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<p>[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 500034, member: 12965"]On this one, since we couldn't prove it was a scam, I called PayPal and warned them it was a probable scam that they should flag, so they could withhold the funds until the buyer leaves positive feedback. If it was a stolen pic, the buyer wouldn't have received anything so PayPal could have given the buyer his money back but if it happened to be a fluke and the seller did have the coin (authentic), then the monies would be released and no major harm done. However, when the seller was tickled to sell it for 8K outside of Ebay, that's when things turned and the likelihood of it being a counterfeit came into play. So that member contacted someone he knew to check the bank account for the wire transfer and there were some problems with it, so he contacted the proper authorities about the situation and then sent the emails to the Compliance Department at Ebay. Between the emails and authorities contacting Ebay, Ebay finally did the right thing. However, expect to see it again. The seller has already stipulated he's going to relist it. :goof: </p><p> </p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Ps: That's the 3rd newbie scammer (zero feedback), in the last week or so, that we've gotten NARU'd so our new tactics appear to be working. :thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 500034, member: 12965"]On this one, since we couldn't prove it was a scam, I called PayPal and warned them it was a probable scam that they should flag, so they could withhold the funds until the buyer leaves positive feedback. If it was a stolen pic, the buyer wouldn't have received anything so PayPal could have given the buyer his money back but if it happened to be a fluke and the seller did have the coin (authentic), then the monies would be released and no major harm done. However, when the seller was tickled to sell it for 8K outside of Ebay, that's when things turned and the likelihood of it being a counterfeit came into play. So that member contacted someone he knew to check the bank account for the wire transfer and there were some problems with it, so he contacted the proper authorities about the situation and then sent the emails to the Compliance Department at Ebay. Between the emails and authorities contacting Ebay, Ebay finally did the right thing. However, expect to see it again. The seller has already stipulated he's going to relist it. :goof: Ribbit :) Ps: That's the 3rd newbie scammer (zero feedback), in the last week or so, that we've gotten NARU'd so our new tactics appear to be working. :thumb:[/QUOTE]
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