[ISSUE RESOLVED] I think I got burned by a member here...

[Billy the Hero]

Re: I think I got burned by a member here...

******, I don't blame you @OP, I get excited about purchases too sometimes and don't really think my steps through.

It seems like this Phantombatman has been a member of the rpf since 2008 so one would think someone like that should understand the common, basic courtesy around here. Hoping only the best @OP.

 

[MattgomeryBurns]

Re: I think I got burned by a member here...

And he was logged in again 2 hours ago. Did he reply to any of your PMs?
You know he is reading this... so let him know if you alerted the mods by now. He needs to realize he will be banned from here permanently if he doesn't come through.

******, I don't blame you @OP, I get excited about purchases too sometimes and don't really think my steps through.

It seems like this @Phantombatman has been a member of the rpf since 2008 so one would think someone like that should understand the common, basic courtesy around here. Hoping only the best @OP.

He reached out to me and the issue has been resolved! I updated my first post. I will probably delete this thread once everyone has been made aware. I don't want to delete it right now because people might think it was never resolved and think of him badly.

 

[Apollo]

No offense to any here but untill the Package has been opened by you and the prop is in your hands.........

 

[Gimpdiggity]

Hopefully it has been resolved...however, I'm a bit skeptical about that reasoning.

How would his bank in Switzerland have ANY idea where the money came from? Money transfers from your PayPal account to his PayPal account. If he then directs PayPal to deposit that money into a personal checking/savings account, it would only show up to his personal bank as a deposit from PayPal...it wouldn't show his personal bank anything at all about you or where it came from.

I'm with Apollo...I personally wouldn't consider this resolved until I had the item I paid for in my possession.

 

[Billy the Hero]

I agree with everyone else. Don't resolve the thread until you open up that package from UPS.

I don't know the exact circumstances but you don't have to play nice and accept the guy's apology until you inspect the purchase. The fact that he ignored your messages for nearly a MONTH and only responded when the community blasted his ass should mean something to you, regardless of his circumstances.

 

[Duncanator]

However, IF it is indeed true that he was instructed by the Swiss authorities to not contact the buyer while they investigated the account; then the seller was stuck in tough situation.
He may have had to suffer the "blasting" of his "ass" in forced silence. I hope that there weren't any shenanigans going on, and that it works out properly.

But let's not get out the Torches and Pitchforks until this is resolved.

 

[MattgomeryBurns]

I'll keep the thread alive till I get the batarang in hand. He's welcome to defend himself here too.

 

[Billy the Hero]

However, IF it is indeed true that he was instructed by the Swiss authorities to not contact the buyer while they investigated the account; then the seller was stuck in tough situation.
He may have had to suffer the "blasting" of his "ass" in forced silence. I hope that there weren't any shenanigans going on, and that it works out properly.

But let's not get out the Torches and Pitchforks until this is resolved.

Well no, I'm not saying grab your pitchforks. I'm saying keep your skeptic-hats on until @OP gets his package. We don't know the truth.

 

[Jintosh]

When I do a run here, I always ask people to send as Merchandise....not friends and family. That being said, You didn't send the money to his bank, you sent it to PayPal and if there was any investigation, it would be done by PayPal. I don't live in Switzerland, but the story seems fishy from my point of view.

 

[MattgomeryBurns]

When I do a run here, I always ask people to send as Merchandise....not friends and family. That being said, You didn't send the money to his bank, you sent it to PayPal and if there was any investigation, it would be done by PayPal. I don't live in Switzerland, but the story seems fishy from my point of view.

He says he always transfers money from his paypal to another bank. I'm as anxious as all of you to get this resolved. We shall see.

Perhaps Henry Wayne could chime in to vouch for him.

 

[Jintosh]

He says he always transfers money from his paypal to another bank. I'm as anxious as all of you to get this resolved. We shall see.

Perhaps @Henry Wayne could chime in to vouch for him.

As Gimpdiggity said, it would just show up in the bank as a PayPal transfer. The bank ABSOLUTELY can not see whether the money came as a Gift or Merchandise payment. That is information that ONLY PayPal possesses.

 

[Rogviler]

I will say that I had the exact same thing happen to me a number of years ago when I was selling on Etsy. For some reason this one particular transaction through Paypal was flagged for possible money laundering. It was crazy as it was something like $4. Apparently people do launder money that way, although I suspect Bitcoin is a lot more common these days.

Heck, every time I buy something on eBay from China using Paypal my bank calls me to let me know that $2 was charged to my account from someone in a foreign country... So you just never know what banks/Paypal are going to freak out about.

Hope it works out at any rate.

-Rog

 

[MattgomeryBurns]

I will say that I had the exact same thing happen to me a number of years ago when I was selling on Etsy. For some reason this one particular transaction through Paypal was flagged for possible money laundering. It was crazy as it was something like $4. Apparently people do launder money that way, although I suspect Bitcoin is a lot more common these days.

Heck, every time I buy something on eBay from China using Paypal my bank calls me to let me know that $2 was charged to my account from someone in a foreign country... So you just never know what banks/Paypal are going to freak out about.

Hope it works out at any rate.

-Rog

So weird!

BTW, I tweaked the title of the thread to Issue Resolving

 

[Moviefreak]

Re: [ISSUE RESOLVING] I think I got burned by a member here...

I just don't get the "do not communicate while we investigate" part. He could have avoided any and all communication via the emails attached to the PayPal transactions as the investigators could look at that.... but replying with a quick PM through the RPF would have been completely off their radar and could have updated you on the situation.
I too smell something fishy with that excuse.

 

[propmainiac]

Re: [ISSUE RESOLVING] I think I got burned by a member here...

sounds fishy to me. His bank thought he might be laundering 250.00 dollars? Just as above I dont know his situation but dont call it over untill you have the item. Just my two cents

 

[Jintosh]

Heck, every time I buy something on eBay from China using Paypal my bank calls me to let me know that $2 was charged to my account from someone in a foreign country... So you just never know what banks/Paypal are going to freak out about.

Hope it works out at any rate.

-Rog

When you're the BUYER, the money is coming from your bank account and going overseas. So, yes, the bank would have that info. It's not the same if you're the seller.

 

[Rogviler]

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^ I realize. All I was saying is that Paypal and banks can be a paranoid combo sometimes. You just never know.

-Rog

 

[MattgomeryBurns]

Re: [ISSUE RESOLVING] I think I got burned by a member here...

I received tracking info this morning. Will keep you guys updated.

 

[Roland]

Re: [ISSUE RESOLVING] I think I got burned by a member here...

As Gimpdiggity said, it would just show up in the bank as a PayPal transfer. The bank ABSOLUTELY can not see whether the money came as a Gift or Merchandise payment. That is information that ONLY PayPal possesses.

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This ...

I just don't get the "do not communicate while we investigate" part. He could have avoided any and all communication via the emails attached to the PayPal transactions as the investigators could look at that.... but replying with a quick PM through the RPF would have been completely off their radar and could have updated you on the situation.
I too smell something fishy with that excuse.

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... and this!

How can my bank forbid me to communicate with my customers? Are they my parents?

 

[MattgomeryBurns]

Re: [ISSUE RESOLVING] I think I got burned by a member here...

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This ...



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... and this!

How can my bank forbid me to communicate with my customers? Are they my parents?

:lol

Yeah it all seems rather bizarre. But I'm keeping the faith that this explanation came from another adult.