Possible Ebay Scammer? Or Am I at Fault?

[bigfanNY]

First I would not give paypal the money. I would have told them I am happy to accept a return and as soon as I receive the card aI will put the money back in paypal and send it to buyer. Now paypal has your money the customer has your card and you have......??? So what incentive dose paypal have to fight for you...???
I have seen this a few times and all of them the buyer was scammer. I stopped leaving money in paypal just because this could happen.
Good luck
J

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

First I would not give paypal the money. I would have told them I am happy to accept a return and as soon as I receive the card aI will put the money back in paypal and send it to buyer. Now paypal has your money the customer has your card and you have......??? So what incentive dose paypal have to fight for you...???
I have seen this a few times and all of them the buyer was scammer. I stopped leaving money in paypal just because this could happen.
Good luck
J

Fully agree. Further to follow the advice Adam gave below about contacting the police.

I haven't had the same exact situation happen, but have had similar ones. As has been mentioned while your "vg" description could have been more accurate - it imo has nothing to do with what's going on. If it was a legit dispute - 1- it would have been filed sooner and likely through ebay and 2- you would have had your card returned already.

[pokerplyr80]

Stories like this make me not want to sell on Ebay at all. I hope you didn't send PayPal the money they asked for. I certainly wouldn't have. Sounds like a POS customer trying to scam you out of a couple grand. He may or may not be using your listing error as justification for the dispute but I have a feeling this would have been the result regardless. Hopefully this ends with a favorable ruling.

[CW]

Many have given great advice in this thread. Pay special attention and act upon any advice offered by Adam in this thread. That is my advice. I wish you well, Shain, and hope you come out OK in the end.