Scammed on ebay

stokechick16

I dont mean to blame this on you but , if you had read the whole listing then you would not be in this mess. But its happend, and its damm right wrong! Call the police and tell them the situation and dont give up without a fight. Good luck and keep us updated xxx

jasmineswhiskers

But what about the bit that says 'If an event is officially cancelled we’ll contact you via the contact details you gave us when you booked your tickets'

This is stating that you have booked tickets!?!

eva16006159

manic_saver wrote: »

No one has mentioned this but it does state in the small print

"links where tickets can be purchased from which will be the only thing sent out".

So apart from the picture which you recieved did you recieve a letter or package from the seller?

I am very shocked that ebay are not helping you with this scandal. I think their customer support system is poor and the only form of contact is e-mail.

Yeah they sent me an A4 sheet with some websites on it, really usefull! Think I will contact the police tomorrow.

jan03

Did you get them on buy it now or were you bidding on them?

headoutthesand

jamesevans25 wrote: »

Please add £5.50 for secure insured posting

If an event is officially cancelled we’ll contact you via the contact details you gave us when you booked your tickets. We’ll then explain what happens next about getting your money back.

The auction is for a picture and links where tickets can be purchased from which will be the only thing sent out

This bit alone suggests that it is tickets you are buying.

I personally think that if you took it to SCC then it would find in your favour. This seller has tired to decieve the buyer but wording the whole advert as though it is tickets that are for sale. He/she also deliberatly makes the last comment about the link smaller than the rest of the advert in the hope that it will be missed out.

Ouyt of interest - was it a BIN? Was there other bidders

eva16006159

jan03 wrote: »

Did you get them on buy it now or were you bidding on them?

I bid on them and won

jan03

How many other bidders were there, do you know the starting price?

eva16006159

jan03 wrote: »

How many other bidders were there, do you know the starting price?

A couple of normal looking bidders, Starting price was 0.99p.

DaisyBella_2

If you are planning the small claims route (which I would do).....don't forget to keep a copy of the original listing as it won't remain on ebay forever. You will need it as evidence.

Also - can't you return the A4 sheet for a refund? If you return it SD and they sign for it - could you then not put in a paypal claim with the tracking number showing a return??? The seller may not be expecting anything from you and so would probably sign for it??? Might be worth a try.

tattycath

The small print is very small but seller should not get away with it even though buyer failed to read it properly