To all KKF family,
If you are buying or selling through PayPal (especially selling in this case), be very careful with the little details to avoid scam.
As we want to trust everyone here with 100% of our heart and soul, PayPal do not.
Big thanks to the friend who saved my uss.
Few tips I will give:
1. Only sell to people you trust, or ask around to do a credit check before process.
2. Confirm the address on PayPal and the address he/she asked you to sent to are the same, otherwise no protection for the seller.
3. Be extra careful with international purchase/ sale. Often means less protection.
4. Actually read BST rules.
Below is my story:
In need of cash to cover some bills, I posted a knife for sale around thanksgiving time. the buyer with the highest Offer asked me to do a bundle deal with another knife of my.
After confirming the purchase, he issued me 50% down payment then the other 50% the following Monday (both business purchase).
The buyer is from Brazil (PayPal shows Brazil) but asked me to ignore the address and ship to his vacation home in Miami FL USA. As he will be there during Christmas, his building front desk will receive the knife and hold it for him till arrival.
I then shipped out the knife today at noon.
Shortly in the afternoon I was reached by a friend raising concerns about how fishy this might be base on buyer’s previous posts and reactions.
I contacted PayPal, and PayPal explained to me how I will not be protected due to shipping to a different address than what showed on PayPal account; even with email and DM conversation history they can’t proof if it’s the same person. The PayPal representative claims that this can very possibly be a oversea scam and suggested me to go chase my package back.
In result I got to the USPS 15min before the truck leaves and got my knives back. Woohoo!
I then reached out to the buyer and explain the situation to him and told him to change the address on the account or pay me Friends and family, I will cover all the lost in fees. As he continually refused to accept the refund and came up with fishy excuses, I have pretty much got my mind settled.
In this event I lost 73dollars in shipping, and now gotta try to figure out how to get all the money back within a day. But looking on the bride side I didn’t loose two knives and leave some bad taste in my mouth.
Thanks again for the friend who came and woke me up.
I don’t want to mention any names here as I don’t have 100% proof if the buyer is a scam, There is no need to damage anyone’s reputation here without proof.
BR
If you are buying or selling through PayPal (especially selling in this case), be very careful with the little details to avoid scam.
As we want to trust everyone here with 100% of our heart and soul, PayPal do not.
Big thanks to the friend who saved my uss.
Few tips I will give:
1. Only sell to people you trust, or ask around to do a credit check before process.
2. Confirm the address on PayPal and the address he/she asked you to sent to are the same, otherwise no protection for the seller.
3. Be extra careful with international purchase/ sale. Often means less protection.
4. Actually read BST rules.
Below is my story:
In need of cash to cover some bills, I posted a knife for sale around thanksgiving time. the buyer with the highest Offer asked me to do a bundle deal with another knife of my.
After confirming the purchase, he issued me 50% down payment then the other 50% the following Monday (both business purchase).
The buyer is from Brazil (PayPal shows Brazil) but asked me to ignore the address and ship to his vacation home in Miami FL USA. As he will be there during Christmas, his building front desk will receive the knife and hold it for him till arrival.
I then shipped out the knife today at noon.
Shortly in the afternoon I was reached by a friend raising concerns about how fishy this might be base on buyer’s previous posts and reactions.
I contacted PayPal, and PayPal explained to me how I will not be protected due to shipping to a different address than what showed on PayPal account; even with email and DM conversation history they can’t proof if it’s the same person. The PayPal representative claims that this can very possibly be a oversea scam and suggested me to go chase my package back.
In result I got to the USPS 15min before the truck leaves and got my knives back. Woohoo!
I then reached out to the buyer and explain the situation to him and told him to change the address on the account or pay me Friends and family, I will cover all the lost in fees. As he continually refused to accept the refund and came up with fishy excuses, I have pretty much got my mind settled.
In this event I lost 73dollars in shipping, and now gotta try to figure out how to get all the money back within a day. But looking on the bride side I didn’t loose two knives and leave some bad taste in my mouth.
Thanks again for the friend who came and woke me up.
I don’t want to mention any names here as I don’t have 100% proof if the buyer is a scam, There is no need to damage anyone’s reputation here without proof.
BR