@bkelly posted:Had agreed on a deal with this guy..... even paypal him a good faith sum of cash then he told me the car was in FL not Illinois. I told him that was even better because that's where I was and let's make arrangements so that I could come see the car. Then he went ghost for days. I tried calling, texting, emailing and no answer!! I thought I was out my downpayment. About 4 days later he refunded my PayPal without as much as an explanation ...... oh well.
@Larry Scislowicz posted:Glad you got your money back....very strange!
@barncobob posted:thats just about as close to a scam as U can get...once they have ur $ UR at their mercy..
Never ever and I mean never ever ever send money via "Friends and Family" with PayPal unless you 100% know the person. If you don't know them send money via the other method which I think is called "Goods and Services". The seller pays a fee but that's the cost of doing business. Of you pay with F&F you can't get your money back if it's a scam. If you pay the other way PayPal will guarantee the transaction, IIRC.