i dont trust ebay at all... even though ive never had any bad experiences/transactions. seems like its all filled with scams. can't even see legit photos of products anymore!
craiglist ftw.
craiglist ftw.
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Just got scammed selling iPhone on eBay
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I sold my old non-3G iPhone via Craig's List for $350 CDN. The guy picked it up from me, and paid cash. It took only a day, and no fees.
I've also sold a Palm 650, and a car as well -- all by either Craig's or Kijiji.
I've also sold a Palm 650, and a car as well -- all by either Craig's or Kijiji.
I think you meant to say : "You will get those offers for items with a high volume of sales and demand, like computers and iPhones/iPods."
Why did you post that you were scammed, when you were clearly NOT scammed? The nerve. Someone *tried* to scam you, but you were not scammed. Please get your language straight the next time you create sensational threads.
There is rich sarcasm here. Relax people.
There is rich sarcasm here. Relax people.
yep same here , funny thing was the sent me emails claiming to be paypal and i needed to ship the item ASAP, and when i told them thats not how paypal works and i wasnt going to ship the iphone until the money was in my account, not even 20 minutes later i got a later claiming to be from the FBI!! haha made me laugh
yep same here , funny thing was the sent me emails claiming to be paypal and i needed to ship the item ASAP, and when i told them thats not how paypal works and i wasnt going to ship the iphone until the money was in my account, not even 20 minutes later i got a later claiming to be from the FBI!! haha made me laugh
Would have been real funny -- for them -- if you had reported the agent with xxx-xxxx phone number called you up and threatened you.
Getting scammed is losing your iPhone and paying a couple hundred dollars/euro to ship your iPhone overseas and never see it again. eBay probably screwed up the transaction, but at least you still have your iPhone and they're refunding your fees. 5 days of your valuable time v. getting scammed...
Bidding was going well until end when someone with 170 feedbacks won my item, sent me an email asking to send invoice and gave me their address but within another 5 minutes I got an email from eBay saying they wiped my listing and were trying to restore the winning bidders account to its original owner. They've given me my listing fees back but I wanted the content of the listing at least to re-list.
I should have made a copy of the listing and took a note of the other high bidders as it's all gone now. I just wasted 5 days of listing my iPhone, very angry
Benig scammed would involve you handing over the phone and having no money to show for it.
I've heard stories of people getting these Nigerian guys to "prove their authenticity" by sending pictures of themselves (the "buyers") holding up signs that say completely ridiculous things that they of course have no idea what they translate to. I think I would be tempted to have some fun if the same thing happened again.
I JUST GOT SCAMMED!!!
I clicked on this post, expecting to read about a scam, and there was no scam at all!
I clicked on this post, expecting to read about a scam, and there was no scam at all!
Originally Posted by stevoeddz
the last one i received made me laugh. the guy claimed to be the fbi!!! ahahha. in the emails, there english sucks.
THEIR English sucks
the last one i received made me laugh. the guy claimed to be the fbi!!! ahahha. in the emails, there english sucks.
THEIR English sucks
Don't forget to forward all spoof emails to spoof@ebay.com and spoof@paypal.com
Good thing eBay stopped it BEFORE you sent it. I'd say you got off lightly!
Good thing eBay stopped it BEFORE you sent it. I'd say you got off lightly!
Finally, it sold successfully and legitimately for £240/$450 I'm very happy
ever hear the story about the boy who cried wolf?