Thanks @cakey007. By the last count, you were down a watch and £7k... how were you very lucky?! you must have skipped a crucial part of the story!
PS: If it was a more expensive items I would have taken the time to investigate and the seller might have had a different attitude, too. There also would have probably been insurance. Losing packages is not the norm, but it does happen from time to time.
I don't like taking Paypal payments for high value items because in the event of a dispute it's too easy for an unscrupulous buyer to claim they didn't get what they paid for and take their money back. When sending the watch, I would make sure you take detailed videos of the watch whilst you package it up, weigh it and apply the postage label.
The other reason I don't like Paypal any more is that they now don't refund transaction fees if you refund the original payment (certainly this is the case in the UK now). I recently had a buyer ask to cancel an eBay transaction immediately after paying for it, which I accepted as I hadn't posted yet, but then found out that whilst I would get my eBay fees back, the Paypal fees were non-refundable. Luckily it was a low value item, but on a 15k watch, it's not insignificant!
Personally speaking, if I were you, I would try and cancel the sale.
For added security measure,
Wait for PayPal to clear payment, transfer payment to your account and delete that account from PayPal/eBay. Incase deal goes sideways, PayPal, can’t revert transaction.
good luck.
I will no longer sell on eBay. OF and select other forums are fine for me. 👍
eBay jumped the shark for me with the recent requirement to provide a SS# (US gov’t ID) in order to sell.
I dont know why complying with the law is considered jumping the shark...but I do get that selling on OF is a far better experience, although to a much smaller audience.
I didn't mention complying with the law as an issue. 😕
I dont know why complying with the law is considered jumping the shark...but I do get that selling on OF is a far better experience, although to a much smaller audience.
requiring a tax id = complying with laws
I wouldn’t recommend that. Even if it worked and you prevented any automatic money flow, you’d still be liable for the balance and have debt in your name.
What watch did you sell?
Perhaps you can record a photo/video showing the serial number during the packing process which can later be used as evidence if things go awry.
While it may be hard to believe, people are fundamentally good in nature and this type of scamming happens a lot less than we think.
In the case of a return, I would video tape opening the package along with a closeup of the watch.
Also, I am not sure what the program is by you, but ebay now has authentication policies in place and act as middlemen to all transactions (including returns) making this type of scam nearly impossible. BTW, with the new eBay authentication, returns are not even allowed as long as it is as described and the seller says “no returns”.
And this new eBay authentication program has issues as well with lost watches, lost accessories and damaged watches as posted by users here on OF. Who authenticates the authenticator? So using eBay is no slam dunk either.
