ChoklitCow
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Sold my PS4 on eBay to cover my Pro, buyer is claiming it's console banned, what do?
- Thread starter Vashetti
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Buyer tries to scam OP using Ebay's policies.
Ebay, familiar with this dance, covered the OP and let him keep his money.
OP wants the money and the PS4 though.
If I have this right.... that last step is where the OP lost me.
:edit:
Okay looks like they're letting it go. Sucks it had to be riddled with BS but I think this is for the best.
Ebay, familiar with this dance, covered the OP and let him keep his money.
OP wants the money and the PS4 though.
If I have this right.... that last step is where the OP lost me.
:edit:
Okay looks like they're letting it go. Sucks it had to be riddled with BS but I think this is for the best.
CyanideFuse
Member
It is for the best. The idiot doesn't deserve any more of your time but I do hope fate gets to him if he is genuinely pulling scams on people.
I get it. You don't want to get ripped off but you don't want scammers to be rewarded too. At the end of the day it's a business decision on eBay's part. They lose.
I will say this thread has seriously made me reconsider selling big ticket items on their service though.
I tried to sell my PS4 last year on eBay. It was a pain in the ass and ultimately I just held onto it until recently where I took the $175 deal from GameStop.
I tried selling it on Craigslist too, and even though I put cash only, no trades, I got all these off the wall offers for it. I just don't have the patience to deal with that kind of stuff.
I will say this thread has seriously made me reconsider selling big ticket items on their service though.
I tried to sell my PS4 last year on eBay. It was a pain in the ass and ultimately I just held onto it until recently where I took the $175 deal from GameStop.
I tried selling it on Craigslist too, and even though I put cash only, no trades, I got all these off the wall offers for it. I just don't have the patience to deal with that kind of stuff.
BakedTanooki
Member
I know how you feel. I could imagine you got a strong sense of justice. Even if you don't have lost money now, the situation is still not right, which fucks with your brain / makes you emotional.
But yeah, maybe it's better to say "fuck it" now. Just imagine the scammers shitty life, being an asshole like this. He "lost" anyway.
peetfeet
Member
Oh well, I understand why tho. At least let us know his eBay ID so we know to be wary.
DeadlyVirus
Member
End of story then...
...until he get's this PS4 banned a tries to scam someone else...who knows how many times he's done it before
...until he get's this PS4 banned a tries to scam someone else...who knows how many times he's done it before
DeadlyVirus
Member
How did he lose if got a free PS4?
Ka is a wheel.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Your saga here is more interesting than the one in FFXV.
Good job and congrats OP!
Good job and congrats OP!
I think he means if you have to scam people for stuff like this, you probably have a shitty life. Hence "lost"
Good guy Vashetti. It could have backfired.
FallingSputnik
Member
He's sending you his own banned PS4, which means you will have to file some sort of claim with Ebay, so sorry OP.
TheContact
Member
Wow the buyer's English looks like that of a 10 year old or worse
Honestly not sure how you can question the OPs motives on this. While I understand the privacy issues outlined by eBay, the OP is actually doing the thing I wish more people did. He's been made whole and most people in his position don't even ask about the scammer after that. People like the person who tried to rip him off are going to prey on others, I think OP did the right thing letting the eBay rep know he was interested in making the conman see repercussions. They told him their policy, he made his point, and now he's moving on.
And frankly even if he did get both the PS4 and they money as far as I'm concerned he's the only one of the 3 parties involved who isn't either pond scum or an enabler. I'd rather he came out ahead than the scammer break even and eBay collect their totally undeserved transaction fee.
After the time he's put in just getting what he deserved is still getting fucked.
Silent Hill
Banned
Did you ever get the PS4 back OP?
Nope
Papacheeks
Banned
Tommi84
Member
Why? OP already got the money back or at least ebay will not force him to give the money back to buyer.
Because you can't just let people get away with this stuff. The buyer is clearly a massive dickhead and deserves to get whatever nonsense can be thrown at him/her.
Chris_Rivera
Member
So did the funds come from the buyer? If so, nice, you prevailed. eBay said the item was not required to be refunded nor returned. Aka, it belongs to the buyer at this point. That is, of course if the funds came from the buyer. The hassle it costs you was covered when eBay paid the fees.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Could it have been a case of Ebay telling the buyer to send it to them because Ebay gave you the money for it?
superNESjoe
Member
Because if this person isn't punished they'll continue attempting to scam other people.
Pancakes R Us
Member
What toe? Did the PS4 fall on someone's toe?
MilkyJoe
Member
And that is now up to eBay to recover the funds. Have they not already told OP this?
Probably.
They said it's now between them and the buyer, and they would not comment on that.
That's not up to you/ the user. That's up to Ebay. The OP got their money. Their part in this situation is done. Either the PS4 or the money rightfully belongs to them. Not both. Ebay is not in the business of giving away freebies so you can rest assured that if something could be done it will. It's not up to you to let them do anything. It is not your responsible to punish or sanction people. Ebay took up that mantle.
superNESjoe
Member
Look I get it, but not everything works how it should in theory. I don't think most of you realize just how lucky OP is. EBay siding with the seller in ANY capacity is incredibly rare. They have a meme-like reputation for always siding with the buyer even in the face of strong evidence. That's why so many people scam on eBay, the service is poorly policed and they get away with it.
I've gone through damn near this exact situation in the past with an Xbox 360. I lost. I had photos and logs to prove it wasn't banned and I still lost. I got no money back. I got a penalty to my seller account.
I just think its horseshit that this guy got away a free PS4 by doing this. If eBay wasn't stepping in to get it returned to me, I'd step up my own game and get it banned. Not to say I don't respect OP for being "the bigger man", but as far as I'm concerned to hell with that. Stealing and scamming should have consequences.
