Getting stiffed.

[Rich_Franklin]

Okay so I won an item off ebay. The seller continuously gives me the wrong invoice overcharging me on shipping. I ask him kindly to give me the email of his paypal account so I can make a direct transfer because the invoice kept coming out wrong. I made a payment to his paypal and now he refuses to acknowledge the payment. Granted the item isn't more than $20 but what would be my next step if he refuses to send my item? I clearly have a record of the transaction in paypal that I made a payment.

 

[peterhuang913]

Ask Paypal for a refund and report him to ebay.
What is the auction and how much is he charging you?

 

[Metal Chaos]

people on eBay always overcharge for shipping. Small item, cost about $3.25 to ship it and they charge anywhere from $9.00 to $30+ for S/H. ebay needs a "report fraudulent shipping charges" button and a team that investigates these matters, it really needs to be stopped. When I sale something on ebay I find out how much it's gonna cost to be shipped and charge close to that amount, I never try to profit from S/H charges on ebay.

I say report him, give him negative feedback, get your money back through paypal and never do business with him/her again.

 

[Eric1]

Report him to eBay, leave negative feedback. I hate when I hear problems with dishonest sellers like that.

 

[Jorsoft]

At least Ebay/Paypal has a decent system in place for stuff like that. It can go both ways, too. I had a buyer who filed a Non Received Items claim against me even after he had signed for the item (I usually require a sig) and left me feedback! Just trying to get his video game for free apparently. Needless t say, Paypal obviously didn't let him get away with anything. Still, it takes all kinds.

 

[backup287]

Its people like that that give online shopping a bad name, when parents hear about that they dont let their kids put their credit card online....I HATE THOSE PEOPLE ITS THEIR FAULT I DONT GET TO PUT MY PARENTS CARD ONLINE!

 

[Trotter]

So far, so good. But, then, I don't buy on eBay. I use e-tailers and people on here. I know too many people who either are scamming on eBay, or have ran scams on eBay, to trust anyone on there.

 

[j12]

I usually buy from power sellers or ebay stores so usually you don't get scammed by those as much.

 

[lancec2c30]

Ya, small time sellers always make me suspicious too.

All you can really do is report him to paypal or Ebay and see if they will help you out.