Ok, so 4 weeks ago I purchased an item on ebay for $116. After two weeks, it still hadn t come so I contacted the seller and received no reply to the 3 emails i sent. (I allowed 5 days for a response).Then, I saw the sellers feedback score had changed from only 8 positive, to 8 positive (all buying), and 4 negative (all who had the same problem as me).I have also lodged a complaint on paypal, and escalated that into a paypal claim (which is still pending).Anyway, I have messaged the other victims of this fraud, and we are willing to send a police report. Is this a good idea, as the seller obviously has our addresses since he was meant to post out our items???I ALSO have all his contact details including full name, address and phone numbers (which I have rung but as soon as I mention ebay I get hung up on).What should I do from here, and I HATE being ripped off to pathetic thugs, and I (and the other ebay users) want out money back.
Paypal have been sounding off about their wonderful Buyer Protection (which last year in Australia was advertised at $20,000 as part of a marketing campaign - probably been reduced by now) so theoretically you should have nothing to worry about if you followed all the eBay rules. But I have a nasty feeling that they try to squirm out of paying by claiming that the seller has cleaned out their Paypal account and there is no money to refund. This is false advertising and basically fraud if it is true, so I hope it is not. Maybe someone else can offer some real life experience, hopefully positive, for you in this nasty dilemma. Good luck.
You will receive your refund from Paypal, and they will chase the seller for it.Yes it would be a good idea collectively to file a Police action, as this will carry more weight.Good luck
