't help AT ALL?!

They cannot even give you the persons address?

What is the point of using a service like that if it offers no protection?

(I'm sorry you lost £750, I just am wondering how PayPal survive)

Steve.

mn_angrybeats

Is your PayPal account set up on your credit card ?? Might be worth having a word with them if it is

fatherpierre

Paypal only offer decent cover if the seller is registered to their higher level cover scheme. You need 98% positive feedback for this.

I am a covered seller under this scheme.

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Paul, hope you get your money back, ***** like this spoil Ebay for everyone.

paulwrxboro

the item number is 3471765740 i know it now says not paid but this is because paypal said they will ask him to pay the money back. as if hes going to

fatherpierre

So come on, give us the details.

There are ways of finding out the info you require if you don't get your lap top or money back.

fatherpierre

Right.

rikmarot is your key to getting back your money if this doesn't get resolved favourably.

super_si

I have not been able to complete this deal. No details received for payment.10-Apr-04 20:00

No contact from seller after winning auction! Got spammed afterwards...AVOID!!


That'd put me off!

Happen to a lad at work, was £800 im sure the bank chased it up

Si

paulwrxboro

can you give some more details of what you mean pm me or post cheers

what would scooby do

rikmarot left good feedback on a previous sale - maybe worth speaking to him...

fatherpierre

rikmarot sold him something (I think) so must have sent the item to his address..........

Give it a day or until you're sure you've been robbed and you're not getting the cash back. Then it may be worth a PM through ebay to this rikmarot to see if he'll help you out.

All he has to do is give you the delivery address.

*Sonic*

I guess there is a great big clue in the ad itself

It is a Toshiba Laptop, yet it states no refunds will be given etc, all warranties will be with Dell !!!!!!

Also it states a four year Dixons coverplan, yet further down he states 3 year warranty

edited to add, he only has 40% feedback rating too, 3 of which are negative (one from yourself) and one positive feedback no longer a registered user, and that user id was too similar to the sellers own

I personally wouldnt have even bid at all

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

rikmarot sold him the following,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=3086256794

click on the ask seller a question, ask him to look in his records for the address of the person he sent he item to, and explain why!

on a more serious note, did you not look at his feedback first? its very very poor.

jamo

fatherpierre

Don't kick the man when he's down.

I'm sure he's noticed all that now.

*Sonic*

Sorry didnt mean for my post to sound too negative

my bro got ripped off on ebay too, so im really wary about anything that looks dodgy

the thing is, I noticed it by glancing at the add, took me all of 30 seconds

I do hope you get sorted tho

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

im not kicking just stating fact.

I have said on here b4 I would never use paypal because it isnt safe, but i was told dont talk cack! what would i know, I only work for an internet bank.

his feedback is something that can only be described as ****!

i feel sorry for ya mate, but you must know, criminals operate on e-bay as well as crime sydicates. As above be nosey, find the info then pass it to the police.

jamo

what would scooby do

Yeah I would agree with Sonic - the wording on the ad is very harsh and I wouldn't attempt to deal with that person.. but hey we all live an learn I guess..

I hope you get some resolution anyhoo

*Sonic*

He only registered on Ebay a few weeks ago too

Speak to Ebay too if you havent already

Sith

If it's Paypal then it should be credit card. Your CC should be able to sort this for you. A shame this has happened.

paulwrxboro

hi idnt have neg feedback when i bid
also tried contacting prev seller no response as of yet

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

the other you could do, and its a bit of a long shot, but, if you copy his user name down, and do the search, and see if he sells anything else, get someone to buy it now, and then say they dont have the paypal facility, "even if this is his only payment option" and say ile send you cash or whatever, and get his address that way.

in fact cant you goto my ebay and then click on the item, and then payment status, it "SHOULD" come up with your address and also his! try that mate.

jamo

paulwrxboro

I know i did notice these things i guess i got caught up in the moment. When i was bidding
they didnt seem important at the time but now im kicking my self. What makes this worse is i sell on ebay and have a 1000 feedback and i consider my self streetwise not the type to be ripped off and i was thinking paypal was totaly safe having to have a bank account and credit card

paulwrxboro

cheers jamo been there done that

Scooby96

Registered with Ebay 08-Mar-04 - hmmn sounds fishy to me!