magicalme wrote:The one Stranger Things pop I will never own - I have all the rest so it stings a little. Lol
Same here. In the meantime, I’ll keep hoping to get lucky!
magicalme wrote:The one Stranger Things pop I will never own - I have all the rest so it stings a little. Lol
DarkTone wrote:Please be careful. I heard people are spraying original ones and passing them off as 1/40.
Then again, that goes for anything on here, I guess....
Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
hawkman2 wrote:Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
Wow that's about as bad as it gets, I'd try to post his ebay username so that it doesn't happen to someone else.
Whenever I buy anything off ebay, I always read their feedback, but I've never bought anything that high before.
kickinit wrote:That sucks to hear. I would also like to know the ebay username
Kickinittt wrote:kickinit wrote:That sucks to hear. I would also like to know the ebay username
I posted it above ^^^. Lol just noticed you’ve got nearly the same exact name as me O___o
Mawhonic7 wrote:Kickinittt wrote:kickinit wrote:That sucks to hear. I would also like to know the ebay username
I posted it above ^^^. Lol just noticed you’ve got nearly the same exact name as me O___o
I’m really sorry that happened to you. Does the buyer live close to anyone you know? I always thought that a buyer had to send back the purchase in order to get a refund. This buyer got the money back and got to keep the extremely rare and expensive purchase? What a nightmare for the seller.
Mawhonic7 wrote:Kickinittt wrote:kickinit wrote:That sucks to hear. I would also like to know the ebay username
I posted it above ^^^. Lol just noticed you’ve got nearly the same exact name as me O___o
I’m really sorry that happened to you. Does the buyer live close to anyone you know? I always thought that a buyer had to send back the purchase in order to get a refund. This buyer got the money back and got to keep the extremely rare and expensive purchase? What a nightmare for the seller.
BenLo wrote:Mawhonic7 wrote:Kickinittt wrote:I posted it above ^^^. Lol just noticed you’ve got nearly the same exact name as me O___o
I’m really sorry that happened to you. Does the buyer live close to anyone you know? I always thought that a buyer had to send back the purchase in order to get a refund. This buyer got the money back and got to keep the extremely rare and expensive purchase? What a nightmare for the seller.
I hate these kind of stories. I hope he got the pop back
Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
anime23 wrote:Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
I have never heard of paypal doing that. I thought it all had to go through eBay. Now I have heard of eBay doing that but I thought wants the said its past the 30 days that is it.
Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
Kickinittt wrote:hawkman2 wrote:Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
Wow that's about as bad as it gets, I'd try to post his ebay username so that it doesn't happen to someone else.
Whenever I buy anything off ebay, I always read their feedback, but I've never bought anything that high before.
Hopefully it’s not against the forum rules for me to post a specific eBay name. But his username is:
biggato01eli
He did say in our conversations that he buys grails every couple months. Hopefully he isn’t doing this type of thing to other people... He did have 90-something percent positive feedback. But with how well he seemed to have the process down, I’m sure it isn’t hard for him to convince Ebay to remove negative feedback when Paypal rules in his favor.
You better believe I’m pursuing legal action! I can’t let this person get away with this. Not to mention it has completely screwed me financially since. I’m disabled from a car accident and cannot work, yet keep getting denied disability. So it’s been pretty much impossible to come back from the damage he did.
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Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
Kickinittt wrote:BenLo wrote:Mawhonic7 wrote:
I’m really sorry that happened to you. Does the buyer live close to anyone you know? I always thought that a buyer had to send back the purchase in order to get a refund. This buyer got the money back and got to keep the extremely rare and expensive purchase? What a nightmare for the seller.
I hate these kind of stories. I hope he got the pop back
I haven’t unfortunately. I’m in the process of taking him to small claims court though to either get it back or the funds. It’s not going to be a quick process by any means =\
Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
MasterSplyntr wrote:With this Pop being so easy to fake, how do people tell what they're buying is legit? Unless they're buying from someone they know got it at Funday's, it seems practically impossible. The box is the same as the common, the sticker was being reproduced the next day on Ebay and a can of spray paint can turn a common Hopper gold. Am I missing a telltale sign?
Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
FunkoFresh253 wrote:Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
wow thats terrible, i dont understand how you werent backed up in this case. hope it works out in the end for you
ryusilva23 wrote:FunkoFresh253 wrote:Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
wow thats terrible, i dont understand how you werent backed up in this case. hope it works out in the end for you
eBay and Paypal usually will always side with the buyer. Seller protection is a joke, so I try to make sure I protect myself and video record my packaging for something of high value. The way you had packaged it and the damage the person was claiming, it's 100 percent a scammer. It's a hard lesson to learn, but still sucks when it happens to you. Paypal recently updated their policies, so if you had to issue a refund... they will retain the 3 percent PP fee/ 4.4% if not a US paypal account. Makes me not want to sell on eBay at all now.
Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
Kickinittt wrote:anime23 wrote:Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
I have never heard of paypal doing that. I thought it all had to go through eBay. Now I have heard of eBay doing that but I thought wants the said its past the 30 days that is it.
Well that’s exactly what Paypal did. It was outside of ebay’s 30-day policy so they went through PayPal which has a 180-day policy. They ruled in his favor and literally in my email stating they sided with the buyer it says they cannot guarantee the return of my item due to “consumer protection laws”. The moment they filed the claim the funds were taken out of my PayPal account and the moment they ruled in his favor they dispersed it back to him.
Kickinittt wrote:I was lucky enough to be at table 20 in the Gremlins section and got a gold hopper! As awesome as that is, the story goes south from there =\
4-5 months ago I fell into some really rough financial times and sold my Hopper on eBay. It was packaged in a stack, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a small box, which was also wrapped in bubblwrap and in a larger 3rd box. I also fully insured the shipment.
The buyer messages me after it arrives claiming it was damaged. They sent pics and it was literally a scratch/cut across the LE40 sticker. That damage was literally impossible the way I packaged it, especially since the shipping boxes had no damage to them either. The guy said he wanted his money back and I assured him one way or another I’d take care of him. He decided he wanted to try filing the insurance claim on his end first. After 30 days it was denied. I wanted to try again on my end but he refused to send more pictures and said he refused to wait any longer. I contacted Ebay immediately and they told me since it’s after their 30-day guarantee, the buyer would have to work with me or be stuck with the item. The next morning I woke up to an email from PayPal saying the buyer opened a claim that the item was “drastically different than what was ordered”. They immediately took the sale amount out of my account, putting me at a negative balance. I sent all of my evidence and our conversations, yet PayPal still sided with the buyer. He immediately got his money back and I got an email saying they notified the buyer to return the item, but due to consumer protection laws they cannot guarantee it’s return. I contacted the buyer via email and he literally told me he refused to send it back despite having his money back. PayPal told me all I can do is hire a small claims attorney if I ever want the item or the money back.
Soooo yeah, I got scammed out of my beloved Gold Hopper Lesson learned, never sell a high value item on eBay or through PayPal and never trust a buyer you don’t know.
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