Short Summer Road Trip *cancelled. Thanks Con-Man!

[IronJoe]

Wow, what a read. So happy for you that you got your cash back!

[mbonder]

Glad to hear the funds were returned and you were made whole.

[varg]

Glad you got the money back. Now you can write the cost of the flight off as a good story to tell when you're old.

[IceWhite]

Sorry to read what happened to you. I am sure you learn't a few lesson's. Glad you didn't have to pay a lot of school fees.

Really happy for you on the refund!!!

[Vtec?lol]

Ur n iderot


there you go.

lol thank you!

Hope Paypal really does give you your money back. Fuck that shit dude....

YAY!!!!

Both his and his wife's facebook is completely open to anyone. What are people thinking? Almost messaged his wife this thread.

I tagged her on insta with me and her hubbys going back and forth.

Wait until this issue is resolved. You'll want to be able to transfer the funds back to your bank account if/when they are refunded.

10-4. Bye bye paypal!.

That really sucks.

I've been hanging around car forums for a decade now, and I've seen stuff like this happen so many times. It's almost always the same pattern too. The internet is like the wild west, you have to keep your wits about you.

This is what I've learned
-don't gift money, always send as payment, eat the fee
-always have a trail to back you up
-never pay in multiple transactions, if you pay in multiple transactions you're not covered by buyer protection - read the TOS!
-never sell things to overseas buyers on ebay
-never buy things from sellers with feedback % under 99% on ebay, buyers with nearly perfect feedback will work with you if something goes wrong to keep that perfect feedback score
-do homework on the seller, google names, email addresses, phone numbers. You might find something you'll be glad you saw
-use the forum community, it's huge and there is usually someone who has no stake in it and will inspect a car for you

If you do this stuff, you probably won't get scammed. Never say never though, someone is always looking to make a slick buck at the expense of someone less streetwise than they are, whether that person is you or me is a matter of luck.

Good info!

I'm steering clear of online transactions for now. I'm just grateful I have my money back.

[Vtec?lol]

Got me funds back!

[varg]

That really sucks.

I've been hanging around car forums for a decade now, and I've seen stuff like this happen so many times. It's almost always the same pattern too. The internet is like the wild west, you have to keep your wits about you.

This is what I've learned
-don't gift money, always send as payment, eat the fee
-always have a trail to back you up
-never pay in multiple transactions, if you pay in multiple transactions you're not covered by buyer protection - read the TOS!
-never sell things to overseas buyers on ebay
-never buy things from sellers with feedback % under 99% on ebay, buyers with nearly perfect feedback will work with you if something goes wrong to keep that perfect feedback score
-do homework on the seller, google names, email addresses, phone numbers. You might find something you'll be glad you saw
-use the forum community, it's huge and there is usually someone who has no stake in it and will inspect a car for you

If you do this stuff, you probably won't get scammed. Never say never though, someone is always looking to make a slick buck at the expense of someone less streetwise than they are, whether that person is you or me is a matter of luck.

[agent]

I'm going to remove my bank acct and everything else.

Wait until this issue is resolved. You'll want to be able to transfer the funds back to your bank account if/when they are refunded.

[Mr. Tasty]

Both his and his wife's facebook is completely open to anyone. What are people thinking? Almost messaged his wife this thread.

[supermansocks95]

Hope Paypal really does give you your money back. Fuck that shit dude....

[spike68]

Ur n iderot


there you go.

[Vtec?lol]

Thank you all for not kicking me while I'm down lol. Definitely will use more common sense moving forward. Lesson learned.

Also thank you all for you comments and support.

[Vtec?lol]

That's actually a good idea. I'm going to remove my bank acct and everything else. I hate that I won't ever be able to use such a convienient way to pay and be paid.

[spike68]

Gah dang. I'm really sorry to hear about this. I cant believe someone like that would completely lie to someones face like that. I wouldnt even be able to sleep at night if I did things like that. I really do hope all goes well in your favor.

So what would be a safe alternative in this kind of situation? No deposit? I there some other service that could be used? Ive been weary about transferring that kind of money through paypal.

[Das Delfin]

OP, if I were you I'd separate your bank account and credit card from paypal asap