eBay scam alert

[Baseball Fan]

Hey all,

Not sure where to put this, but wanted to share a quick story to make sure you also don't get scammed.

My friend bought a 1954 Bowman Ted Williams right before Thanksgiving for around $1,000. The seller sent it three or four days later and wrote a note to him on eBay to apologize for the delay and to let him know when the card arrived.

In the meantime, the seller closed his account. When the card arrived today after a week, there was a .50 cent Paul Goldschmidt inside.

The eBay seller was ajarris25. His alleged name is Adam Arris. I would give the address he used but worried it might not be his and don't want to give some innocent person's address out.

My friend is worried he's out the money. He said he filed his return claim and has to ship the item back within three days. Is there any chance he actually gets his money back, or is he just out that money considering the guy closed up shop and is gone?

Just wanted to alert you all.

[rdwyer]

I always worried about that. Anyone could claim they sent a card, and tracking, etc. doesn't prove that. That's why I always buy from high rated sellers or people I know.

[Baseball Fan]

Originally Posted by rdwyer

I always worried about that. Anyone could claim they sent a card, and tracking, etc. doesn't prove that. That's why I always buy from high rated sellers or people I know.

I wonder if there is Pay Pal protection on this? Wouldn’t every person without morals be doing this hundreds of times per day? Maybe they are.

Scary stuff.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Baseball Fan

I wonder if there is Pay Pal protection on this? Wouldn’t every person without morals be doing this hundreds of times per day? Maybe they are.

Scary stuff.

I have always worried about this. Also worried about sending the expensive card and the buyer saying a $1 common showed up.

[swarmee]

As long as he mails it back with tracking and it shows delivered, Ebay is on the hook for the refund.

[bbsports]

Years ago I was to receive a 1968 PSA 8 Mickey Mantle & instead received an ungraded 1968 Mantle with rips & holes in the card. I used a postal money order instead of paypal. The postal authorities have their own lawyers handling a case like this. I received my money back & the seller went to jail. That's why I don't use paypal using f/f because you are not protected using their policy.

[Baseball Fan]

Originally Posted by bbsports

Years ago I was to receive a 1968 PSA 8 Mickey Mantle & instead received an ungraded 1968 Mantle with rips & holes in the card. I used a postal money order instead of paypal. The postal authorities have their own lawyers handling a case like this. I received my money back & the seller went to jail. That's why I don't use paypal using f/f because you are not protected using their policy.

Makes sense. He didn’t use family/friends at least, so maybe there is hope based on what the previous poster wrote.