Been conned by £400 on ebay....Help !!!!!!!!!!

tysfoot

Hi,
Ive think ive been scammed, Can anyone help

I bought £400 worth of argos vouchers though ebay and bought them with special delivery

3 days later the package came, i signed for it but then noticed the package was tampered with and there were no vouchers inside

Got intouch with buyer, he said he sent them, he seemed and does still seem genine

I dont know if i will be able to get my money back

ive signed for the special delivery and i dont know if someone at the royal mail has taken the vouchers or the seller never sent them


Do i have a case or have i lost all my money

Please help

Bromley86

Did you use PayPal?

tysfoot

yes sent money though paypal

shellsuit

How did you fund the payment?

Paypal balance, credit card or debit card?

tysfoot

debit card, why do i have a case for compensation.

The thing is the guy eems genuine and i think someone else has taken it on its journey

Bromley86

Well, as eBay is a buyer's market atm, wouldn't this be a SNAD dispute?

Seller refunds and then claims from RM. If they didn't adequately insure, then that's their problem. If PayPal find against you, then escalate to the credit card company (if possible).

Hold off on opening the dispute until someone who knows more turns up though.

EDIT: Ah, scratch the CC company bit then. Your case is that something was delivered (i.e. you can't claim INR), but it was not what was advertised (i.e. it was an empty envelope). It is his responsibility to get the item to you and to ensure that it is insured in case the carrier damaged/loses/steals it. The only thing muddying the water is that you signed for it. Someone else will be able to illuminate that part.

jacksons_mum

have a look at the original listing - it should tell you weather you have £150 or £500 buyer protection

Sooler

tysfoot wrote: »

3 days later the package came, i signed for it but then noticed the package was tampered with and there were no vouchers inside

Got intouch with buyer, he said he sent them, he seemed and does still seem genine

I'd suspect the seller of posting an empty tampered with package.

All succesful scammers seem genuine don't they? ... else you wouldn't have been scammed - surely.

Premier_2

The package was tampered with, presumably after it was posted!!!

You've not been scammed by ebay ... but you may be the victim of a less than honest postie.

When you saw the package was tampered with - you shouldn't have opened it. You should have reported the matter to the RM (or the police) even if you had not noticed the tampering on delivery.

Now it's been opened, what proof have you the package was tampered with?

Seller can't claim from RM as the item is showing as delivered and without proof of tampering either RM won't pay out.

Even if the buyer were to win a paypal claim, expect a county court summons to arrive in the post as a result.

brettcta

why oh why oh why do people spend this amount of money on ebay, knowing it's a haven for scammers?

tysfoot

what do you mean court summons, i would hope i win as ive done nothing wrong.

If i claim for compensation at royal mail how long before i get my money back and how likely iam gonna get any money