jserr68594
Forum Member
Unfortunately, I think I am dealing with a guy who is trying to scam me out of $500.
I found a boat at a dealer on Ebay that was exactly what I wanted. He had the boat advertised locally for $9000. We negotiated a price over the phone for $8300 and I agreed to send him a $500 deposit. The deposit was refundable upon inspection, according to his auction. He ended the auction right after receiving my payment. I paid using a Discover card through Paypal.
I should have asked for more detailed pictures other than what he had on Ebay, but I took the pictures he provided, along with his word, that the boat was clean. I drove 8 hours to New York only to find the boat in nowhere near as good of shape as was described. I told him that I did not want it and he said he would refund my deposit. He said he had numerous other interested parties, so it was not a big deal.
Now two days later, there has been no refund and he has ignored my email and text. He has had time to relist the boat on Ebay though. Also, after researching his business name (Which I didn't know until I drove up and saw the sign at his dealership) I found out he makes a habit of scamming people. Unbelievably, he has good Ebay feedback though.
What would you guys do if you were in my shoes? Who should I go through first to try to collect the money?
Thanks for your input!
I found a boat at a dealer on Ebay that was exactly what I wanted. He had the boat advertised locally for $9000. We negotiated a price over the phone for $8300 and I agreed to send him a $500 deposit. The deposit was refundable upon inspection, according to his auction. He ended the auction right after receiving my payment. I paid using a Discover card through Paypal.
I should have asked for more detailed pictures other than what he had on Ebay, but I took the pictures he provided, along with his word, that the boat was clean. I drove 8 hours to New York only to find the boat in nowhere near as good of shape as was described. I told him that I did not want it and he said he would refund my deposit. He said he had numerous other interested parties, so it was not a big deal.
Now two days later, there has been no refund and he has ignored my email and text. He has had time to relist the boat on Ebay though. Also, after researching his business name (Which I didn't know until I drove up and saw the sign at his dealership) I found out he makes a habit of scamming people. Unbelievably, he has good Ebay feedback though.
What would you guys do if you were in my shoes? Who should I go through first to try to collect the money?
Thanks for your input!
