VIDEOGAME SELLERS TARGETED FRAUD info on half.com / ebay/ amazon

[quote name='TiKi2']vivafriend , when it comes to collectable sealed games I would rather sell it to a fellow collector on here or at NA. You won't make as much but you will spare yourself of the trouble associated with ebay/amazon.[/QUOTE]

Agreed.
 
[quote name='TiKi2']vivafriend , when it comes to collectable sealed games I would rather sell it to a fellow collector on here or at NA. You won't make as much but you will spare yourself of the trouble associated with ebay/amazon.[/QUOTE] I probably should return to trading and selling here, but, truthfully, a seller runs the risk of issues no matter the place.

Still feeling annoyed about the little switcheroo. It placed my account in a negative balance and Amazon would not take the money back until the scheduled date and it turned out I had an old card from 2011 in place for such debits and I have to wait until Halloween for them to deduct the money now. It's my fault for that obviously, but it's strange they would not let me give them the money ASAP.

Looking at the broken item annoys me to no end. Not counting the disc in question, the other eighteen discs would make me shudder if I considered them in 'good' condition by Amazon's criteria. Turned a hundred buck set into a paperweight.
 
Finally some good news for sellers that use paypal. Don't know if it was posted yet but paypal recently upgraded its seller protection policy and will refund sellers against chargebacks as long as you have a tracking number and ship to the confirmed address. In late September I've had two unauthorized purchases/credit card company charge back claims refunded to me because I uploaded tracking info. It only covers physical items and anything over $250 needs signature confirmation. You can check out the full breakdown here.

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/seller-protection-learn-more
 
[quote name='CAG90210']this I just got scooped....buyer bought Mass Effect 2 for PS3 back in March, and on Monday, May 31st, I was notified that the buyer filed for a chargeback.

I responded immediately to Half.com and asked them to look into my 100% positive satisfactory rating before making the decision, yet they decided to credit the buyer back, for $30 more than the price the seller paid for the item, is this even possible?

Is there any legal actions or complaints I can file?

The buyer's user name is darkhaloman89

and the address I shipped the item to was

Crystal Dawes
1231 evergreen drive
Nashville, NC 27856
USA

Thanks![/QUOTE]

Its been a while.. but guess what... she's back..... using a different address this time.

Crystal Dawes
1220 Canyon Rock Ct
Apt. 105
Raleigh, NC 27610-4379
 
[quote name='nuuuuj']Its been a while.. but guess what... she's back..... using a different address this time.

Crystal Dawes
1220 Canyon Rock Ct
Apt. 105
Raleigh, NC 27610-4379[/QUOTE]


Darn, I also received a transaction order to this exact address last week. Fortunately, I attached DC# ... but it still is a shame. Scammers are in full swing this holday season :whistle2:( .
 
so I just had a buyer buy an xbox from me and ask me to ship it to an address that wasnt her paypal, as she did not know it was still under her old address. Issued a refund and they said they would change their paypal info and just pay again. Will this work? Does this sound like an honest mistake, or a scam?

Im a top-rated seller so I would think scammers would tend to avoid me, but I dont know, maybe its the other way around.
 
[quote name='edson13']so I just had a buyer buy an xbox from me and ask me to ship it to an address that wasnt her paypal, as she did not know it was still under her old address. Issued a refund and they said they would change their paypal info and just pay again. Will this work? Does this sound like an honest mistake, or a scam?

Im a top-rated seller so I would think scammers would tend to avoid me, but I dont know, maybe its the other way around.[/QUOTE]

Should work as all you need is to send to the confirmed address (2nd payment)
The fact that you are a top seller might just make you more prone to attempted scams as they might think you will just let it go ...
 
Please watch out for Kyle Corey. He filed a dispute with me on eBay for not receiving the code and he had made numerous excuses that the codes that he entered 5 times were invalid. I tried verifying it again and it said redeem and now he's changing his story. He demanded another code, so I sent him another one and he said he hasn't receive it.
His eBay name:
kylecorey42
His info:
[email protected]

Address:
Kyle Corey
124 Lincoln Street
Sandusky, MI 48471
United States
 
[quote name='FatBoyInside']Here you go. Here's a complete overhaul from most frequent offenders to isolated incidents. Hopefully, this info will assist fellow CAGs in the future. Cheers!

Confirmed SCAM addresses on Half.com / eBay / Amazon (sellers beware!) [ UPDATED 8/23/10 ]

Buyer ID: thagr81_us + other aliases
Shipping Address:
AUTUMN NEWTON
44714 Fenhold St
Lancaster, CA 93535
or
7934 Woodman Ave #15
Panorama City, CA 91402

Buyer ID: dhua4976 / pleasurechest714 / 93.5suprat / 99turbogs + other hacked accts
Shipping Address:
DENNIS DWYER / D DWYER / MILUSKA PEREZ / ANA SMITH / GREG WILLIAMSON
11024 Balboa Blvd #323
Granada Hills, CA 91344
or
7122 Mammoth Ave
Van Nuys, CA 91405
or
2004 14th Street Ct W
Palmetto, FL 34221

Buyer ID(s): Many aliases & hacked accts...just DON'T SHIP to
Shipping Address:
CRYSTAL TURNER / C TURNER / C Y TURNER
13554 Cantlay St APT 4
Van Nuys, CA 91405
or
14728 Gilmore St #7
Van Nuys, CA 91411

Buyer ID: 94-sup
Shipping Address:
BRYAN MORRIS
1570 Fourth street
Lewisport, KY 42351

Buyer ID(s): skeller968 / tinblessing8 / aznbruin / creep86er / turbotalonpsi / ctgeorge99 / alvaa01 / carlachicago / dyh888 / starpumaa
Shipping Address:
TAMMY ROY / T EDWARDS / JECK MAIN / JEN PEACE / K WEBB
618 Pear Street
Carterville, IL 62918
or
6277 4th Street
Benton, IL 62812

Buyer ID: suprafly01 / parkballer54 + other hacked accts
Shipping Address:
J GARCIA / J LEON / JULIO LEON
2565 Ohio Ave
South Gate, CA 90280

Buyer ID: psychox
Shipping Address:
PIPER HOLLOWAY
4413 FM 16 W
Tyler, TX 75706

Buyer ID: HitGaming / videogamesupply
Shipping Address:
SARAH ALLEN
6780 Russellville Rd
Hopskinville, KY 42240-8940

Buyer ID: deal-dude
Shipping Address:
SHAWN COWGER
3051 N Timberfalls PL
Meridian, ID 83646-4508

Buyer ID: cynbar768849
Shipping Address:
CYNTHIA BARNETT
9401 S. Van Ness Avenue
Inglewood, CA 90305

ONEAL HAMILTON
1050 N Summit Ave #4
Pasadena, CA 91103

Buyer ID: tonybestbuy
Shipping Address:
ANTHONY VECCHIO
P.O. Box 1643
La Fayette GA 30728
or
1401 N. Main St.
La Fayette, GA 30728-6435

Buyer ID: Distribution-MM enregistre / bernylesalopard ([email protected])
Shipping Address:
MATHIEU BENOIT
224 Galipeau
Saint-jean-sur-richelieu QC
J3B8K3 Canada

Buyer ID: wwwsebcosebastien ([email protected])
Shipping Address:
SEBASTIEN CORMIER
5940 rte 138 ouest
havre-saint-pierre QC
G0G 1P0 Canada

DENISE SHACHT
19 Brighton Ave APT D
Belleville, NJ 07109-4205

ADRIENNE DENESE
26 Carol Dr
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632-2326



These were also reported, but they may have been isolated cases:

JOHN T. BOWMAN
724 Greentree Circle Apt. #202
Chesapeake, VA 23320

NINO CHIASIN
214 Franklin St APT 203
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-4888

Buyer ID: H7GRO10 / H7GRO7
Shipping Address:
JAMES PIATEK
301 Cheshire Dr APT 19
Knoxville, TN 37919-5804
or
ERIC TOCH
1132 E17th St
Long Beach, CA 90813

Buyer ID: vivianne kateregga ([email protected])
Kyle Smetana
1691 Praireview Ln.
Greenfield, IN 46140-7542

Buyer ID(s): zdongtracz22 / wildcat33t
Shipping Address:
THERESA A. CANO
9001 N. 39th Dr.
Phoenix, AZ, 85051

NEIL GORDON
14 Bailey Dr. SW
Lilburn, GA 30047

Buyer ID: bestthings772
Shipping Address:
MICHAEL CURRIE
424 Pine Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33409

NICK V FLEMING
2320 Bank St
Bakersfield, CA 93304

JERMANE PINSON

Buyer ID: jifferz
Shipping Address: in CT

Shipping Address: ????
147-29-182nd Street
Springfield Gardens, New York 11413

Buyer ID: graphicbreakdown ([email protected])
Shipping Address:
TIMOTHY WAPNER
5545 Pine Ave
Palmdale, CA 93551

Buyer ID: jebus101
Shipping Address:
TONIA CASSELLA
608 Route 9W
Glenmont, NY 12077

LAZARO MARTINEZ
3310 10th St
Spearfish, SD 57783[/QUOTE]

btw I just saw hitgaming and videogamesupply on this list, they are legit amazon.com sellers!
 
[quote name='CaoPi']btw I just saw hitgaming and videogamesupply on this list, they are legit amazon.com sellers![/QUOTE]

They screwed me over. I sold a new game to them, was tracked to them. Said they never got it. Post office couldn't help because of the insane amount of games coming
 
[quote name='FatBoyInside']Here are yet more scammers with hijacked ebay/Half.com accounts. (Don't be a victim like myself!) Avoid mailing anything you value to :

ASHLEY MCGIRT
5048 Needham Road
Bailey, NC 27807
[/QUOTE]
Just sent a game to this "person" right here. Ebay emailed me right after I got home from the post office. Printed the label through Half.com and used DC, so here's hoping. At least it's only $20, still sucks ass but it could be much worse. Guess I'll Google everyone's names and addresses from now on.

Son of a bitch. :bomb:
 
Oh boy here we go I have about 12 more to add but don't feel like getting depressed going through all the hits I have taken lately.

These are Item Not Received As Described full refund without returning item, demand partial refund, or demand compensation above and beyond return shipping to return item for refund:

Prodigy_Networks (Amazon seller, they buy games on eBay complain for refund and then resell them on Amazon)

Prodigy Networks
12625 Frederick St
# 263 Ste I5
Moreno Valley CA 92553-5235
United States

brando1943

Paul Pecikonis
6100 Burk Ave
Ventnor City NJ 08406-1107
United States

These are purchase item and return different:

hunderkar1 (new username, known scammer)

thameena sarvath
2704 Erlene Dr
Apt 132
cincinnati OH 45238-2814
United States





Like I said I will try and edit this and add more a little at a time, and post new ones as they come in. I verify by contacting other sellers that they have purchased from, the brando1943 is a bad one as 11 out of the 15 sellers that responded to me all said he tried to extort Partial Refunds out of them.
 
amazon

B. Patel
Washington, PA 15301
Received on the 20th, claims today 3/26 wanted the COLLECTOR'S edition which doesn't exist...

Free rental IMO...
 
[quote name='electricsleep']Finally some good news for sellers that use paypal. Don't know if it was posted yet but paypal recently upgraded its seller protection policy and will refund sellers against chargebacks as long as you have a tracking number and ship to the confirmed address. In late September I've had two unauthorized purchases/credit card company charge back claims refunded to me because I uploaded tracking info. It only covers physical items and anything over $250 needs signature confirmation. You can check out the full breakdown here.

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/seller-protection-learn-more[/QUOTE]
Replying to an old post, but no protection if the buyer claims you sent something not as described.
I'm confused though- what's going on? Are the addresses all fake? Or are they the real addresses and the scammers are just doing chargebacks?
 
Anyone been seeing a lot of activity from new half.com/ebay accounts (0 feedback) lately? I've had several come in recently with the telltale signs of BS orders, but I wanted to see if anyone else has as well?

One account that is just screaming chargeback is some bitch that changes the delivery name and user name with each new account, but is using the same address:

5302 Bulrush Ct
Apt. 4
Louisville, KY 40258
 
Would recommend listing both the 5 digit zip code as well as the 5+4 full zip, as searching for just the 5 digit will not return posts with the 5+4 i.e. searching for "12345" will not return any post that has "12345-6789"
 
[quote name='ferant316']Oh boy here we go I have about 12 more to add but don't feel like getting depressed going through all the hits I have taken lately.

These are Item Not Received As Described full refund without returning item, demand partial refund, or demand compensation above and beyond return shipping to return item for refund:

Prodigy_Networks (Amazon seller, they buy games on eBay complain for refund and then resell them on Amazon)

Prodigy Networks
12625 Frederick St
# 263 Ste I5
Moreno Valley CA 92553-5235
United States

brando1943

Paul Pecikonis
6100 Burk Ave
Ventnor City NJ 08406-1107
United States

These are purchase item and return different:

hunderkar1 (new username, known scammer)

thameena sarvath
2704 Erlene Dr
Apt 132
cincinnati OH 45238-2814
United States





Like I said I will try and edit this and add more a little at a time, and post new ones as they come in. I verify by contacting other sellers that they have purchased from, the brando1943 is a bad one as 11 out of the 15 sellers that responded to me all said he tried to extort Partial Refunds out of them.[/QUOTE]

That Prodigy Network is a UPS Store, I don't know if you can complain to them about there activity. If you need any help I live a little bit west from there to file a formal complaint.
 
I know this topic is super old but...

Buyer ID: HitGaming / videogamesupply
Shipping Address:
SARAH ALLEN
6780 Russellville Rd
Hopskinville, KY 42240

How did that end up on here? I've sold tons of games to her in the past through eBay and Amazon without an issue. She would buy hard to find OOP stuff from me at a fair price and turn around and put them on Amazon for an outrageous price.
 
[quote name='freshzen']I know this topic is super old but...

Buyer ID: HitGaming / videogamesupply
Shipping Address:
SARAH ALLEN
6780 Russellville Rd
Hopskinville, KY 42240

How did that end up on here? I've sold tons of games to her in the past through eBay and Amazon without an issue. She would buy hard to find OOP stuff from me at a fair price and turn around and put them on Amazon for an outrageous price.[/QUOTE]

It hasn't happened to me, but it seems that many others have had her file chargebacks/claims against them saying she never received the games, but then she went on to list the games for sale.
 
eBay new non paying scumbagggo, whats dumb is the number of complaints he has and his account is still active.
onemanplanet-2013

Multiple cases of non payment likes to buy rare stuff, and CEs
 
Two months and two weeks later, and I finally got a chargeback from. . .

ASHLEY MCGIRT
5048 Needham Road
Bailey, NC 27807

I sent an email explaining everything to Half.com, my tracking number, delivery confirmation, and links to this thread and posts with "Ashley McGirt" and her info. Wish me luck. . .
 
Amazon
Now I will not be shipping to any third party "forwarders".
Recipient is actually in Costa Rica and after I issued a 100% refund (dumb on my part) I found out the addy was for a company after issuing the refund...

Originally I tried to track it throught USPS Delivery Confimration which showed shipment 4/1 received in Miami 4/3 but not "delivered"... after 4 days, USPS was unable to confirm delivery, so I refunded (recipient had filed by 2nd ever A-Z... first one was a definitve scammer and I won)

The forwarding company investigated and the game was received 4/24...

Shipping Address:
Tipna Fabbs Burns (SJO59004)
MIAMI, FLORIDA
7620 NW 63RD ST
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33166-3608

I will now be googling addys before shipping, thank goodness this was a $12 game.
 
Can anyone help me out with an issue I'm having with an Amazon buyer? I recently picked up a Red/Black DS Lite on craigslist. The system was in excellent condition with some wear on the top cover being the only blemish worth noting.

I sold it on Amazon and just received a complaint alleging that the system does not hold a charge, the L & R buttons are not working, and the serial number is missing from the back.

I played on this DS Lite shortly before sending it out. I confirmed that it does indeed hold a charge (played Phantom Hourglass for a bit and Pokemon), the serial number was on the back when I was cleaning the system, and the L & R buttons were working when I played Link to the Past.

The real kicker is that the craigslist seller e-mailed me pictures of the system. One of these pictures shows the serial number on the back (albeit with a thin black censor bar obscuring the actual numbers). Either way, it shows that there was indeed a serial number sticker when I sent it out.

I get the feeling that this person is trying to commit return fraud at my expense. I will attempt to get the unaltered picture of the serial number from the craigslist seller.

I just wanted to know if I should ask the customer to send it back first or dispute this issue with Amazon directly and bring it to their attention that this customer is trying to commit return fraud. I know the system is biased towards the buyer, but I caught her in a lie and I think I can BBQ this asshole's story with proof.

Thanks for any and all help. I will also post the offender's name and mailing address should it indeed be a case of return fraud.
 
^ You should always take your own pictures of stuff like that.

I haven't had many issues lately but then again I'm not selling that much any more. But I did have something a few weeks back that I thought for sure I'd have to count as a loss: a chargeback from a buyer in Mexico that just paid for cheap first-class shipping (so no tracking once it went past LA). Much to my surprise, PayPal covered the chargeback. So, yeah, that was a pleasant surprise. Apparently the first-class tracking number (which is just the Customs number, really) is sufficient now. That didn't used to be the case as I lost out on a few International shipments in the past because they weren't Priority Mail (with full tracking showing delivery).

The chargeback was for "unauthorized" purchase and I never heard a word from the buyer via email or eBay.
 
[quote name='io']^ You should always take your own pictures of stuff like that.
[/QUOTE]

I usually do, but the DS Lite wasn't all that expensive of an item ($50+). I've sold items well above that so I didn't really give it a second thought. I'm going to hold onto the serial number picture until I absolutely have to. I'm probably going to ask her to return it first (the broken DS Lite) so she can't possibly switch the serial number sticker or anything.
 
Just thought I'd update:

The bitch that was trying to scam me for a DS Lite appears to have dropped her case. The return I initiated is still open, but she has not contacted me in over 2 weeks. I'm hoping the return is dropped completely. I'm just surprised people try this shit, and Amazon allows it.
 
[quote name='edavis0780']Just thought I'd update:

The bitch that was trying to scam me for a DS Lite appears to have dropped her case. The return I initiated is still open, but she has not contacted me in over 2 weeks. I'm hoping the return is dropped completely. I'm just surprised people try this shit, and Amazon allows it.[/QUOTE]

Maybe you could post her name and address for everyone?
 
zazueta_maria

Non Paying ebayer. Bought a disc only game from me with best offer, I accepted the offer in less than a minute. 2 hours later says they found a more complete copy and want to cancel.

Im not going to let it cancel and will get them a non payer strike.

 
batterysurplus2013

Francine smith
4516 shawnray drive
Middletown, OH 45044
United States

Opens a item not as described case, then returns an empty envelope while keeping the item
 
is there a way to search this topic? I had someone in madison, wi buy a game i had on FBA on 12/30, then initiate return on 1/2, amazon wouldn't/couldn't tell me why until game was back, now says game/accessories missing and is unsellable, so forcing my return, and i know i got scammed buy amazon warehouse, or the guy.

 
Here's a scammer. Bought a Xbox One from him and got smelly clothes instead. Smh.

He has an Amazon store too apparently. Also he used USPS to ship it LOL.

Sell ID: graveyards_garage_sale

Robert Edwards

120 Drive 1240 

Mooreville, MS, 38857

Customer Service email: [email protected]\

UPDATE- got a full refund!

 
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Amazon
Now I will not be shipping to any third party "forwarders".
Recipient is actually in Costa Rica and after I issued a 100% refund (dumb on my part) I found out the addy was for a company after issuing the refund...

Originally I tried to track it throught USPS Delivery Confimration which showed shipment 4/1 received in Miami 4/3 but not "delivered"... after 4 days, USPS was unable to confirm delivery, so I refunded (recipient had filed by 2nd ever A-Z... first one was a definitve scammer and I won)

The forwarding company investigated and the game was received 4/24...

Shipping Address:
Tipna Fabbs Burns (SJO59004)
MIAMI, FLORIDA
7620 NW 63RD ST
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33166-3608

I will now be googling addys before shipping, thank goodness this was a $12 game.
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Speaking of googling ebay addresses. I got a live one me thinks. Paypal address doesn't match the verified address. When you search the address there is yet another name and the guy is a registered sex offender with a history of dealing in stolen goods. Also the tell tale sign of a dorment account suddenly spending hundreds.Tried to warn ebay and paypal last night, but was told it's OK to send. Guess ebay will just raise fees to cover all their loss on fraud.

 
I sold a legit copy of Pokemon Fire Red on Amazon and the buyer e-mailed me telling me he was pissed I sent him a fake and wanted me to take care of it or he'd contact Amazon and leave me bad feedback. I asked some questions to get more info before telling him that I know 100% is wasn't fake, but he got pissed that I didn't immediately refund his money and opened an A-Z case.  Amazon refunded his money but found that I wasn't at fault so I didn't have to pay him. The buyer left me negative feedback and I'm sure he won't remove it and Amazon's feedback removal policy doesn't cover this scenario. Anyone aware of anything else I can do about this?  By refunding his money, Amazon is just enabling scammers to continue screwing with sellers.

Here's the name/address

Elizabeth Espinoza
4630 BORDER VILLAGE RD # 1334
SAN YSIDRO, CA 92173-3118

The contact name in the messages exchanged was Frank

 
BHitmanW20 said:
I sold a legit copy of Pokemon Fire Red on Amazon and the buyer e-mailed me telling me he was pissed I sent him a fake and wanted me to take care of it or he'd contact Amazon and leave me bad feedback. I asked some questions to get more info before telling him that I know 100% is wasn't fake, but he got pissed that I didn't immediately refund his money and opened an A-Z case. Amazon refunded his money but found that I wasn't at fault so I didn't have to pay him. The buyer left me negative feedback and I'm sure he won't remove it and Amazon's feedback removal policy doesn't cover this scenario. Anyone aware of anything else I can do about this? By refunding his money, Amazon is just enabling scammers to continue screwing with sellers.

Here's the name/address

Elizabeth Espinoza
4630 BORDER VILLAGE RD # 1334
SAN YSIDRO, CA 92173-3118

The contact name in the messages exchanged was Frank
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That's selling on Amazon for you. I'd send a feedback removal request to Amazon, since it can't hurt to try, even if it's not "covered" by their policies. Sometimes you'll get a seller support person that will use common sense to determine that the feedback is fabricated bullshit, especially based on the history of the transaction in question.

 
sp00ge said:
That's selling on Amazon for you. I'd send a feedback removal request to Amazon, since it can't hurt to try, even if it's not "covered" by their policies. Sometimes you'll get a seller support person that will use common sense to determine that the feedback is fabricated bullshit, especially based on the history of the transaction in question.
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Already tried that through their automated system and it was declined. I spoke to someone on the phone earlier who created a case and escalated it to a supervisor. Hoping to hear back in 1-2 days.

 
Here's a new one:

Jonathan Scher
900 Las Palmas Way
El Paso, TX 79912-1844

Username: johny_olde

They did a bank reversal on a game they bought from me, I called eBay and Paypal and they said I should be fine as they are investigating the buyer for suspicious activity as they initiated over 200 bank reversals today and as long as I can provide Delivery Confirmation I should be covered. However, I do not understand how someone can commit that many bank reversals and still be an eBay member.
 
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