Did I get scammed?

[hoyt66]

I bought something from a forum member on ANOTHER web forum. I sent the money in advance ($275) after a dozen pm's. Everything seemed right and the member was a

"senior" member with alot of posts. I never bought anything this way. He said he had only "one" of the item I purchased but I later found he had sold the same item to someone

else last month. He acknowledged payment and said he would get it out a week ago. I replied and asked for shipping info when he got it. Never heard back. Pm'd him and

nothing. What now? I don't want to air this out on the OTHER forum yet.

[Bigbull2984]

Paypal??? Can you file a claim?

[hoyt66]

Paypal??? Can you file a claim?

Yes. It was Pay pal. Maybe I can. I used Paypal twice now. The first time my debit card got

jacked and was sent to fraud dept(all claims approved money back) That was a year

ago. So now I use it and this happens. Not their fault just rotten luck!

[DEXTERITY]

Paypal will freeze the funds. Call them.

[Rsurfer]

If he hasn't replied in over a week, I would call him out on the forum. Good luck.

I bought something from a forum member on ANOTHER web forum. I sent the money in advance ($275) after a dozen pm's. Everything seemed right and the member was a

"senior" member with alot of posts. I never bought anything this way. He said he had only "one" of the item I purchased but I later found he had sold the same item to someone

else last month. He acknowledged payment and said he would get it out a week ago. I replied and asked for shipping info when he got it. Never heard back. Pm'd him and

nothing. What now? I don't want to air this out on the OTHER forum yet.

[Flannigan]

If you know he only had one, and he sold it already, I would say call him out. It should at least get your money back if he cares about his reputation on the forums.

[BobbyG]

I bought something from a forum member on ANOTHER web forum. I sent the money in advance ($275) after a dozen pm's. Everything seemed right and the member was a

"senior" member with alot of posts. I never bought anything this way. He said he had only "one" of the item I purchased but I later found he had sold the same item to someone

else last month. He acknowledged payment and said he would get it out a week ago. I replied and asked for shipping info when he got it. Never heard back. Pm'd him and

nothing. What now? I don't want to air this out on the OTHER forum yet.

Chet,

I hate hearing stories like this because this just ain't right at all!

Since you did use PayPal file a report with them, here's a link that should get the ball rolling....right over his sorry ass...

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/we...yerFileDispute

[hoyt66]

Thanks guys. Its nice to be around "friend's "

[arack]

I would dispute this with Paypal. Sorry to hear about this, but I am not surprised. It is hard to trust people on the internet.

If all else fails, post this on the other forum.

[Twister]

Sucks getting ripped off. I've been ripped off twice but not from detailing forums. File a claim and don't wait too long to do it.