Scam alert

[87gpe]

Could you answer me this? When i sell something, I prefer to accept Venmo, cash app, paypal F&F, BUT I also leave it to the buyer on what they feel comfortable with, i will only buy with paypal G&S. And this is why, when I worked for a shop (that's actually on this site but was before the Supra came out) we would ship off items they would show dropped off the "customer" would state they didn't receive it. we would lose the money and the "customer" would have his money and most likely the product. If I ship something paid with G&S and they file a claim saying they didn't receive it, I'm screwed right?

With my Mustang stuff, luckily everything worked great, the most expensive part was an Corsa exhaust, and it went smooth, I have 1 last item left (2300$ Mantic clutch) but I don't want to mail it as I'm worried the buyer will just claim it didn't come and I'm out my clutch and the money. Is that how it works for us?

Require recipient signature on high dollar items. Personally, I prefer to sell local when I can, but if it’s not locally then most car forums will have folks that will vouch for sellers AND buyers which can give you some peace of mind.

This particular guy screamed scam from the start, so unfortunate he got taken for a ride, but at least he has buyer protection.

eBay really screwed sellers long ago, we used to sell a ton but between eBay and PayPal it was hard to win any dispute as a seller, plus you could never leave negative feedback anymore, only receive it.

I sold an iMac one time, shipped across the country only for the guy to claim it no longer worked and demand a refund. I immediately thought scam or idiot, but I had all the details of precisely what I sent him and asked him to ship it back. He did and it worked fine, so seemed like buyers remorse but I hate dealing with high dollar items online ever since.

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[MR_X]

Knew there was something wrong when I asked him some questions and asked him to text me but he refused to text me.

 

[YOTA_IL]

I just had that feeling he was a scammer when I didn’t see the bluetooth in the photo then when I asked him to show me it, he didn’t and told me I wasn’t a serious buyer. No actually it was he didn’t have it to show so he figured he would pray on someone else as he probably thought I caught onto him.

Sorry bud, hope you get your money back!

 

[dhcooper]

His photos were quite convincing too..

Yeah he had some posts that I checked out as well that made me believe he was new but legit.

 

[dapimpee]

This guy @LaStar ghosted me after I sent him money via Venmo for a JB4. Luckily I paid for it using goods and services but now I have to wait up to 30 days to get my money back. He refused to respond to any of my messages and even took his profile pic down. Beware

Kick his ass

 

[FlynnZero]

The Admin did the right thing and banned him. He will pop up with another fake handle.

 

[NitroYellowMKV]

I was pumped at the $1,350 price For his AWE exhaust then clicked his profile and exhaled a large NOPE.

Do.
Your.
Due.
Diligence.
And especially don’t ignore red flags. There’s no foot to stand on if you don’t.

I paid a good amount less then that for my AWE touring from a fellow forum member a while back.

 

[eastwest2300]

Been there done that, getting scammed sucks, from what I've seen on here, folks (minus this idiot) have been pretty up front. I think we all would like to keep it that way.

 

[tadda]

So the lesson learned here once again is...

Avoid sales from those with single digit post counts in which all posts have just been "for sale" items, and who has only been a member for a few weeks...

 

[JOutterbridge]

OP in this case is fine. He used Venmo Goods and Services. (PayPal owns Venmo it's the same shit, I also worked for Venmo/PayPal - ask me anything? lol).

Venmo and PayPal are fine. Just don't use Zelle as they will NOT refund anything as it is designed for family only.

 

[SoDakMk5]

Sucks that happened but glad your gonna get your $$ back. Along with checking all those things mentioned b4 a paper with the items photos with their username and current or recent date

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