I am not going to flat out say I've been had yet, but it sure seems that way. I want to give the member a chance to respond here, since they're not responding on Facebook anymore. Even though it shows me he has read the messages. As well as seek advice on how to proceed and not get screwed over.
The seller originally posted some dead CPS2 boards for sale on facebook. I contacted him on facebook messenger and told him I wanted to purchase. This was AUG 22, 2019. I am in the US and Seller is international. He asked me to pay via western union, which was my first red flag. I told him I wanted to pay through facebook messenger since that's where the deal was started. I instructed him how to hook up the messenger app to his bank account so that I could send him money that way. I don't know why but he then attached his paypal to the messenger account and not his bank. I was able to see his paypal id, so I suggested I just pay through paypal.
8/23/19. We agreed on a price and I sent paypal goods and services payment for the requested amount + 4% to cover fees.
This is when the runaround started happening. He said that he would ship the boards after a holiday on Monday.
8/26 supposed to ship originally
8/28 I messaged him asking if the boards had shipped and he said he needed to transfer the money from his paypal to his bank account... ok? he claimed he didn't have money to ship the boards until the payment cleared to his bank. He says it's going to take 7 days to transfer, another red flag.
Meanwhile he's trying to get me to commit to buying more and more and more stuff. Every conversation is him sending me pictures of things he has for sale.
9/4 Wednesday, he tells me the money is cleared to his bank account and he will ship the next day. This is the last correspondence I have had from him.
9/6 Friday I messaged him asking if the boards had shipped, no response.
9/7 Saturday I messaged him again asking about the boards, no response.
9/8 Sunday, today, I messaged him saying he has to respond or else something feels suspicious. Nothing.
Not sure what exactly to do at this point other than give him a few more hours to respond in some way or else I need to ask paypal to get my money back. There was never any tracking number attached to the paypal transaction, so I have that plus a copy of our communication.
The seller originally posted some dead CPS2 boards for sale on facebook. I contacted him on facebook messenger and told him I wanted to purchase. This was AUG 22, 2019. I am in the US and Seller is international. He asked me to pay via western union, which was my first red flag. I told him I wanted to pay through facebook messenger since that's where the deal was started. I instructed him how to hook up the messenger app to his bank account so that I could send him money that way. I don't know why but he then attached his paypal to the messenger account and not his bank. I was able to see his paypal id, so I suggested I just pay through paypal.
8/23/19. We agreed on a price and I sent paypal goods and services payment for the requested amount + 4% to cover fees.
This is when the runaround started happening. He said that he would ship the boards after a holiday on Monday.
8/26 supposed to ship originally
8/28 I messaged him asking if the boards had shipped and he said he needed to transfer the money from his paypal to his bank account... ok? he claimed he didn't have money to ship the boards until the payment cleared to his bank. He says it's going to take 7 days to transfer, another red flag.
Meanwhile he's trying to get me to commit to buying more and more and more stuff. Every conversation is him sending me pictures of things he has for sale.
9/4 Wednesday, he tells me the money is cleared to his bank account and he will ship the next day. This is the last correspondence I have had from him.
9/6 Friday I messaged him asking if the boards had shipped, no response.
9/7 Saturday I messaged him again asking about the boards, no response.
9/8 Sunday, today, I messaged him saying he has to respond or else something feels suspicious. Nothing.
Not sure what exactly to do at this point other than give him a few more hours to respond in some way or else I need to ask paypal to get my money back. There was never any tracking number attached to the paypal transaction, so I have that plus a copy of our communication.