FabSwingers.com mobile

Join us FREE, we're FREE to use

Web's largest swingers site since 2006.

Already registered?
Login here

Back to forum list
Back to The Lounge

Scammers on market place ?

Jump to newest
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

What’s the deal with this ?

Advertised some furniture and I had a message virtually straight away. Said is this available? I said yeah. They said will send a ups postman tomorrow with cash . Named a time , I didn’t reply. Then I got a line of question marks . Blocked them now

Could tell it was dodgy but can’t think what they were trying to achieve ?

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes get it all the time. It's like they are waiting and ready to send thatessage as soon as something pops up. Then you have the idiots who lowball you and you think I'd rather take it to the charity shop than five it to you for that

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Their profile states they live in a foreign country so not as simple as someone turns up for said item with fake money

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Yes get it all the time. It's like they are waiting and ready to send thatessage as soon as something pops up. Then you have the idiots who lowball you and you think I'd rather take it to the charity shop than five it to you for that "

Got another dodgy one now ffs

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its always fpr some ridiculous huge piece of furniture too that would never fit in a ups parcel. I normally get blocked when I tell them this

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not checked marketplace for ages ever since I saw 3 left over fish fingers for sale

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Its always fpr some ridiculous huge piece of furniture too that would never fit in a ups parcel. I normally get blocked when I tell them this "

I’ve just said to one when she said ‘ it’s simple to understand, I send van, you give property, you get cash ‘ i said ‘ it’s simple to understand no thanks and sod off ‘ not as nicely as that though

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Not checked marketplace for ages ever since I saw 3 left over fish fingers for sale "

Hahaha

Come on where am I going to get rid of this furniture then? At this rate I’ll be having a bonfire

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Its always fpr some ridiculous huge piece of furniture too that would never fit in a ups parcel. I normally get blocked when I tell them this

I’ve just said to one when she said ‘ it’s simple to understand, I send van, you give property, you get cash ‘ i said ‘ it’s simple to understand no thanks and sod off ‘ not as nicely as that though "

They are always at work that day so cant collect, I usually reply I will wait for their day off and they get furious

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive yet to work out what the scam is though what they get from it. Most odd

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *cunnylassCouple
over a year ago

Exeter

We've had this several times when we've been selling things.It's an instant block!

M and M

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Ive yet to work out what the scam is though what they get from it. Most odd"

I know I don’t get it

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"We've had this several times when we've been selling things.It's an instant block!

M and M"

I’ve had 2 I’ve blocked so far lol

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Not checked marketplace for ages ever since I saw 3 left over fish fingers for sale

Hahaha

Come on where am I going to get rid of this furniture then? At this rate I’ll be having a bonfire "

It’s not long now til the day

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *istalloverCouple
over a year ago

Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance

We don't buy off market place now.

1 the new 4g tv antenna with a 5k mile radius, very convincing so I bought it , plugged it I, 18 channels

Expensive coathanger that was ,

Bought a swimming pool cleaner don't get exited, just for a bestway pool, solar no batteries needed etc

Paid in July , never arrived

If its not on Amazon we go without now

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ndynot321Man
over a year ago

Letchworth

They would have then sent you a message from the courier a bit later on asking you to pay for the courier fee / extra insurance or similar.

There would have been a reason why they could not do it and they had given the courier the extra money to give to you as well.

Soon as you paid it online they are gone.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Not checked marketplace for ages ever since I saw 3 left over fish fingers for sale

Hahaha

Come on where am I going to get rid of this furniture then? At this rate I’ll be having a bonfire

It’s not long now til the day "

Good timing eh

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"They would have then sent you a message from the courier a bit later on asking you to pay for the courier fee / extra insurance or similar.

There would have been a reason why they could not do it and they had given the courier the extra money to give to you as well.

Soon as you paid it online they are gone."

Ahhhh makes sense

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What’s the deal with this ?

Advertised some furniture and I had a message virtually straight away. Said is this available? I said yeah. They said will send a ups postman tomorrow with cash . Named a time , I didn’t reply. Then I got a line of question marks . Blocked them now

Could tell it was dodgy but can’t think what they were trying to achieve ?

"

I did have something similar happen a couple of years ago. I was selling a large item and they wanted to send a courier who would fetch cash..I blocked them straight away. So the scams been doing the rounds a while. I stick to eBay and Amazon mostly..

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Same scam here in Spain! I'm in Vera and get people from Madrid wanting to buy some furniture and send a courier! Don't make sense lol. I vet people fall for it though

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

[Removed by poster at 18/10/22 19:02:07]

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There seem to be a lot of scammers on Amazon at the moment. I ordered a few things on Amazon and I received items which I did not order.

I got in contact with the seller and said I have received an item which I did not order please can you send me the item I ordered?

They wrote back. Please return the item we posted incorrectly. You need to pay for postage and packaging and we will refund the item sent out incorrectly.

I replied back, I want the items I ordered. I will send back the item that is not what I ordered and you can pay for postage and packing yourself because it is your error.

They replied sorry for the inconvenience, but the order you've placed is correct. If you are not happy with what you've ordered, please return it back to us by paying postage and packaging and we will refund you for the item returned. They offered me £12. My order cost me £79.

In the end, I finally got in contact with Amazon. I expressed my concerns and problem with the order along with photographs of the item that I received. I also said that they want me to pay postage and they will give me a refund for something which I did not order cost £12 and not the full refund of £79.

As the seller tried to scam me. Amazon ordered them to pay for the return of the order. Pay for the postage and packaging. And give me the correct refund cost. They sent a Courier out to collect the item, I was provided with tracking information when the seller received the item. They issued the correct refund and also added another £25 postage which I did not pay. So I had a payment of £104. Instead of £79.

I am guessing you're quite confused with this post, but I think that was the main intention, to confuse the customer. They didn't realise that I work in retail, so I know all the tricks and know how to get things sorted.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What’s the deal with this ?

Advertised some furniture and I had a message virtually straight away. Said is this available? I said yeah. They said will send a ups postman tomorrow with cash . Named a time , I didn’t reply. Then I got a line of question marks . Blocked them now

Could tell it was dodgy but can’t think what they were trying to achieve ?

"

Someone on a community group had something similar, the “buyer” was in Ireland, they wanted to ‘send a courier’ to pick up the item, but then later said the courier wanted £100 cash but since they were in ‘Ireland’ they couldn’t get the money to him, so could she give him the money & they’d include the £100 when they paid for the item…. They then changed this to a £100 gift card…. To be handed to the courier. Total scam, she blocked the ‘buyer’ but someone said had she gone through with it, they’d have waited until the driver had the item & the gift card, then they’d cancel the goods, they would have dumped the goods (a buggy in this case) and kept the voucher.

I don’t trust Market Place & would never use it. Always use Gumtree - but would never get a pet off gumtree

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There seem to be a lot of scammers on Amazon at the moment. I ordered a few things on Amazon and I received items which I did not order.

I got in contact with the seller and said I have received an item which I did not order please can you send me the item I ordered?

They wrote back. Please return the item we posted incorrectly. You need to pay for postage and packaging and we will refund the item sent out incorrectly.

I replied back, I want the items I ordered. I will send back the item that is not what I ordered and you can pay for postage and packing yourself because it is your error.

They replied sorry for the inconvenience, but the order you've placed is correct. If you are not happy with what you've ordered, please return it back to us by paying postage and packaging and we will refund you for the item returned. They offered me £12. My order cost me £79.

In the end, I finally got in contact with Amazon. I expressed my concerns and problem with the order along with photographs of the item that I received. I also said that they want me to pay postage and they will give me a refund for something which I did not order cost £12 and not the full refund of £79.

As the seller tried to scam me. Amazon ordered them to pay for the return of the order. Pay for the postage and packaging. And give me the correct refund cost. They sent a Courier out to collect the item, I was provided with tracking information when the seller received the item. They issued the correct refund and also added another £25 postage which I did not pay. So I had a payment of £104. Instead of £79.

I am guessing you're quite confused with this post, but I think that was the main intention, to confuse the customer. They didn't realise that I work in retail, so I know all the tricks and know how to get things sorted. "

So did you pay them back the £25 that you hadn’t paid?

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There seem to be a lot of scammers on Amazon at the moment. I ordered a few things on Amazon and I received items which I did not order.

I got in contact with the seller and said I have received an item which I did not order please can you send me the item I ordered?

They wrote back. Please return the item we posted incorrectly. You need to pay for postage and packaging and we will refund the item sent out incorrectly.

I replied back, I want the items I ordered. I will send back the item that is not what I ordered and you can pay for postage and packing yourself because it is your error.

They replied sorry for the inconvenience, but the order you've placed is correct. If you are not happy with what you've ordered, please return it back to us by paying postage and packaging and we will refund you for the item returned. They offered me £12. My order cost me £79.

In the end, I finally got in contact with Amazon. I expressed my concerns and problem with the order along with photographs of the item that I received. I also said that they want me to pay postage and they will give me a refund for something which I did not order cost £12 and not the full refund of £79.

As the seller tried to scam me. Amazon ordered them to pay for the return of the order. Pay for the postage and packaging. And give me the correct refund cost. They sent a Courier out to collect the item, I was provided with tracking information when the seller received the item. They issued the correct refund and also added another £25 postage which I did not pay. So I had a payment of £104. Instead of £79.

I am guessing you're quite confused with this post, but I think that was the main intention, to confuse the customer. They didn't realise that I work in retail, so I know all the tricks and know how to get things sorted.

So did you pay them back the £25 that you hadn’t paid? "

no, I'm keeping that. they shouldn't try to scam people. In the end, it's their fault, not mine.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There seem to be a lot of scammers on Amazon at the moment. I ordered a few things on Amazon and I received items which I did not order.

I got in contact with the seller and said I have received an item which I did not order please can you send me the item I ordered?

They wrote back. Please return the item we posted incorrectly. You need to pay for postage and packaging and we will refund the item sent out incorrectly.

I replied back, I want the items I ordered. I will send back the item that is not what I ordered and you can pay for postage and packing yourself because it is your error.

They replied sorry for the inconvenience, but the order you've placed is correct. If you are not happy with what you've ordered, please return it back to us by paying postage and packaging and we will refund you for the item returned. They offered me £12. My order cost me £79.

In the end, I finally got in contact with Amazon. I expressed my concerns and problem with the order along with photographs of the item that I received. I also said that they want me to pay postage and they will give me a refund for something which I did not order cost £12 and not the full refund of £79.

As the seller tried to scam me. Amazon ordered them to pay for the return of the order. Pay for the postage and packaging. And give me the correct refund cost. They sent a Courier out to collect the item, I was provided with tracking information when the seller received the item. They issued the correct refund and also added another £25 postage which I did not pay. So I had a payment of £104. Instead of £79.

I am guessing you're quite confused with this post, but I think that was the main intention, to confuse the customer. They didn't realise that I work in retail, so I know all the tricks and know how to get things sorted.

So did you pay them back the £25 that you hadn’t paid?

no, I'm keeping that. they shouldn't try to scam people. In the end, it's their fault, not mine."
it's called karma.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

[Removed by poster at 18/10/22 19:35:31]

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got scammed on eBay, bought a new antenna for my car as some scumbag child had nicked mine. (How did I know it was a kid? Foot prints on the bonnet) I ordered one for a VW Polo… they sent one for a BMW . Unfortunately I was in hospital when it arrived for over 3 weeks, so the time window had closed, eBay didn’t want to know, PayPal didn’t want to know, & the company kept insisting it would fit… it didn’t - I’d tried. So I got in touch with trading standards, they said I had to write a letter giving them 14 days to resolve this, or I would then take it further. I did that, no joy, so went back to TS, they got on to it, passed it over to the team who was in the companies area, they went to the address given to me, that was on both the receipt of the item and their account on eBay….. the address didn’t exist, it was actually a grazing field in the middle of nowhere, four weeks later they tracked them down to a rented garage (the kind you put your car in overnight) & ordered them to refund me for the wrong order sent. They also closed them down as obviously they weren’t a business, they were taking pics of things in shops like Halfords, listing it on eBay then going out & buying it to send out. They picked up the wrong one for me. I received a check back from them. I haven’t used eBay since

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

[Removed by poster at 18/10/22 19:56:41]

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What’s the deal with this ?

Advertised some furniture and I had a message virtually straight away. Said is this available? I said yeah. They said will send a ups postman tomorrow with cash . Named a time , I didn’t reply. Then I got a line of question marks . Blocked them now

Could tell it was dodgy but can’t think what they were trying to achieve ?

"
Definitely dodgy. i was scammed with a broken iphone a few weeks ago

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ttmcdguyTV/TS
over a year ago

Milton Keynes


"There seem to be a lot of scammers on Amazon at the moment. I ordered a few things on Amazon and I received items which I did not order.

I got in contact with the seller and said I have received an item which I did not order please can you send me the item I ordered?

They wrote back. Please return the item we posted incorrectly. You need to pay for postage and packaging and we will refund the item sent out incorrectly.

I replied back, I want the items I ordered. I will send back the item that is not what I ordered and you can pay for postage and packing yourself because it is your error.

They replied sorry for the inconvenience, but the order you've placed is correct. If you are not happy with what you've ordered, please return it back to us by paying postage and packaging and we will refund you for the item returned. They offered me £12. My order cost me £79.

In the end, I finally got in contact with Amazon. I expressed my concerns and problem with the order along with photographs of the item that I received. I also said that they want me to pay postage and they will give me a refund for something which I did not order cost £12 and not the full refund of £79.

As the seller tried to scam me. Amazon ordered them to pay for the return of the order. Pay for the postage and packaging. And give me the correct refund cost. They sent a Courier out to collect the item, I was provided with tracking information when the seller received the item. They issued the correct refund and also added another £25 postage which I did not pay. So I had a payment of £104. Instead of £79.

I am guessing you're quite confused with this post, but I think that was the main intention, to confuse the customer. They didn't realise that I work in retail, so I know all the tricks and know how to get things sorted. "

So basically you scammed a scammer you scammer

Unbelievable can’t even trust honest people nowadays

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ttmcdguyTV/TS
over a year ago

Milton Keynes

I bought a 2nd hand “brand new” iPhone few years back

Advertised as unwanted present

Turned out it was broken had a bit of a sneaky suspicion it may have been lost and found possibly not there’s to sell

Took it the the Apple store who attempted to repair it

Turns out it was totally naffed and they give me a brand new 1 in the box

When I mentioned the broken phone to the seller they didn’t recall selling me any phone ever

So smug when I sent the ass a picture of my brand new replacement phone that was worth 8x what I paid them

Karma don’t you just love it

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"There seem to be a lot of scammers on Amazon at the moment. I ordered a few things on Amazon and I received items which I did not order.

I got in contact with the seller and said I have received an item which I did not order please can you send me the item I ordered?

They wrote back. Please return the item we posted incorrectly. You need to pay for postage and packaging and we will refund the item sent out incorrectly.

I replied back, I want the items I ordered. I will send back the item that is not what I ordered and you can pay for postage and packing yourself because it is your error.

They replied sorry for the inconvenience, but the order you've placed is correct. If you are not happy with what you've ordered, please return it back to us by paying postage and packaging and we will refund you for the item returned. They offered me £12. My order cost me £79.

In the end, I finally got in contact with Amazon. I expressed my concerns and problem with the order along with photographs of the item that I received. I also said that they want me to pay postage and they will give me a refund for something which I did not order cost £12 and not the full refund of £79.

As the seller tried to scam me. Amazon ordered them to pay for the return of the order. Pay for the postage and packaging. And give me the correct refund cost. They sent a Courier out to collect the item, I was provided with tracking information when the seller received the item. They issued the correct refund and also added another £25 postage which I did not pay. So I had a payment of £104. Instead of £79.

I am guessing you're quite confused with this post, but I think that was the main intention, to confuse the customer. They didn't realise that I work in retail, so I know all the tricks and know how to get things sorted.

So basically you scammed a scammer you scammer

Unbelievable can’t even trust honest people nowadays "

Hahaha I think it’s called karma

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I bought a 2nd hand “brand new” iPhone few years back

Advertised as unwanted present

Turned out it was broken had a bit of a sneaky suspicion it may have been lost and found possibly not there’s to sell

Took it the the Apple store who attempted to repair it

Turns out it was totally naffed and they give me a brand new 1 in the box

When I mentioned the broken phone to the seller they didn’t recall selling me any phone ever

So smug when I sent the ass a picture of my brand new replacement phone that was worth 8x what I paid them

Karma don’t you just love it "

Hahaha brilliant !

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 
 

By *wingin CatMan
over a year ago

London

I sometimes sell rare records on Ebay or Facebook. If someone messages me with a stupidly low offer, I give them all the same answer; "You can f**k right off".

I never hear from them again after that!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
Post new Message to Thread
back to top