whats the buyers name so we can post negative feedback?
It's now your word against his. You could try the "weight of package" defense. As all packages are weighed, you could say no way it would weigh that much if iphone was missing.
I've actually had a buyer purchase all my Apple items for sale (~5) using Buy It Now. After receiving them he threatened to give negative feedback and open a case as item not as described unless I offered a bulk discount.
It was a losing battle and I offered a return but stated, the IMEI numbers and serial numbers better match the shipped products. I provided photos of serial numbers with my response. Threat went away.
You know where this person lives. You can hire people to solve your problem.
eBay needs to provide an added service linked with either FedEx, UPS or even USPS.
Maybe for an added $15 have the package sent to the nearest USPS, FedEx, UPS location of the buyer. Have the buyer open up the box with the contents verified by a third party before they take it home
That's the only way i would sell a higher end product like an iPhone via eBay.
I wonder if it might help to lock the iPhone with nothing but a ridiculously long passcode and Find My iPhone turned on. That way the phone can *really* be tracked as it's being shipped.
Then, when a buyer emails back to say they got the phone, do a remote wipe. Of course, a savvy thief would probably be able to wipe it themselves, but it might be worth tracking the phone now and then to prove that it was shipped and was in-transit.
take the money out of the account now. Remove you bank info from paypal and ebay. I hate scammers and don't use ebay anymore because this crap happened to me months ago. They'll side with the buyer.
I would threaten the buyer to report the phone stolen and have it blacklisted then it becomes an expensive paperweight.
If it is an ATT phone then call ATT now and blacklist the phone as stolen. Let them deal with not being able to get the phone on the network or trying to use it on T Mobile.
What happens when your PayPal is in the negative?![]()
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ATT does not blacklist phones! Thousands of phones are stolen daily and they could care less.
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Definitely don't think you should keep your paypal in the negative because somewhere in the future, it might come back and bite you in the ass. I say you go the package weight route as well as threatening to report the iPhone as stolen so it will never be activated.
This is why I always film myself putting items into the shipping box and packaging it, if it's an expensive item. Just in case.
They will NOT automatically side with the buyer! I know as I had a friend who had the same thing happen and eBay stood behind him.
Removing the money from PayPal and unlinking your bank account would not stop PayPal from getting the money out of your account. You would need to close the account and start another.
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ATT does not blacklist phones! Thousands of phones are stolen daily and they could care less.
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Sooner or later they WILL try to take it our of your bank account. According to the agreement with PayPal they can do this. If not they can go after you like an unpaid bill and report it to your credit company.
I would like to go the route of filing something with the PD but this buyer is located in NYC. I doubt they will pay any attention to some guy from Texas calling about a phone that was stolen. Plus, at this point, I haven't given the money back to the buyer. He hasn't filed an official dispute with eBay. Just e-mails from him claiming he never received the phone.
I did find a similar phone (black, 64gb, unlocked) on craigslist with a phone number close to his but didn't get an answer when I called. Possibly because it wasn't from a local area code. I'll try again later.