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

[spike68]

Ur n iderot


there you go.

[supermansocks95]

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

[Mr. Tasty]

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

[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.

[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.

[Vtec?lol]

Got me funds back!

[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.

[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!!!

[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.

[mbonder]

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

[IronJoe]

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