SCAM sa EBAY-PH

[fredzkii]

Mga co-tsikoteers, gusto ko lang e-expose itong isang scam na nangyari sa akin... napakasakit sa bulsa at damdamin... baka me maitutulong kayo...

Last week, naghahanap kasi ako ng maayos na 2nd hand na PDA phone. I saw his ad on ebay ph (http://www.ebay.ph/viItem?ItemId=280129600441) under na seller’s name “bksyiaco” selling 2nd hand o2 xda atom. Based on what I read, he had positive feedbacks, so I was quite convinced that this is not bogus. I contacted him thru mobile phone (jul 6, 2007) which is posted on the same site.
His details:
Cel No: 09278344014//Bon Kimber Syiaco//232 Benigno Aquino Ave, Manduarriao, Ilo-ilo city.
I tried to asked for a discount at the price of PhP 13000 with the original price of PhP17000. We both agreed that I would pay 13300. I paid him 13300 pesos (jul 6, 2007) thru globe gcash on the same day. He asked for another 500, I paid him the next day (jul 7, 2007). After that, he was nowhere to be found. I phoned him but the person on the other line told me that its not his number, and that the phone is redirected to him.

Mga pre, baka may makakatulong sa kin dyan... Thanks!

[BlueBimmer]

dapat talaga pag 5k pataas na items meet-ups na..mahirap yan pag shipping pa.

[fredzkii]

Medyo nag-research ako tungkol sa taong ito... di pala sya taga Ilo-ilo province, dito lang pala sya sa manila. Taga La Salle tong taong to, di ko lang alam kung graduate na sya.

[zero]

baka hindi rin yan ang totoo niyang pangalan?
ingat na lang po next time.

[fredzkii]

Thanks... I paid for the item in good faith; fault is, nagtiwala ako kaagad dun sa tao... The name is real, kaya lang, I dont know kung sya talaga yun...

[theveed]

OT Lang, it's a violation of eBay rules to contact seller and haggle off-line... Kaya nga auction eh... That's why eBay doesn't allow that because of these kinds of transactions.

[fredzkii]

Yeah, ur right, its not advisable (as per ebay) to haggle offline, I was just tempted, since the contact no (mobile number) was also posted on the site. Haay, 'have to learn the hard and expensive way.

[mhelskie]

tsk sorry to hear that bro, mahirap tlaga makipag transact online...i only do online transactions kung nde lalagpas ng 2k ung deal...pag lampas 2k na, meet up na para cgurado. Madami nang naloloko sa ganyang style, ingat na lang po tayo lagi

[theveed]

Hmm, why not try to contact Globe, baka mas may magagawa sila.

[funkngruvn]

tsk tsk tsk dami na talaga nanloloko ngayon.. buti mga kadeal ko kahit long distance transactions ok pa naman sa ngayon, mostly tsikoteers din naman.. pero sinisigurado ko talaga na hihingan ko ng id bago ako makikitransact.. pero iba pa rin talaga kung manloloko talaga yung tao.. isipin mo na lang sir makakarma din yun, mas mabigat pa.. charge it to experience na lang..

[Kanut]

di kasi available ang paypal dito.tsk tsk tsk

[theveed]

Available ang PAYPAL dito, I've been using it for several years already.

Even PAYPAL isn't a scam-proof way of transacting as indicated in numerous fraud claims in eBay (and other auction sites) in the US.

Best way to transact is through credit card so that you can file a claim

[Kanut]

it is??tagal ko na kasi di nagtransact sa ebay.dati hindi pa.

anway the best way to close a deal is through meet up parin.

[BlueBimmer]

and if big amount dapat siguro 50++ na good feedback ng seller..

[cutedoc]

hold the money through globe or report it at globe, they can facilitate something i guess.

its much safer to wire the payment, its one thing i ask when i buy stuff at ebay.ph or bidshot.com, at least i could be able to contact the bank and freeze their account in a way coz i have friends who work on the bank, and i keep my online buying to minimum, unless i meet up with the person personally in a mall or a public place.

so far, i have good encounters with the stuff i bought and sell online.

[dazedchiq]

buying things online isn't safe anymore even if you use a credit card/paypal. trust me on this one.

[Lucius]

Dapat sa bidshot.com ka na lang hehehe

Ebay.ph nakakatakot jan.

[fredzkii]

U're all right mga bro ... dumarami na tlaga ang mga masasamang tao sa mundo... it's ok to transact business online, kaya lang pag money is involved na, dapat talaga extra careful. Its just so sad that I have to learn it the hard way... But I do believe, he will never prosper, and he'll learn his lesson (the hardest way possible)... I firmly believe.

[the_wildthing]

Globe will probably have records of where the G-Cash was spent or transferred. But I doubt if they will give it to you easily. A police report won't hurt either.

[fireblade]

hold the money through globe or report it at globe, they can facilitate something i guess.

its much safer to wire the payment, its one thing i ask when i buy stuff at ebay.ph or bidshot.com, at least i could be able to contact the bank and freeze their account in a way coz i have friends who work on the bank, and i keep my online buying to minimum, unless i meet up with the person personally in a mall or a public place.

so far, i have good encounters with the stuff i bought and sell online.

Thats the problem with e-cash. Not even Smart or Globe can help you with this. Happened to a friend of mine who was buying second hand PS2 for his kid. Tried contacting Globe but they could not do anything, cash has been released to the crook.