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'm so sorry to hear how spectacularly South this went for you. This is truly a nightmare scenario! Really hoping you are able to win in small claims court against this jerk.
Thanks to this cautionary tale, I've now learned how to block a buyer on ebay. Good info to know!