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I don't understand how that would work (mind you... I don't have a PP account... so maybe I'm being a bit thick).
thing is, this may work once or twice, but to do it enough to make it worthwhile you'd have to put in a load of fraud claims, surely your bank would get suspicious?
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
I was under the impression that if the buyer payed by Paypal Gift, then they had absolutely no chance of their money back, or have I misunderstood?
I'm not up to date on this sort of stuff... but that sounds like an obvious loophole that I'd expect the banks to be sorting.
If you were selling it makes no difference
Is this only the case for PPG... or could it apply to any CC transaction?
If it was a direct bank-to-bank transfer of money (by credit card or otherwise), your bank would contact you directly to allow dispute resolution; PayPal just inform you that you're being charged because somebody rescinded their payment and your options are:
1 - Try to go through their dispute resolution process, which is basically impossible to navigate as a seller
2 - Suck it
That's why scammers for this method; they keep the amounts low enough that to defend the charges would cost more in time than they could ever get back. If PayPal weren't involved, then your bank would do most of the heavy lifting for you.
Short version: your bank is on your side as a seller, but PayPal isn't.
Thanks. Useful stuff to know.
@digitalscream are you going to make his new usernames public? Might be useful to warn other forums that he's actively scamming again?
Probably...depends where it goes. In this latest case, he was using a Facebook account in his own name (and on the PayPal account).
Is there any way of tipping them off?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
He never was the sharpest tool (quite literally) in the box.
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Possible JC alert...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/marlemo6/m.html?_trksid=p3692
New user. Typical shit username. If you check the Zoom G3X listing he has, the picture has been nicked from this listing HERE.
The Focusrite Forte listing is a nicked picture HERE
and the Akai EIE Pro listing is also a nicked picture HERE.
All the listings are well underpriced. A Forte is generally £150 to £200 s/h.
Why do I think it's him? I tried to buy the EHX B9 he was selling using my personal Ebay account. The system wouldn't let me buy it, saying that the seller had blocked me from bidding on their auctions! JC knows my personal account. He's bought stuff from me in the past in order to get my address so he could get the police to contact me.
So I logged in with my business account and bought it from there I'm prepared to take the risk of losing £70. Ebay refunded me in the past and I am sure they will this time.
Absolutely 100% sure it's him. There's no way a new user would start by blocking people. It has to be someone I've had dealings with before, and he is the obvious candidate.