owlsman Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Hi, i recently put a mobile phone up for sale on eBay. Here is a LINK to a thread on here. Ive been scammed and i am now expected to pay fees of £37.83 because of how much it has apparently sold for!! Here is an email i got from the "winning" bid. Hi there, I'm happy to win the auction for your item. I have been looking for exactly something like this for my sister.Actually, i'm giving it to her as her birthday gift. lm must have mistakely 999 instead of £99 (sorry) lm will to pay £50 ( postage and packaging via Royal Mail International Signed For) included I apologise for having to tell you to ship out of UK, my regrets. I only just learnt she has just travelled overseas on an official assignment. She's a reporter. I believe you would be kind enough to help me ship this item to her. Her shipping info is : Lucy Shine c/o AMOO O.S P.O.box 24742 Mapo, Ibadan,Oyo state. 23402 Nigeria. West Africa. If you have any worries whatsoever, please take a look at my 100% positive feedback. I promise to leave a good feedback for you when we conclude this sale. I want you to do me a favour. Her favorite color is pink. So could you use a pink paper to wrap it? Thank you. Many regards, Danny xx Does anyone know how i can claim back my fee's i owe and how to report the user?? Ive only just registered and im a little new to it all. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirty30 Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 You've already received my advice, but I'm interested to see what some others advise as I haven't used ebay for long either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carcrash Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 It is a scam. Do a search. Here's one that similar. http://iain.cx/words/ebay/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsman Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 I know its a scam, i just dont want eBay taking nearly £40 off me for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklygem Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 That sounds very dodgy. First of all, if he says he put £999, how come the only bid he placed was for over a grand? If you dont get all the money for it (which i can almost guarantee you wont), open up an unpaid dispute after 7 days, then i think they have a futher 7 days to respond to it, after which time if youve not got your money you can get a refund of your fees. Ive just had to request my fees back for something i sold on there a few weeks ago that they didnt pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsman Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 That sounds very dodgy. First of all, if he says he put £999, how come the only bid he placed was for over a grand? If you dont get all the money for it (which i can almost guarantee you wont), open up an unpaid dispute after 7 days, then i think they have a futher 7 days to respond to it, after which time if youve not got your money you can get a refund of your fees. Ive just had to request my fees back for something i sold on there a few weeks ago that they didnt pay for. Oh great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dardandec Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 In my ebay, at the bottom click on "Help" then on the left click "safety centre" then click on "report another problem" and take it from there. Hope this works for you and good look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsman Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 In my ebay, at the bottom click on "Help" then on the left click "safety centre" then click on "report another problem" and take it from there. Hope this works for you and good look Thanks matey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansforyou Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Try contacting ebay via their live help system here this thread might also prove useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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