Hmm..Slightly Concerned About My Buyer...

MyUserNamesTaken

I'm thinking of sending the thing to his local Police Station.... Get him to pick it up from them (phone them beforehand and explain the situation, obviously) and have him open it up in front of them. :>

John_T_5

I think your best bet is too pull out of the transaction, you may get bad feedback but it is better than being out of pocket, and you can always explain why you pulled out when you reply to their feedback. Simply say something along the lines of 'Was advised to pull out by PayPal due to suspicious account activity'

MyUserNamesTaken

Thanks for your help, guys. I've decided to refund the buyer and pull out of the transaction. Any ideas on how I do a refund? I've already accepted the funds.


I've emailed the seller of the replicas to ask if there's any way of easily identifying his item. I've explained the situation to him. Hopefully, he will be able to help me.

smartie-rolo

just go back onto paypal, as there is a refund button somewhere.
Good Luck.

steve1905

MyUserNamesTaken wrote:

Thanks for your help, guys. I've decided to refund the buyer and pull out of the transaction. Any ideas on how I do a refund? I've already accepted the funds.


I've emailed the seller of the replicas to ask if there's any way of easily identifying his item. I've explained the situation to him. Hopefully, he will be able to help me.

You can use the 'Send Money' option in your paypal account. Then 'select a recipient'. Your customers paypal address should come up then. Obviously you'll need to note why you have sent him money.

good luck

MyUserNamesTaken

steve1905 wrote:

You can use the 'Send Money' option in your paypal account. Then 'select a recipient'. Your customers paypal address should come up then. Obviously you'll need to note why you have sent him money.

good luck

Will this refund the paypal fees, too?

frivolous_fay

No, send money will not refund the fees, and your buyer may incur fees too as a result of doing it this way!

Click on the transaction in your paypal account - this should take you to a screen with a 'refund' button on it.

richto

MyUserNamesTaken wrote:

OK, call me paranoid.

You are paranoid. If you sent it special delivery he doesnt have a hope in hell of wining a case. Ditto for item not as described if you have a reciept - he has to get a professional opinion thats its not as described. And then return it via Special Delivery too.

Regards,

Tony.

steve1905

frivolous_fay wrote:

No, send money will not refund the fees, and your buyer may incur fees too as a result of doing it this way!

Click on the transaction in your paypal account - this should take you to a screen with a 'refund' button on it.

Sorry about that misinformation. i gave. Fay is right, use the refund button.

MyUserNamesTaken

richto wrote:

You are paranoid. If you sent it special delivery he doesnt have a hope in hell of wining a case. Ditto for item not as described if you have a reciept - he has to get a professional opinion thats its not as described. And then return it via Special Delivery too.

Regards,

Tony.

Did you miss the bit about him having already purchased a fake version of the same item not 5 days before buying my genuine item? He won't be able to dispute receiving the item. He will easily be able to say I sent him a fake, as he has a fake that he can show a professional. The fact that I have a receipt does not prove that I sent him that particular item. Paypal has already confirmed this. It can help, but isn't total proof. See the problem?