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#398266 - 01/16/15 06:16 AM Ebay and PayPal
Tom Cavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 12/06/99
Posts: 2133
Loc: Muskegon, MI
I sold my SD1 on Ebay last week. The buyer didn't pay at first and asked for the transaction to be canceled. I started the buyer didn't pay process on Ebay and lo and behold I get notice from PayPal that the buyer paid and it is ok to ship. PayPal says my funds are pending and I get a message from the buyer asking for a partial refund of 90%. Is this some kind of a scam? PayPal says the money is pending and it is ok to ship. Should I ship. I'm not going to give any partial refund. What should I do?
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#398267 - 01/16/15 06:35 AM Re: Ebay and PayPal [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
Dnj Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
stop DO NOT SHIP UNTIL FUNDS ARE FREE & SECURE & PENDING IS LIFTED stop


Edited by Dnj (01/16/15 06:37 AM)

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#398270 - 01/16/15 07:06 AM Re: Ebay and PayPal [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
zuki Offline
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Registered: 09/20/02
Posts: 4716
Agree with Donny. Also, if you do not do a transaction through ebay and use PayPal, you are on your own to try to collect.....there is no protection outside of Ebay. Sickening, as I got really burned once.
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#398271 - 01/16/15 07:09 AM Re: Ebay and PayPal [Re: zuki]
Bachus Offline
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Registered: 03/02/06
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Wayt till the money is avtually on your account.. Play it safe, take no risks
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#398272 - 01/16/15 07:24 AM Re: Ebay and PayPal [Re: Bachus]
leeboy Offline
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Registered: 10/09/04
Posts: 2580
Loc: Ocala, FL USA
REMEMBER...Paypal is crap (FOR THESELLER)...as if the buyer opens a incident...and wins,,,,they can come to you and get $$ from your paypal account.
Even if you transfer the $$ from Paypla to your account...they put a neg balance on you...then you owe paypal.

If it is lagit...he will loose 10%.
But if some how he gets paypal to give a refund you owe total.

One thing for sure,,,,IF you ship....get a photo of the SN and be sure it is on the e-bay listing OR a e-mail to buyer ALL through e-bay messages...DO nothing outside of e-bay itself.

He might have a bad on, complain it is not as advertised....do a swap when he returns it.

Good luck.
Lee

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#398274 - 01/16/15 08:48 AM Re: Ebay and PayPal [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
Sounds like a scam. Be very careful.
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#398281 - 01/16/15 10:20 AM Re: Ebay and PayPal [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
Jerryghr Offline
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Registered: 01/14/02
Posts: 1497
Loc: Buffalo, NY
To many ways to get scammed on EBay if your not careful.

I have sold all my equipment on Craigslist, and deal locally, and no problems. I've had people that have driven 90 miles to pick up a keyboards.

No shipping hassles, and "Cash on the barrel head".

Regards,

Jerryghr


Edited by Jerryghr (01/16/15 10:22 AM)

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#398286 - 01/16/15 11:17 AM Re: Ebay and PayPal [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
I've had numerous transactions on Ebay and using Paypal with no problems. You do have to be careful, but you usually easily identify a scam attempt.
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#398289 - 01/16/15 11:24 AM Re: Ebay and PayPal [Re: DonM]
tony mads usa Offline
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Registered: 01/16/02
Posts: 14376
Loc: East Greenwich RI USA
Same here, Don ... been fortunate, I guess ...
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#398295 - 01/16/15 12:15 PM Re: Ebay and PayPal [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
Bill Lewis Offline
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Registered: 11/12/08
Posts: 2441
Loc: Bluffton/Hilton Head SC USA
Don't do anything until it is confirmed that the money is in your account. You can get a personal confirmation by phone. Did that when I sold a B3 to a guy in the Netherlands.

Having my own trouble with an Ebay sale. Sold a set of Roland Bass Pedals. Buyer contacts me for a refund and says three of the pedals don't work. This is a no refund sale but I get concerned since I tested them before packing and tell him to make sure they are on a flat surface and if you look inside there is a contact adjustment screw for each pedal. Maybe they got banged around in shipping. Gets back to me and says he tried what I said but one pedals still doesn't work. I feel bad for the guy so I send him a return shipping tag.
Got the pedals back today and they work perfectly !!!! So much for being a nice guy.
I still haven't refunded his money and Ebay says they will block him from my sales and put a watch on him which may result in him getting kicked off Ebay. They also suggested I ask him to agree to a partial refund. I'm going to have to think this over. I've always trusted people and have been lucky in 147 transaction on Ebay but I guess there's always a first time.
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