Testing the old saying, "If it sounds too good to be true..."
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Well, it turned out to be too good to be true after all. I didn't want post until I was 100% sure, so I gave the seller a full seven days to respond or acknowledge the auction. He did not.
So, I've submitted a claim. While I'm fairly confident I'll get my money back, even if I don't I'm OK with it.
Someone earlier in the thread suggested that greed got the better of me. I would say not so much greed as it was a form of gambling (feel free to decide if that's better or worse). Truthfully, I was just a skeptical as everyone else in this thread that the auction was legit, but I didn't mind putting $$$ on the line to find out.
If it turned out to be legit, I got a phone at a great price.
If it turned out to be fraudulent, I had two safety nets:
1 I qualify for eBay buyer protection
2 Paypal transaction was funded through my credit card (I can submit a claim there as well).
However, even if both fall through (certainly possible), I would have absolutely no one to blame but myself. I took a gamble; and I lost. It would be stupid and hypocritical of me to get angry over getting burned by an auction that I knew off the bat was highly suspect.
I'll post again if I ever recoup my $$$ (or if I don't)
EDIT: Just a quick edit to say that I hope my experience doesn't sour anyone on using eBay. I've bought and sold hundreds of items on eBay without incident. This isn't validation that eBay is a bad place to do business, this is a situation where the seller was fraudulent and the buyer (me) deliberately ignored some basic 'eBay 101' warning signs, and took the auction at face value.
It's akin to responding to a Nigerian government/Euro Lottery email with gobs of my personal information, or seeing a rusted out van with no windows and 'Free Candy!' scrawled on the side with spray paint...and getting in.
Additionally, I've always said if I'm going to do something where there's a healthy chance I'm going to fail spectacularly, putting my fail on display is half the fun
So, I've submitted a claim. While I'm fairly confident I'll get my money back, even if I don't I'm OK with it.
Someone earlier in the thread suggested that greed got the better of me. I would say not so much greed as it was a form of gambling (feel free to decide if that's better or worse). Truthfully, I was just a skeptical as everyone else in this thread that the auction was legit, but I didn't mind putting $$$ on the line to find out.
If it turned out to be legit, I got a phone at a great price.
If it turned out to be fraudulent, I had two safety nets:
1 I qualify for eBay buyer protection
2 Paypal transaction was funded through my credit card (I can submit a claim there as well).
However, even if both fall through (certainly possible), I would have absolutely no one to blame but myself. I took a gamble; and I lost. It would be stupid and hypocritical of me to get angry over getting burned by an auction that I knew off the bat was highly suspect.
I'll post again if I ever recoup my $$$ (or if I don't)
EDIT: Just a quick edit to say that I hope my experience doesn't sour anyone on using eBay. I've bought and sold hundreds of items on eBay without incident. This isn't validation that eBay is a bad place to do business, this is a situation where the seller was fraudulent and the buyer (me) deliberately ignored some basic 'eBay 101' warning signs, and took the auction at face value.
It's akin to responding to a Nigerian government/Euro Lottery email with gobs of my personal information, or seeing a rusted out van with no windows and 'Free Candy!' scrawled on the side with spray paint...and getting in.
Additionally, I've always said if I'm going to do something where there's a healthy chance I'm going to fail spectacularly, putting my fail on display is half the fun
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Well, that was quick. PayPal issued a full refund fifteen minutes after I escalated the claim. I received two emails. One in English and the other in Chinese (turns out the 'Australian' auction was actually based in China.
I'm glad you got got money back! Good lesson to others, be careful when buying!
I never bought from ebay but I sold quite a few items there, including an expensive item. I was always happy with my buyers and they with me. No issues there. It's a good way to reach a wide audience.
I got so sick of eBay and paypal fees though that I cancelled both accounts. I'm sure I'll miss selling, I really did find that fun and profitable.
But I sold my Blackberry on CrackBerry and was really happy with the price and experience. And NO FEES! So there are other ways.
I never bought from ebay but I sold quite a few items there, including an expensive item. I was always happy with my buyers and they with me. No issues there. It's a good way to reach a wide audience.
I got so sick of eBay and paypal fees though that I cancelled both accounts. I'm sure I'll miss selling, I really did find that fun and profitable.
But I sold my Blackberry on CrackBerry and was really happy with the price and experience. And NO FEES! So there are other ways.
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I've sold 2 or 3 LG phones, my 9530 BB Storm, 9550 BB Storm 2 on eBay.
I bought my 9550 Storm 2 and my Droid Incredible off eBay.
Also, I just won another TB auction for $388 (includes shipping). Phone seven days old.
THIS auction is legit (lots of feedback, 100% positive etc.)
Not bad!
You mean to tell me after I called ebay and reported it and once they closed the Auction they never contacted you? You had to still file a claim?
I did. I had to wait seven days too. I think they were just hedging their bets in case the auction turned out to be legit.
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