How to deal with ebay scammers

[Oops_my_bad]

Gotta take me hat off to this guy

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WELCOME-TO-THE...QQcmdZViewItem :axe:

[localzuk]

brilliant, the scammer will get his just desserts now

[CESIL]

Just two words...caveat emptor

This is why I would never buy large items like cars from ebay

[PEO]

the last guy that stole from me i broke some of his fingers with a rolling pin

[Joedetic]

The last guy that stole from me got a letter sent to him requesting the money for the item he paid for and then paypal, in their infinate wisdom, reversed.

He didnt respond so i sent one to his parents (me knowing that he's only 16/17). They didn't respond either. Shows a lot about the character of the family and what the parents are teaching their kids!

[tech_guy]

the last guy that stole from me i broke some of his fingers with a rolling pin

Great one. Shouldn't condone violence I know but sometimes it's necessary - the git who tried to mug me in Coventry last year ended up with one of my size eight steel-toecapped doc martins in his dangly bits.

[Joedetic]

Would have been worse had you had size 12s like me

[stephenleak]

I had a "paid, but no item" problem with one seller earlier this year. I got my money back from eBay (less their administration fee). However, I still have a question ...

Would eBay have gotten the full amount from the seller or would they have just refunded the balance from their own pocket?

PS. I did ask eBay - they didn't reply.

[FN-GM]

I just got to say well done to the guy, i wonder what happened?

[Friez]

This reminds me of the P-P-P-Powerbook!

[plexer]

Come on buying a car off someone at 11pm and just handing over a big wad of cash, you're just askign to be ripped off.

Ben

[tech_guy]

Come on buying a car off someone at 11pm and just handing over a big wad of cash, you're just askign to be ripped off.

Ben

Yeah, I agree - bit naïve or what?! Still, I hope the scammer gets what he deserves. Nice one publishing his address on eBay. Hope he gets lots of hate mail!

[StewartKnight]

I only got the money back off Paypal once the loser who'd tried to con me paid up.

You still lose though, as you have to pay their "admin" fee.


I hate ebay!

[rhyds]

Ebay car buying is like buying at any other auction, you don't do it unless you know what to look for and know the weaknesses of your chosen make/model.

[tech_guy]

I hate ebay!

Yeah, me too.