eBay sale - HELP - Scam!!

OK so I sent the lens, got positive feedback and the money

Wow! haha you came out well in that one

motoroller wrote in post #7772895
OK so I sent the lens, got positive feedback and the money

thats great!! you checked by your own link and logged into paypal to check? your not just going by an email from paypal saying money deposited?

No - I wouldn't fall for that one (I hope) - I got the funds in payapal, and transferred them out.

Now - who else wants a 55-200 at £200? I could do this for a living :P get me some good L glass

I think he probably mistaken it for the 55-250.

motoroller wrote in post #7772895
OK so I sent the lens, got positive feedback and the money

Good for you!

I am not surprised,
i sold a 70-300 is for 575$ on EBAY when you could get them new for 540$ ANYWHERE!

riyazi wrote in post #7734675
Yep - as long as there is money in any of the accounts linked to paypal, they will take the money back if there is a dispute raised by the buyer and he requests for a refund.

I wouldn't count on that! Once you send funds that are moved out a paypal account, you're stuck. Paypal cannot remove funds from a bank account that is connected to the paypal account w/o the account owner's authorization. With the possible exception of ebay purchases made through paypal, paypal really offers no protection to buyers.

I think he probably thought he was bidding on a 55-250, and afterwards realized what he done, but still went ahead and paid instead of complaining like a lot of bidders would have. I see lenses on Ebay going for more then they do new everytime I look at them on there, and it isn't just a few, but quite a lot of them.