Good to see some players still havent folded. Im holding out till the end, I feel like ive just given a nigerian prince £500 but I still think he'll send me the £2m promised.

I wouldn't touch it. I bought one on the first batch but to list another batch so soon.... screams of a scam.

This legit?

Think the guy posts it to you via courier so if you have any problems your protected by eBay anyway

Seller has loads of good feedback from selling these previously, and eBay heavily favour the buyer if anything were to go wrong, so I see no real risk here, I picked up 2 from the first batch.

If it were a scam I would expect them to have listed more than 50 this time around opposed to the 168 in the last batch

The ad seems to indicate he will email the code

​No he emails the code, I bought one back in November.

​All good?

​I'm wondering whether he's been hacked as he would only sell 1 to new customers before and the prices were nowhere near this low.

This is Voucher CODE ONLY (NOT CARDS). All voucher codes CHECKED BY MICROSOFT.


VERY IMPORTANT 

Please Do Not purchase this if not going to be used within 1week especially for Christmas present. We advice that the voucher code is redeemed as soon as it's purchased


VERY IMPORTANT

If you are a new buyer and buy more than one you will be refunded immediately without hesitation.

Single voucher code per customer.

Multiple voucher codes for (RETURNING CUSTOMERS ONLY).


Please NO OFFERS and NO MESSAGE or  EMAIL REQUEST!!!

This deal was posted and expired 3 hours ago

Ah crap I didn't see this and I'm a new customer so even if these do get honoured i'll likely have mine cancelled as I got 2 =[

"Credit to the_geezer for the original post, this has now been relisted!"

​Bummer, I also went for 2. Ah well I guess we'll see what happens.

And all gone again!

​It doesn't say that on the new listing, that's what it said when I bought back in November.

Ah nevermind

its been reliated again ahahah

i bought this one but its now sold out now he has another listing
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282318584822

i bought this one but its now sold out now he has another listing
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282318584822

I emailed him and he got back to me within an hour saying he'd do his best to get the codes out before the sale ends on Monday so he obviously doesn't mind emails anymore :laughing:

​E-mailed or ebay messaged?

Sorry, messaged within eBay

​Damn, if he has been hacked that sadly doesn't prove anything. Hoping it's a legit deal but almost seems too good to be true really.

I bought £100 worth, good if they come.. He has some feedback for £50 vouchers at £36 so hopefully it should be all good

I've bought before from this guy and all was good their is a possibility of account hacked but I've checked my PayPal statement and it has same name shame it doesn't show email address

The payment went to "[email protected]" on my statement which corresponds both to the name as well as the year he became a seller on ebay :stuck_out_tongue: Still. Anything could happen.

The payment went to "[email protected]" on my statement which corresponds both to the name as well as the year he became a seller on ebay :stuck_out_tongue: Still. Anything could happen.

I missed out on this offer wanted to try get halo wars 2 ultimate edition on the Xbox

And..... All gone again. Damn!

​hes had 3 batches up in the past few hrs keep checking or he still has 25 for 20.50 still up.

Yeah noticed them. I'll keep an eye like you said. Thanks

Hopefully the wizards magic trick won't be to disappear in a puff of smoke with everyone's money! :stuck_out_tongue::laughing:

Hopefully the wizards magic trick won't be to disappear in a puff of smoke with everyone's money! :stuck_out_tongue::laughing:

Hopefully the wizards magic trick won't be to disappear in a puff of smoke with everyone's money! :stuck_out_tongue::laughing:

Will they be emailed to my ebay or paypal email?

​Ebay

​Ha ha maybe not.

Hi

Your Voucher Code has been sent to your EMAIL ADDRESS associated with your PayPal

Back in stock

Have you got yours?

i have spotted some thing. look in the description "(50 xbox codes only)" are we being scammed.

already posted

I reckon it should all be fine, ebay give good buyer protection if it all goes pear shaped anyway

​good to hear but i read ebay's terms and it does mention some thing about digital items being unrefudable or something. fingers crossed any how :smiley: .

​Do you bother reading any other posts ?

Wonder if there will be more.

Still no sign of it, hopefully receive it today.

He does mention up to 48 hours for the codes and given the influx in sales I feel 50 or so would be more reasonable.

doubt anyone will receive them , his address and contact number has changed recently.

Yup, eBay won't give you your money back, but you'll get it back from PayPal as they protect digital goods. I went through this whole rigmarole a couple of months ago. Despite eBay telling me the persons account was hacked and it was a scam they wouldn't give me the money. Bloody ridiculous. I had to go through Paypal twice (the first time I selected the wrong option about it not being delivered so they found in favour of the seller, the second time I had to go through their social media channels to get them to respond).

Either way I've just received a despatch email from this seller, but so far no sign of a code...

Keep an eye on their negative feedback if loads start dropping in all of a sudden you know it's a scam I was in same boat last year unfortunately it takes ages to get your money back you have to follow eBay's processes

I have had issues with digital merchandise on ebay before and opened a case, the seller rejected my return request and ebay resolved the situation in just over a week

We'll see. Used amex who are pretty damn good at giving you money back. Still, gotta be in it to win it.

guy on avf says he ordered on wednesday still not received , seller told him item sent by courier.... I reckon he's stalling for time open a dispute with ebay is my advice

Risky selling codes anyway as your not actually allowed to via PayPal. I sold some game.codes once, buyer redeemed them and then claimed his money back. I had no leg to stand on at all, don't know how people do it.

I would get your money back ASAP, I sent him a message on ebay asking for the code asap and he cancelled my order saying i broke his terms and conditions, is he serious lol he's not a company, all to fishy to me so im contacting Microsoft

so did he just refund you then?

​that sounds like a right nightmare. fingers crossed we all dont need to go through that. let us know if you receive your code.

Address has changed in the last month although its still in the same town. Numbers actually the same just looks like formatting error (no 0 at the beginning, otherwise the same). Still. Guess nobody will know until either refunds or Monday!

Well if it is a scam its saved him some hassle :laughing:

I hope to be proven wrong, but something smells a bit fishy, I'll give them until then...


"Hi

Ebay has noticed a few of these orders were fraudulent especially when the listing was linked to another website which attracted unwanted activities.
Therefore ebay has strictly emphasised that the orders be sent only via post(recorded delivery) to safeguard both buyer and seller accounts.

Although you've received a despatched note, this will be posted instead. Please allow delivery by Tuesday the latest.
As compensation for the inconveniencey we will send you £15 voucher for free."

ive just had the same email

Out of curiosity when did you lot place your orders? First batch, second batch etc?

Friday night, before I even saw it here.

Guess any hope of me getting it before the sales end is dashed then :disappointed: I ordered shortly after it was placed on here. Shame really.

Edit; assuming the legitimacy of the listing to begin with haha.

One thing to note was how each new listing reduced the amount until it reached just 18 on the last one. All a bit strange.

This was a response to asking for code to be messaged.

Hi

Ebay has noticed a few of these orders were fraudulent especially when the listing was linked to another website which attracted unwanted activities.
Therefore ebay has strictly emphasised that the orders be sent only via post(recorded delivery) to safeguard both buyer and seller accounts.

Although you've received a despatched note, this will be posted instead. Please allow delivery by Tuesday the latest.
As compensation for the inconveniencey we will send you £15 voucher for free.

Thanks for your patience.
Gam £z Wizard Liv£

yup stalling for time, my theory the account has been hijackd or we are all receiving blank pieces of paper via post.

i'm on the phone to paypal now, how someone linking to his ebay account is fraudulent activity is beyond me , if anyone is scamming it's the seller imo.

ive just messaged asking to cancel so will see what happens let me know how it goes with paypal might have to buzz them myself.

If we were to receive blank pieces of paper, would PayPal not still have to cover that as "goods not as described"?

Don't know, if i were you i'd contact ebay or paypal the longer you leave it the more chance he has of getting away with your money.

168 of these were sold in a short period now he's changing from emailed to posted and bunging in £15.00 free credit .....**** you don't just happen to have 168 £50 cards lying around sell them for £33.00 either they don't exist or he's obtained them frauduently.

my moneys on them not existing at all either way lodged my concerns with paypal and they are going to call me back.

defiantly a scam i have just gotten the same email about the free £15. how do i go about getting this refunded never had to do this befor :disappointed: .

Well guys ive just got mine cancelled and refunded so im happy with that.

Did PayPal do that?

how come what did you say?

I had reply originally saying ive passed checks etc but still need to comply with ebay so I just said can you cancel/refund me please then he replied saying yed he would and refund was done.

​Yes he just refunded me and was quite rude TBH, all i asked was if he could send me the code asap so i could use it asap and he just cancelled it straight away and said I'd broke his T&Cs so he was canceling the order, i was pi**ed off because i wanted the credit but atleast i got my money back, ive complained to both Ebay and Paypal and they told me there investigating the situation.

​i have messaged his asking for refund see if mine goes as smooth as yours hahaha :laughing: .

Hopefully it does luke :-)

​wow i got a really nice reply
"No worries. You'll receive notification once it's cancelled 
Regards"

what you got a reply back within minutes?

yea. the time i took between my posts :laughing:

Did you email or ebay message them?
And did it actually get cancelled?

​ebay message. as of yet it has not been cancelled. ill give it a few hours and see what happens.

​I also messaged through ebay and i was refunded by the time I'd read the message telling me he was canceling the order and i now have my money

Got mine cancelled straight away, maybe the guy is legit but Idk.


Just had mine cancelled so shouldn't take too long.

brilliant nice to see.

Just got a refund asked him to send codes or refund, mentioned i'd be contacting microsoft about the codes and their origin if i received them ... refunded immediately hasn't responded

Thats the rude part of him showing, im surprised you never got a nasty message back like i did

I contacted him very nice about everything didn't cancel my order and didn't mention about posting and assures me Monday I'll have them at latest

did it not occur to you to just ask for them now whilst chatting to him?...something tells me we will have more chance of seeing snow than getting them codes.

I've ordered from him many times before he had a break from eBay down to scammers and that's the whole procedure now, he said this "I've been smashed with claim backs especially from customers I actually service super regularly. My acc nearly restricted. Don't worry yours will be with you.
Will make sure you don't miss the sale" so he's being extra careful now and it alerts him when people ask for the code straight away, so he waits a couple days so if people buy it'll look more of a scam when they reverse the transaction as being unauthorised as it'll of taken a couple days to notice

​That makes a lot of sense. What makes zero sense is a scammer cancelling orders, if it was a scam surely he'd want your money not to give a refund

My point exactly if he was scamming let's say payday loan, why would he refund people so easily and fast, the reason he takes time is like I said if it was immediate then it would look more like unauthorised access when they set the claim back, but waiting a few days to send code then them putting unauthorised claim in would look like the buyer is scamming it's all standard procedures

I've got paranoid because of this thread and asked him to cancel. He replied saying all done just waiting for PayPal / eBay to do it there end. I know PayPal is immediate refunds so gave them a quick call. Nothing authorised his end. Dropped him another email saying if I don't receive a refund I'll raise a claim and he just said "a claim for what we've cancelled your order"

Saying he has 50 codes for a reduced price and then selling 168 doesn't really look good.

Offering an extra £15 to people who ask about delays doesn't look good either.

Had pretty much the same thing. Saying it's with PayPal/eBay...

He's refunded now.

I do believe people will get their codes, but I'm questioning the legitimacy of the means in which they were obtained and for that reason I'm out

Send him another message he will do it and then say it was done straight away... something not right about him

it's not standard proceedure is it?

Who puts terms and conditions in a listing saying will be sent by email within 48hrs and only 50 to sell at that price.

Then goes onto sell 168, and start sending out messages about fraudulent activity because someone posted it as a deal which it was.

explain why people from the middle of the week are still waiting to receive codes, can you even be 100% certain it's the same person behind the screen now who it was when you had dealings with.

Why is he refunding some but not others when requested.

It's one of those situations where something weird is going on but your not sure what imho....my advice claw your money back or be prepared to lose it.

He knows he shouldn't be selling them digitally ,we know we aren't covered by buying digital goods

I've used this seller at least half a dozen times. Always emails code, inside 2 hours usually. He's only ever had £25 or £20 (2x £10 codes). Looks like he's been hacked.

i'd also recommend keeping an eye on your paypal activity relating to a refund too if the account was compromised and a mooky card was used to initiate the refund , paypal will not hesitate to try claw it back.

murky minefield is ebay when it comes to elaborate scams. What's to say the original guy hasn't got fed up of people doing chargebacks and sold the account on (it does happen and sites are out there for this sole purpose)

Just noticed his return policy is sketchier than an etch-a-sketch, well dodged a bullet with this...just

Returns accepted, refund given only when codes redeemed successfully by next customer....lol

How do I go about getting a refund, this obviously isn't legit

If he does actually respond please share what he says :laughing:

i have received my refund. the refund is showing in my paypal transactions, any one know how long it takes to land back in account and can anything go wrong from this point.

Had a single person here successfully redeemed one of these £50 codes as yet? Other than the_geezer, who originated this deal?

​Can take days and nope nothing to worry about now. I don't see why a scammer would give people refunds though. Not quite the scamming way.

there has been 2 posotive feedbacks for the £50 unless he got fake accounts to do it​

168 sold , i reckon more than 2 feedback would have been left by now.

Got to their destinations quick being sent by courier overnight wouldn't be cheap on a weekend!

or he's starting to email them again... noticed he's fast to respond with copy pasted responces but not the actual product we all bought

It's email that they're sent by. But he waits around 48 hours to send them apparently. So wouldn't expect much feedback yet.

The first one was left yesterday for a code bought yesterday. Not suspicious at all...

He's given 78 feedback to "buyers" so far. The numbers just don't really add up in his favor.

you didn't get the been in contact with ebay and need to be posted due to being posted on here message from him then....bless you lucifon my young too trusting child, do you still believe in Santa :laughing:

i bought 2 but waiting the 48hrs and then ill get a refund

No need to be condescending - guy has sold lots of these via email in the past. And said it'd take 48 hours anyway. Ebay generally favours the buyer and you're PayPal protected too. He's also giving refunds if you want them. There's not really much risk to waiting here.

Yeah I'm gonna wait it out, see what happens £33 ain't gonna break the bank.

it's not about breaking the bank, it's about reducing the amount a scammer is going to get away with.

All he has to do is provide a tracking number for anything and paypal will side with him, and when you explain what it is you bought " oh sorry your item isn't covered * goodbye £33.00 x how many have been paid for.

paypal/ebay have their fee's they won't care

That risk was always there when he was selling £50 for £33 and hence why everyone jumped on. Personally for me I'll risk it. I'd feel worse off if I cancelled it then others started reporting on here that they received theirs and it worked. Each to their own.

PayPal and EBay should cover anyone just cause he supplies a tracking do you think is he's sold 100+ and everyone of them are claiming back they will brush it over their shoulder? No... they won't

lots of £50's he hasn't, and i'm not trying to be condescending.

A guy on AVF bought some way before this deal was posted, seller said it was sent by courier on Friday when asked which courier he wouldn't say and refunded a few conversations later.

We are all here for the same reason cheap deals would hate to see fellow hukd members being scammed through a deal. They say fortune favours the brave and best of luck even if i was going to receive them i wouldn't feel comfortable redeeming them on my account now due to seller going all decepticon on us and not telling you how he manages to source 160+ £50 cards despite being known for selling £20/£25

My theory he's using those text credit sites using dodgy funded sims

If it's an item not covered under the money back guarantee then yes

The account would be shut down immediately and all refunded seen it happen before

tbf, we only have your word and the_geezer that he's kosher due to past experiences.

I've not seen anyone else in the thread confirm receipt of a working code.

People being told they will receive Monday, mine said Tuesday , one being told was sent by courier on Friday buyer asked for courier details wasn't given and refunded after kicking up a fuss. Emails about fraud activity due to being posted here.

i'm not being funny but the guy you dealt with in the past isn't the same guy you are dealing with now.

Come on if you told a buyer something was sent, would you refund them or give them details.

Maybe he's stalling for time waiting for more payments before doing a shoot. makes sense really refund a few that asks so the account isn't frozen by twitchy buyers.

When i've sold digital content it's been sent out within hours via email never had one chargeback , this guys sitting on thousands of pounds and not one person in the two deals posted has confirmed receipt.

I've done the same amount of sales as this guy (volume not value) in a weekend , all buyers had their items within hours of buying.

The guy's shady as **** imho

Anyone had anything? I'll ask in both threads!

Been watching this thread throughout the day. Didn't make any purchases but this definitely seems fishy.

By the looks of it they've reduced the price from the initial listing of £36 to £33. Previous feedback seems to be for previous code sales so who knows.

Interested to how this pans out as it'd definitely be a steal for anyone that managed to grab some codes! :smile:

I bought 2 for the lad (used his Christmas money) and got very twitching been in touch same messages as others - have just been in touch with the seller again and asked for refund and have checked my PayPal. account and refund given for both . Fingers crossed no other probs

Almost feels like a poker match with players folding and asking for refunds. I'm all in :man:

To be honest I'm sure some people will get codes. Though i doubt all 275 the seller has "sold" exist to be honest. Either way those who have stayed will find out tomorrow/tuesday I guess.

Ebay has noticed a few of these orders were fraudulent especially when the listing was linked to another website which attracted unwanted activities.
Therefore ebay has strictly emphasised that the orders be sent only via post(recorded delivery) to safeguard both buyer and seller accounts.

Although you've received a despatched note, this will be posted instead. Please allow delivery by Tuesday the latest.
As compensation for the inconveniencey we will send you £15 voucher for free.

Did anyone else get this?

I got this but not with the £15 part

I hope it comes but I'm having doubts seems a bit sketchy.. Hope my money is safe!

double or nothing call his bluff :laughing:

No but seriously best of luck hope it all turns out good in the end! :smiley:

according to the other thread 270+ have been sold since Friday, notice a few of the buyers are no longer registered users weird to buy something and close down your account before receiving your purchase huh?

Either this guy has bit off more than he can chew and is having a logistical nightmare or has hit his annual limit for withdrawels so is refunding some so he can cashout.

has over a 1000 feedback since 2015 for items under £20 does a quarter of that in one weekend he's well ramping up the workload might explain the change of address.

Anyone actual googled it on google maps?

Interestingly those who are no longer registered seemed to have ordered at least 2 codes.
Address coincides with a studio flat nearish leeds uni

On one of the listings some guy also tried to buy 9 as well :confused:

If the seller is due to post these all today via recorded delivery surely he's going to be at the post office all day with this influx of orders? :smile:

So I bought one of these codes last Wednesday. It was marked as dispatched on Thursday.

When I bought my code, I noticed it said it would be delivered by Courier & that I would have to sign for it. Upon checking my order later that night, it said the item had been relisted.

After checking this, I noticed new listings were up saying that the codes would now be emailed after 36-48 hours (again details were amended several times along with prices etc).

I contacted the seller several times over the weekend to ask how I was receiving the code & he said that the original batch were being sent by courier. I never asked for the code by email but he did mention that codes could not be emailed until they had records of me signing for the delivery.

Like others have mentioned, I'm not sure what this guy is trying to pull but something definitely seems off.

I don't know whether to wait & see if anything arrives in the post today or just contact the seller again and politely request a refund. Which reminds me, he did say I was entitled to a refund over the weekend which begs another question, why would you refund someone if the item had already been posted?

After reading this thread, I have to agree that something seems very odd about this whole thing and I'm now worried that even if something does show up today, it will be a blank piece of paper which makes me reluctant to sign for anything!

Seems a long way to go to defraud someone. Send a blank letter by recorded delivery. Surely a fraudster wouldn't even bother going that that far before doing a runner? It could be that the dude is just taking extreme measures to ensure that buyers ain't trying to stiff him. It's all unusual.

I guess he could tell ebay that he sent them all tracked but it's his word against 200 peoples words if they're just blank pieces of paper

no email yet 48 hours is ending really soon.

I suppose so. It still seems a peculiar way to do business if you ask me.

The strangest thing is that I must've bought one of the original batch for £36.50. I'm meant to be getting mine by courier yet there's people who've bought after me at £33-£36 who've had their codes either by courier or email before me and have left him positive feedback?

yea seller supposed to email them this batch. o had a perfect way to get halo wars 2 ultimate for £45 now looking doubtful.

fiver say's whoevers in control of that account has added a new bank account , and is waiting for the 2 paypal deposits to verify and cash out...explains why some refunds were issued to stop a block being placed on the account so has anyone received a working code yet?

I still haven't received my refund, still being fobbed off.

When did you request it out of curiosity :stuck_out_tongue:

tell them refund or codes within the next hour or you're contacting paypal and leaving neg feedback

Almost 24 hours ago, grrr

I'd say take Zombrexs approach, and failing that just request one from ebay and/or paypal.

Fyi http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38555816

​ :laughing:

Looks like I'll probably have to do that, I've been ignored for the whole of today!

[Edit] I wonder what awesome item they've bought from Argos today, massive TV?!

I trust ebay will give money back to all buyers but what will happen to the buyer? do instances like this get sent to police? Or does the guy just get off scotch free with a big old tv etc if that's what he's purchased?

I'd say wait for a couple of days & see what happens. You'll get a refund one way or another & theres nothing concrete to say you won't get your code.

The issue is that no-one has been able to say with absolute certainty that a refund would be given by PayPal, or eBay. All accounts of previous similar transactions/disputes are anecdotal at best where there's no concrete guidance in the PayPal terms of use.

I'm folding - I was in for three cards, but it's been over 48 hours and no contact whatsoever. Refund requested unless codes can be delivered imminently, and will raise an issue with PayPal in the morning if I haven't heard back. Fingers crossed on the refund.

Honestly I'm sure some will get codes but the fact of the matter is I doubt the seller had access to the 200 odd codes he sold. If he is "legit" as such I reckon he's holding out for enough refunds then will magically dispense what he does actually have once the majority have pulled out. Either way its not worth the headache and I'm not sure I really wish to give him my money anymore after how he's handled it.

Asked for a refund and received this message, also got dispatched at 2am, strange.

First and foremost would like to apologise for the delay and inconveniencey caused. We take full responsibility and understand this is completely unacceptable.

Our listing was linked to a website (hotukdeals) without our knowledge. This created an uncontrollable and very high traffic than usual. Together with this traffic were unexpected high volume of fraudulent transactions

Therefore ebay has strictly advice that the orders be sent ONLY via post(recorded delivery) for Wednesday 11th to safeguard both buyer and seller accounts instead of the email as originally listed.

We are in the verge of despatching your order however, tracking details will be uploaded when our courier has provided these details.

As compensation for the inconveniencey we will send you £15 voucher without any additional cost.
Please send us a message if you wish to cancel and refunds will be actioned immediately. Please note if you do cancel ebay/paypal would likely review the cancellation as a result of this purchase

Thanks for your patience.
Gam £z Wizard Liv£

shipped apparently!?

Yeah I have the same apology message and mine had also been dispatched, and an extra 15 voucher so can't complain at all

Is there a chance the address etc is incorrect and the guy is actually based outside the UK? What with "inconveniencey" and some of the other wording.

Any idea how the extra £15 will be delivered? Happy to wait until Wednesday and see what happens.

Same message here - hopefully he comes through.

I just got my refund. I'd be surprised if the seller is from outside the U.K., it looks like they recently made a purchase from Argos. If the seller is legit then hopefully they've learned a lesson on how to structure an eBay listing and to only sell what they are comfortable handling in any given period of time. Good luck with getting the codes guys, but the additional £15 just smells like that they were obtained via fraudulent means.

I just got a refund at my request via PayPal but the refund is pending. It might be worth others checking the status. I also got fed up with the excuses and was was of the first that paid £38.99 but fear that this saga is not yet over.

Funds have now cleared the pending state so must have been a glitch.

​His previous listings said to use the codes within a week so I think you may be right .

shock horror seller sells item at low price, paranoid when they sell out starts screaming fraud.

Ask him why, noticed the day of arrival has moved to wed now...stalling for time but why?

ask him for tracking

how did you pay paypal balance or card?

arrival time tomorrow if you can read that message of begging is down to the postman if you can believe that. for now I'm happy to give time we're protected. if we start getting tracking numbers post the last few digits and first three :wink: the game is afoot :man: I messaged him.back asking for it to be emailed and sent by post, what are the chances he will ignore the message and assume cancellation request? I hope he does read it. postman cometh :wink:

I paid via debit card so should be immediate refund unlike credit cards. Not had a problem previously with immediate refunds this way unless refund was by eCheque but this is not the case with this. Phoned PayPal and it was described as a banking problem (not my side) but would not elaborate.

I had shipping notification last Wednesday myself and asked for tracking/delivery date and he said that due to issues with fraud orders were being delayed, delivery dates come and go with various promises so have given up. The guy appears very pleasant in communicating but nothing comes of it.

Good to see some players still havent folded. Im holding out till the end, I feel like ive just given a nigerian prince £500 but I still think he'll send me the £2m promised.

Btw, ebay are pretty sharp at spotting hacked accounts, it would have been shut down by now. As above I dont think he expected a hotukdeals DDOS style attack!

let it go let it go give him some time to show and the weather to snow :laughing:

I'll probably just ask for a refund tomorrow if they don't show, which I would be surprised if they did at this point. Anyone bought any deals from this guy in the past?


Whenever I've had refunds through Paypal it's always taken quite a while to go from Pending to going through. Often 5ish days. I'm with Natwest, but generally the refunds go back into my Paypal balance not to my card.

I'm in to the end. I placed 2 orders does this mean i'll get the £15 bonus twice? I did get the email per both orders. The Gamble continues :man:

wow people are still holding on to the hope this is legit? you're getting £50 credit for £33 and don't think it's a scam? when something sounds too good to be true... get your refund!

This was just posted by a buyer from Avf

Dear Customer

I've been away but noticed that both my ebay and paypal accounts have been hacked. I'm reading messages of failed delivery promises, tracking numbers, emails etc.

Please, CAN EVERYONE WITH AN ORDER RAISE A REFUND CASE via eBay or paypal. Ebay and paypal have been made aware but I'm unable to action any refund whiles the account is compromised.

RAISE REFUNDS VIA EBAY or PAYPAL ASAP to get your money back.
Please dot not bother responding to this message as I may not be the only one reading it

Regards


No doubt people still say just give the seller time lol

Just give the seller time

Lol.

Nah it's a ruse to catch people out. How was the seller able to do all those refunds when the account was hacked on Sunday? Why would a hacker issue refunds???

I'm going down with the ship people :man:

I'll join you in this sinking ship :smile:

More nonsense scaremongering.
I actually HAVE received £50 xbox credit AND a £20 credit apology bonus for £33 on eBay before.

How many people on here have actually received the 'I was hacked ask for a refund' email?

I'm going down with the ship too

I just did

I'm glad I got a refund, i'd rather pay the couple of quid extra for the peace of mind knowing it's coming. Can save that couple of quid elsewhere on another deal I don't need :smile:

There's £50 xbox credit available for £35 somewhere?

I saw some Martians landing in my back garden the other week. :confused:

Not a deal.

Cant believe it, thought there was no way this deal could go sour. Im shocked, godsmacked, seething, raging, and temporarily £33 down. I blame brexit. Or trump. Had same message that his was account was hacked, I reckon its just a prank, im expecting a £50 card tomorrow from the postman. If not he's getting a shoeing. The postman that is, not the seller... CBA to drive that far.

Thanks Obama.

still no tracking details. I'll report tomorrow.

Seller messaged me claiming he was hacked and to open a dispute on paypal, did that and hoping for a refund asap...

Didn't you get a message from the seller claiming he was hacked?

​nope I didn'tI thought hacked eBay accounts take longer to recover or are banned?

I've not messaged the seller at all & Ive only had the message about the delay & the extra £15 credit nothing about being hacked. He must have sold loads.

I also haven't received the message.. bought 2 and have sent multiple messages but not response..

Where is that message from? I haven't had it surely the account owner would seek to repair his reputation and email everyone.

Just got the message

I asked for a refund yesterday via Paypal but have heard nothing since, I'm pretty sure all it's done is sent a message to the seller to issue the refund which is useless right now. When I try to make an ebay dispute it just says "We're sorry, there's an issue with this purchase. Unfortunately, PayPal reports that we can't open a case for this item.You can try to sort out this problem by contacting the seller."

He must be doing it in batches as I Just received mine a minute ago

yeah me too. ha.

Same here.

He's left feedback though, so some kind hacker it was ? Strange maybe the business owner just needed a payday loan

Tried to raise a refund on ebay but there are saying because its a digital item there's nothing they can do. even though I received the message about the account being hacked. any advice?

​Got email this morning too

I don't believe for a second this guy was hacked. He obviously couldn't fulfil all the orders and bottled it :smirk:

email received too about him being hacked or some sob story like that. how do you open a case on PayPal?

Message received here too.

Having same issue.

sent me to paypal and I have raised it there.

got a feeling this is gonna be a pain.

has anyone managed to actually request refund from paypal... if so did they actually ring someone?

Looks like the seller has bottled it as eBay have confirmed that the sellers account is live and there is no record of him calling up and reporting that his account has been compromised in any way. EBay said if he had done that they would have given refunds immediately.

that's what they told me... but surely all us people saying he is saying that should raise a red flag.

What makes it worse is that they can see the damn email from the seller and yet they refuse to act.

after 30 mins of looking I have found a way to make a formal complaint against it on paypal. I raised dispute easy enough but that said wait to 14th.... there should be an easy instant way to log fraud...

They should do, it was sold as a physical item. It even says it's protected by eBay's money back guarantee on the listing.

They didn't question the refund but were saying I would have to wait till like the 17th before they could open a dispute. In the end they passed me to paypal who have escalated it and said they have frozen the funds from the seller. Next steps will be for them to contact the seller and ask for him to refund the amount. If by the 21st the seller has not responded then you get a refund the next day.
Again paypal confirmed that the seller has not reported to them that the account had been compromised.

I wonder if that counts for all of the activity on his account.

Report him as a fraudulent seller via this link.

Surely Ebay will have to listen to an overwhelming torrent of these reports.

Looks like all you can do is try to contact the seller. Why is it that buyers can screw you over when you sell to them and sellers can screw you over when you buy from them?
The uninitiated in these scams are always worse off.
He probably did this instead of taking out a payday loan.
His feedback is going to be decimated!

why don't we all send two messages a day to the seller flood the inbox? I've raised a case on PayPal it's a pay after delivery so no money taken from me yet. hopefully they handle it before the money's gone from me.

Here is how to open a dispute in PayPal: 1. Log in to your PayPal account. 2. Near the bottom of the page, under 'More about your account', click Resolve a problem in our Resolution Centre. 3. Click Dispute a Transaction. 4. Select the button beside the transaction you want to dispute, then click Continue. 5. Select ‘Item dispute’, click Continue and follow the on-screen instructions

If you face any issues while filing the case for the item,you can also contact PayPal at 0800 358 7911. This is a Freephone number from a UK landline  8:00 am – 10:00 pm Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm Saturday; 9:00 am – 9:00 pm Sunday

Anyone had any luck via Paypal yet?

nope case opened that's it. my funds haven't gone yet it's just on pending payment after delivery so two weeks after buying payment is taken from me.

PayPal says to wait until 14th to escalate it. It's now the 14th but no option to escalate. How do I do this??

You will have till wait till either midnight / tomorrow morning or once it hits the minute after its been the full 7 days same goes for feedback.

not long now till we can get him negative feedback why has he refunded some and not others?

You just can't rely on scammers like you used to be able to! :smile:

I don't think I'll bite again on random sellers posted onto here. If it's something Like Argos outlet or simplygames ect... that have proper online websites and ebay thats different.

you can now open a PayPal escalation and leave seller negative feedback. or very soon depending on when you purchased check the exact minute.

escalated to paypal but I still find it hard to believe with over 200+ people chasing money that ebay and paypal haven't acted and sorted this.

Has the sellers account been suspended? With the ammount of negative feedback they've had in such little time.

Is it better to raise a paypal or ebay dispute?

I doubt the seller cares to be honest.

I didn't get a choice - eBay washed their hands of it

​eBay should care, very strange though one person left two positive feedback for same item yet two very different item numbers. same listing title in each. in cahoots it seems :confused:

They should, and once I've got my refund I'll be asking eBay and PayPal what they will be doing about it.
I'm pretty sure it's got to be a crime!

would have thought by now it's possible to speed up the refund process? want to prevent the funds being requested by PayPal to my preferred payment.

Has his positive feedback percentage increased? I was pretty sure it was becoming quite low but when I looked again it's 96%+

Everyone here who bought this needs to report eBay to trading standards.

​i did say that two positive feedback added yesterday.

​cant be asked, the time and effort for 0 effect and effort. till his record drops bellow 95℅ as long as we get refunds from PayPal I wouldn't get that involved.

​cant be asked, the time and effort for 0 effect and effort. till his record drops bellow 95℅ as long as we get refunds from PayPal I wouldn't get that involved.

its a joke that I still cant get a refund!

Same here. I escalated with PayPal. I think the deadline for seller to respond is tomorrow.

Same, they don't respond by tomorrow paypal will refund i think. Ridiculous how it takes so long to get money back

really? I called up PP yday and got refunded straight away as the deadline for the buyer to respond had passed

Mine is 26th... that's earliest... joke!

Have to wait until 27th to escalate with ebay, no answer from the seller at all

I've emailed a few times saying can you not respond to Paypal to get the ball rolling. I have to wait till the end of 25th Jan