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Help! Amazon query

I have just ordered Left 4 Dead 2 off Amazon, but from a seller.
The total cost was £3.94 as the game was advertised for £2.

Does this sound like a scam and what do Amazon do to process payments with private sellers??

Any help would be appriecated.
(Sorry if posted in wrong place, but no idea where to put)


Thanks

Comments

  • hiya

    this isn't right place, and will be moved, but in the meantime, that is waaay too cheap!! there is a thread on here about a Tesco misprice (£15)which, once discovered, wasn't honoured, and it's typically around £35-40!!

    they say if it's too good to be true, it normally is!

    Mrs H
  • silkcutblue
    silkcutblue Posts: 635 Forumite
    edited 9 December 2009 at 7:30PM
    The private seller will probably cancel the sale
  • _Layla_
    _Layla_ Posts: 356 Forumite
    I had trouble with a seller from Amazon not sending the item I ordered, Amazon have a similar system to Ebay whereby you can 'claim' if you haven't received the item by a certain date and Amazon will either refund you, or not take the money (as sometimes they don't take the money for marketplace sales until the seller has confirmed despatch)
    Cheer up. The worst is yet to come - Mark Twain
  • JAG
    JAG Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    ice-t wrote: »
    I have just ordered Left 4 Dead 2 off Amazon, but from a seller.
    The total cost was £3.94 as the game was advertised for £2.

    Does this sound like a scam and what do Amazon do to process payments with private sellers?? Thanks

    It is a scammer on Amazon. They were a new seller and selling lots of things including PS3 games and even the console for £2.
  • I think I know who you mean - I tried to buy a cd for about £3 on Saturday. Their listing had a link to a "photo" of the item, which tried to install some kind of malware!
    I think their name was "leslie e sparks" or something similar. Amazon cancelled the order within the hour.

    It's only a game
    ~*~*~ We're only here to dream ~*~*~
  • ice-t
    ice-t Posts: 26 Forumite
    edited 10 December 2009 at 6:31PM
    Thanks to everyone. Will I recieve a notification if Amazon have cancelled the order??

    Seller name was or is " Michael J. Keiper "
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