LongLensPhotography
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I've been bitten by a not very faithful seller for a 2nd time.
First one I had a huge item collected in person, paid cash and they somehow managed to convince ebay to open unpaid item case and award it in their favour.
Now I "won" an auction for a van. Great, I offered to collect the very next day, but they (business seller by the looks of it - lots of vans and busses sold that day) wouldn't give their address and start demanding BT 300gbp. I obviously refused and doubled down to come and settle the balance on site. On a second look it turns out they used same photos on many listings. So the camper may not even exist or perhaps is damaged or broken down as far as I am concerned. I even told them this smells of scam but they did nothing to prove otherwise.
So they refuse to talk to me in person and give me a case. Wonderful.
Now what? Will I have to stop using ebay because of such cons except very small purchases or well-known outlets? Do cases even matter or am I supposed to do something?
First one I had a huge item collected in person, paid cash and they somehow managed to convince ebay to open unpaid item case and award it in their favour.
Now I "won" an auction for a van. Great, I offered to collect the very next day, but they (business seller by the looks of it - lots of vans and busses sold that day) wouldn't give their address and start demanding BT 300gbp. I obviously refused and doubled down to come and settle the balance on site. On a second look it turns out they used same photos on many listings. So the camper may not even exist or perhaps is damaged or broken down as far as I am concerned. I even told them this smells of scam but they did nothing to prove otherwise.
So they refuse to talk to me in person and give me a case. Wonderful.
Now what? Will I have to stop using ebay because of such cons except very small purchases or well-known outlets? Do cases even matter or am I supposed to do something?