Re: Fraud Victim advice
No I wasn't verified. It's something I'll obviously have to change to avoid this in the future. I just find it very scary how easy it is to defraud someone with a chargeback.
Mike
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Re: Fraud Victim advice
A similar thing happened to me on an arod batting glove, it went for a little over $200 and about a month later the guy filed a chargeback. I had saved the tracking numbers and i sent them to paypal, within a few days paypal took the hold off and gave me my money back. I was covered under the seller protection plan and it didnt matter what the buyers card decided. Are you a verified and confirmed paypal member? if so you should have beem protected also.Leave a comment:
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Fraud Victim advice
Hey guys,
I'm looking for some legal or helpful advice on an ebay/paypal transaction I had for about $125 a couple months ago.
I sold a jersey on ebay and the buyer paid through paypal. A few weeks after the transaction, paypal sent me an email issuing a Chargeback. A Chargebacks occur when buyers ask their credit card company to reverse a transaction that has already been approved. I firmly believe I am a victim of Chargeback fraud which is when a buyer reports that someone else has illegally used their credit card information to make a transaction.
The thief will make a legitimate purchase and then claim that they never authorized the transaction. I was able to show proof of delivery and the buyer even tried to resell the item on ebay. The buyer was eventually kicked off ebay. In the end the buyers credit card company ruled in his favor and I now owe paypal $125 and my jersey is gone. Even with all my evidence I didn't have a prayer.
It's a pretty pathetic story and shows how easy it is get ripped off. Anyone have any history or advice on how to fight back. I really don't care that much about the money. I just want the buyer to burn.
Mike
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