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[suvla]

recently i purchased a cam and some followers off of a member on here i sent the moneys through paypal as a gift , he insisted i sent it that way for some reason anyway i tried contacting him and he seems to have done a dissapearing act if anyone knows mini_kel could they please get him to email me as im starting to get a bit worried about my money /camhe seemed like a real nice guy as well. im a bit gutted at the moment

[shorty]

reason he would of said send it as gift as there is less chance of paypal taking some form of charge off him.

did you get his number or some other contact details for him?
don't think paypal will be able to do too much either as it was sent as a gift and not for a product

[suvla]

just had his number and his pm on here , he has high post counts and has been a member on here for ages so i just assumed he would be trustworthy , bugger im angry now as i could have really done with the money for the nippers as crimbo is around the corner

[mikeyG]

reason he would of said send it as gift as there is less chance of paypal taking some form of charge off him.

did you get his number or some other contact details for him?
don't think paypal will be able to do too much either as it was sent as a gift and not for a product

As I mentioned on a different thread if you 'gift' the money to someone you loose your Buyer's rights and the seller has no fees.
Great if you know someone.
Not so great if your being scammed.
Surely you can get their address from your Paypal account, goggle it and give them ring or call round.
Failing that the mods will have their IP address and get you a location from that.
Believe it or not it's hard to hide on the web these days.
Everything leaves a trace.

Edited by mikeyG, 04 December 2009 - 05:22 PM.

[Jordie]

Please contact Retro 10's via Private Message (PM) and explain in full.

We try to assist in every possible way when something like this happens, but TMF take no responsibility for the transactions between members using the classifieds.

Anyone reading, always try to get as much contact details from the seller/buyer as possible and pay via a secure means. Usually paypal is the best method.

Gifting is usually to avoid paypal fees on the sellers end, but may not give you the appropiate protection in the event of a claim/dispute.

Jordie

[suvla]

ledgend! il check it out when i get home from work in a few hours im gutted big time

[mini_mad69]

Oh no, good luck getting your money back, took 8 months of pure pestering to get my money back off him. I thought he was banned from selling?

Only send gifts via paypal gift to people you know very well. Otherwise you have absolutly no cover.

Edited by mini_mad69, 04 December 2009 - 05:27 PM.

[shorty]

well mini_kel hasnt been on tmf since 22nd november so maybe something has come up

but if he isn't answering his phone, then i don't know

[captainjack15]

Oh no, good luck getting your money back, took 8 months of pure pestering to get my money back off him. I thought he was banned from selling?

That same guy??

Did you report it or not?

Hopw you end up getting your money back Suvla!!

[mini_mad69]

well mini_kel hasnt been on tmf since 22nd november so maybe something has come up

but if he isn't answering his phone, then i don't know

I got so annoyed with no having my money off him, I tracked him down too essex minis which is his club, keep ringing him. He will promise to ring you back, but never will, so just keep pestering him. Slander him on essex minis, everyone needs to stop dealing with him. Useless

[mini_mad69]

Oh no, good luck getting your money back, took 8 months of pure pestering to get my money back off him. I thought he was banned from selling?

That same guy??

Did you report it or not?

Hopw you end up getting your money back Suvla!!

Yup same guy, he ripped a few people off and took ages to get money back. Wilson1330 had a similar experience. I reported it, unfortunatly theres not alot the mods can do, I even tracked the guy down at MITP and he claimed to have no cash on him, aswell as all of his mates.

[captainjack15]

Well people can be banned from buying and selling, perhaps the entire forum!!

[Pauly]

Just phone up your card company and claim a chargeback?

Paul.

[mini_mad69]

Well people can be banned from buying and selling, perhaps the entire forum!!

Well most people will just create a new account, I know of a kiddy on here who has had around 6 accounts and just keeps ripping people off.

[captainjack15]

Well people can be banned from buying and selling, perhaps the entire forum!!

Well most people will just create a new account, I know of a kiddy on here who has had around 6 accounts and just keeps ripping people off.

This for some reason is screaming PIE!! at me?? :S