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Unfortunately the time has come to ask for the groups help! On Christmas Eve I purchased a Haltech PS 2000 off a fella on Ebay after the auction had finished via the ebay contact seller feature.


Everything looked legit and paid as you would etc. etc. Now it hasn't turned up and he's telling me that he cannot find the express tracking details.


I understand the Aus Post is under the pump so it may be delayed however Aus Post said it should have been here by now.


I'm curious to know if anyone is from Tamworth or surrounding area who would know a LINDSAY GLOVER or wife KIERRA MOYO.


Just wanting to make sure all is legit etc. as I'd rather the item and not the money however before I lodge an investigation with the Bank I thought I'd put it out there.


Digging deeper into his ebay history it seems like he sold this item last year and got positive feedback for the item


This was the listing: Ebay


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TIA.


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That sucks man.

I was talking to a mate the other day who got scammed out of $800 buying an iPhone 6S off eBay around Christmas (too good to be true and all that...)

Anyway he too had some issues with the tracking numbers, apparently the one he was given was for an item delivered back in 2014. He contacted both PayPal and his bank to lodge complaints and got it all sorted pretty quickly.

Hope it works out for you.

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Yea Ebay said because the transaction was done after the auction and just via the contact seller they do not cover it. The bank said because it wasn't done via a merchant transaction they cannot reverse the funds if they have already been withdrawn which they have.

I have lodged a fraud/scam report with ACORN so lets see what if anything they say.

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So to clear this up, you didnt actually buy it through a ebay listing by clicking buy it now, you found him through ebay and purchased it outside of their system?

How did you pay for it, paypal or direct deposit? If paypal you still have them to support you.

Did he send it registered (OK hes looking for the tracking or so he says) but did he send it insured? If so tell him to claim and pay you back.

If you bought it outside of ebay and paid direct bank deposit, well its just like buying something from gumtree, you never buy anything from there unless you can go in person to pick it up.

Your next port of call should be the police station.....and if i was you, id let him know about it.....

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Correct - I was watching the item however due to christmas forgot about it and messaged him through ebay and arranged the deal as many people to to bargin on the price. Payment was made via a Direct bank transfer as he was with the same bank.

Yes I know stupid an all however it was Christmas eve blah blah blah

Cops have been notified so we'll see what their reply is.

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Expensive lesson to learn - I really hope you get your money back or that the item turns up, but honestly: sending money via direct transfer to someone you don't know is like leaving money on your doorstep all day and expecting it to be there when you get back home. Most of the time it will be, but there are thieving fking scum out there waiting to take advantage of you. Pay for everything with paypal (who doesn't have one these days) and offer to cover fees for seller; if they still refuse then you have to ask yourself why they would do this if they were legit.

The problem is buyers get too keen on getting the car parts they want and when they finally pop up for a good price they rush into it. Have to take the emotion out of the situation and look at he big picture - handing over money to a complete stranger.

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