Ever been screwed over on ebay?, cuz i have Options

[SlowCelica94]

So I won an AFC2 auction and the guy wanted to do a wire transfer to malayasia. So I did, and he said he shipped it out. Then today this emai lfrom ebay:

The following is a notice from eBay Trust & Safety regarding:

Item Number - 7980591486
Item Title - USED APEXi S-AFC II SUPER AIR FLOW CONVERTER

Our records show that you were a bidder on this item. We recently removed this listing and have suspended the seller's trading privileges. Due to privacy concerns we will not be able to share further details related to this seller.

If someone claiming to be the seller asks you to complete a transaction outside of eBay, we strongly recommend that you ignore the request. Transactions for items listed on eBay that are completed outside of the eBay marketplace are not covered by the Buyer Protection services offered by eBay and can be highly indicative of fraud.

If you have not sent payment to the seller, we urge you to not proceed with the transaction.

If you have already paid, you may wish to pursue recouping your funds. Some steps you might take include:

1. Ask the seller for a refund
2. If you paid by check, ask your bank to stop payment
3. If you paid by credit card, contact your credit card company's security department
4. If you have made a payment by money order or wire transfer, you may contact that company for further information at 1-800-325-6000 (Western Union), or at 1-800-926-9400 (Money Gram)
5. If you paid with PayPal, review the Buyer Complaint Process at:

/csg/p?www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/protections-buyer-outside

6. Review eligibility requirements for eBay's standard purchase protection program at:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/isgw...quirements.html

There are many tips on how to protect yourself with any Internet transaction in the eBay Security Center located at:

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Our goal is to ensure that your eBay experience is safe so that you can buy confidently. It is rare that something goes wrong with a transaction on eBay, but we're here to help you protect yourself in the event it does. If you have any questions, please reply directly to this email.

Regards,
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anyone had issues with ebay? Did you get them resolved?

[creis]

on big buys, always get buyer protection from paypal, ALWAYS. (anything over $50 is when i go for it....)

[ScoobyDooCruiser]

on big buys, always get buyer protection from paypal, ALWAYS. (anything over $50 is when i go for it....)
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The paypal buyer protection is kinda a scam by the way. I tried to get my money back from them, and after wasting too many hours filling things out and answering questions and the like, and waiting like a month, I got the reply (paraphrased slightly) from paypal: "You are right. He owes you money. So, as soon as he leaves money in his account, we will give it to you." Like the scammer ever leaves a balance just sitting in his paypal account. He would have to be stupd to do that. And paypal won't take it out of his bank account or credit card that they have on file because thats a "privacy breach" or something like that.

Credit card companies will ususally help. If you paid with Credit card, they can get your money back. The paypal buyer protection is bull. Read the fine print.