Hey I-club. My friend bought some stuff on ebay and he paid through western union not paypal. and now the guy isnt responding to his emails or calls/text. He made a dispute through ebay and now it say the guy isnt a registered member anymore. He has the guy name address and phone number since he sent it through money order. What should he do???

 

get the man on him?

 

Yup call the Police and forward the guys phone number and info. You never know he could of done this before. Either way if paypal was used he would never see his money back if he claimed it. Only way you get money back from PP is to wait for the person to have money transferred into their account. I also think PP offers insurance that would refund you automatically if you make a claim like this? GL

-Gio

 

I say contact the police first. A similar situation happened to me while I was at school in Davis. I contacted the local PD and they were able to get the issue resolved. However, much more recently, I was scammed through Craigslist (part I received was not what was listed) and the local PD (Alameda County) was much more unwilling to lift a finger. They suggested small claims court.

I would contact your local PD and also try the police department where the other guy resides. I'm sure if the officers are willing to help, a simple phone call from the police department will make him change his mind about trying to scam your friend. At the very least, see if they're willing to tell you which penal code/civil code violations are at issue, i.e. what laws has the guy broken.

If, however, the police are unwilling, or for whatever reason are unable, to help, then small claims court may be your friend's best option. This of course depends on how far your friend lives from the other guy. If they're on opposite sides of the country it probably wouldn't be worth the trouble. However, if they are local or within reasonable distance, I would consider filing in small claims court an option. Often times, for most small disputes, the filing fee is about $30. There are no lawyers involved. All you do is get your evidence together, and show up and argue your case.

Before doing this, however, you may want to have your friend write a "demand letter" and send it to the other guy. Generally it's just a letter that outlines what took place, what you want to receive (i.e. your money), and why they should give it to you. You can even cite and laws to support your argument. Then you can attach whatever documentary evidence you have to show him that you have everything with regards to this transaction documented. Mail this to him via certified mail. Hopefully that will light a fire under him.

In any case, I'd highly suggest making .pdf's of whatever documentation your friend has in regards to this transaction. This includes the eBay auction page (hurry up as these things expire), scanning whatever receipts from Western Union he has, and also making .pdf's of any emails that may have been sent back and forth. Go to CutePDF.com for a free and small (size-wise) .pdf creator.
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was it a large sum of money, if i may be so bold.

 

about $150 ... he doesnt have a job so its a lot to him.

 

yes yes i see.

 

What was the parts and the link to the sale So we can watch out for others?

 

what was his seller ratings on ebay, high or low??

 

I always thought Western Union was a big red flag for a scam.

 

yup...

western union... biggest tool for scammer.

 

yup, western union is a big no no

 

Dude!

That's why Paypal is there! Western Union is the ultimate way to jack someone

 

hah yah i know , i had another friend that got jacked off of ebay through money order .. when the logitec gt forceback steering wheel came out for the ps2 haha...

 

if my friend wants to report this to the authorities how can he go about doing it??? does he just go to the local PD???