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Online Protection

legal-eagle · 2008-05-23 11:27:18

Hi, A friend of mine was recently the victim of an amazon Scam, where bascially he bought a (Too) cheap game that was never delivered, when he contacted Amazon ther said the seller had disappeaerd. I would like to know what guarantees online selling sites have i.e seller A lists hundreds of products with no intention of…

23-05-2008 11:27am

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legal-eagle

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Hi,

A friend of mine was recently the victim of an amazon Scam, where bascially he bought a (Too) cheap game that was never delivered, when he contacted Amazon ther said the seller had disappeaerd.

I would like to know what guarantees online selling sites have i.e seller A lists hundreds of products with no intention of supplying them, transfers the proceeds to their account, withdraws the lot and sticks two fingers up to everyone.

What comebacks would the likes of eBay / Amazon have on these scammers, surely they could pursue these criminals somehow, any thoughts?

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#2 23-05-2008 11:35am

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Might get a better response if posted in online buying & auctions forum http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=583

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#3 23-05-2008 12:05pm

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i guess ebay has payer protection but not sure about amazon though

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#4 23-05-2008 3:29pm

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thats why i always buy from powersellers from ebay. you have to weigh odds. Powerseller may be expensive but they take care or reputation.

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#5 23-05-2008 3:46pm

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This post is in the wrong section. should it not be in consumer issues not bargain alerts

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#6 23-05-2008 3:49pm

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Phester wrote: »

This post is in the wrong section. should it not be in consumer issues not bargain alerts

YES, or online buying and actions even, But he has the thread already their!

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