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08-17-2008 09:29 PM
Item #140258069248
I bought this item for a friend visiting me from France, I used his credit card for the account but to confirn the new account info, I need to wait till Tue for his Bank in france to confirm the cradit card account so we can pay for the item !!!
Please wait till Tue for this to take place and them we will pay for the computer and hope it is mailed and received before he returns to France on the 31st. OVERNIGHT MAIL or FEDEX.
THANk YOU
If that's the case, what's the best thing to do in this situation.
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08-17-2008 09:39 PM
I would really be leery about that transaction, it goes against all paypal protection.
I would call paypal's 1-800-number and talk to one on their agents they are pretty good to deal with, and see what it is you need to get from this person, to make sure it is safe Loré
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08-17-2008 09:45 PM
It could be true.
I would still call paypal and see what you need to make sure you are protected
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08-17-2008 11:05 PM
It sounds more like the person using the card is waiting to see if it is reported stolen.
I am trying to grasp the "I bought this item- I used his credit card for the account"- and I am waiting to see if it works.
This absolutely 100% looks like a scam.
RUN !!!!!!!!!
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08-17-2008 11:27 PM
WHY didn't the person purchasing the item didn't simply pay for it with their PRE-EXISTING means of payment- and then get reimbursed by his friend?
You could suggest an e-check payment. Suggest that they get the money, and deposit it in their bank account.
Again, the less contact with a credit card related payment- especially no in the name of the cardholder, can't be a bad thing.
And what about the possibility that the friend says HE (the buyer) was not authorized to use the credit card. Too complicated- and too many RED FLAGS.
THIS IS $1000 item- asking questions is a GOOD thing !!!!!
I can see about $400 in OTHER recent purchases made by this buyer- how did they pay for those? Had they ANOTHER credit card on file with PayPal again I ask- again, I ask, why not use that one?
Of 22 items I can view- There is a trend, representing 12 items purchased, toward SMALL value- UNDER $10 items. Is this a way of booting FEEDBACK numbers?
I don't know, this may be 100% legit- but for you this is a BIG TICKET item- and caution is never a bad idea. Once sent- the laptop is gone. Trying to recover anything, if this is a transaction that goes bad, will be difficult, if not impossible. PayPal may protect the buyer- but you would likely be out on a limb.
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08-18-2008 08:30 AM
Good Luck.
Frederic
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08-18-2008 08:34 PM
If your listing states that the buyer must have a confirmed Paypal address, then you can cancel the sale but you will need the buyers cooperation to reclaim the FVF.
Personally, if I wasn't confident, I would wait for payment and see how it's being paid for, if I still didn't feel comfortable, I would refund the payment and advise the buyer that as a result of US Customes delays of at least a week and usually longer, you cannot meet the customers delivery date.
amp
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08-18-2008 09:34 PM
Thanks everyone for your comments and input, $1000 value purchase was a concern for me because the email did really sound like one from a scammer.
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08-18-2008 11:23 PM
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08-19-2008 01:16 AM
If I wanted to scam someone or use stolen CC, I would not make a beep until item in my hands not to raise the red flag.
The biggest scammers of all are lawyers, patent trolls, real estate agents. And some of my suppliers 😉
