Ebay Fraud

[cmcclelland]

Thanks to everyone for their responses. Here is a quick update:

I actually subscribe to vintage card prices and was just sloppy here and didn't look at the auction history to see that the scan was from Huggins and Scott. Thanks for pointing that out to me. I talked to Huggings & Scott this morning, and they were very helpful. Turns out that the guy who bought this card in their last auction has not even paid for the card yet, and Huggins & Scott still has the card!

My next call was to Paypal to give them the updated information. Again, they were very helpful. They put this on an expedited list and told me all I would need was a police report from my local police department, and I would then get all my money back.

Finally, I decided to call the seller. He had called me last night and acted very surprised and shocked that this had happened. He appeared to be very helpful and assured me that the package was insured through UPS and I would have no problem getting my money back. This was all before I realized the scan was stolen, and I have to admit I was very convinced he was telling the truth.

So, I called him back today, laid out the facts, and told him that I knew exactly what he had done. I also told him that if he did not issue me a refund via Paypal by the end of the day today, I would pursue criminal charges through his local police as well as the FBI. I also told him I would notify his employer since he had shipped it from his work using the company UPS account. Two hours later he issued me a refund.

Everyone is right on the money regarding the intentions of this guy - he knew I would get my money back and was trying to scam UPS. I'm sure UPS will call me if he tries to make a claim, and I will definitely let them know the facts.

Glad this nightmare is over. Thanks to everyone for the helpful information.

Colt