Overstock scammer

[dazzler11]

I won and paid for an item on Overstock auctions, the seller failed to respond and after two days I filed a claim with Paypal to recover my money, after two weeks I got back less than 20% of my money as that was all that Paypal could recover. I have repeatedly emailed the seller and on the advise of Paypal sent him an invoice for the outstanding amount, the seller continues to ignore my pleas for a refund and has given me two very lame excuses, firstly stating that it was Paypals fault and then he says that there was a death in his family! I refuse to believe that either of these are true, I called Paypal and they said that they would not hinder him from sending money that is owed to me. My next step would be to send him a legal letter threatening court action, am I right in my assumption? I have tried calling the phone number supplied to me by Overstock but it is disconnected, no surprise there. However, I do have a physical address. Please can someone advise me on what to do with this person?
Thanks

 

[mightymoose]

Small claims.

 

[Michael Wechsler]

Small claims.

Probably right and possibly a waste of time, especially if the seller is across the country. How much money are we talking about in issue?

 

[lostinmn]

I had something similar happen to me a few years ago but with Ebay. Seller took money via PayPal but never sent the purchase. I tried contacting seller but first got an auto-reply that said she is out of town for a week. I emailed again after a week and got zero response, tried 3-4 more times and still haven't heard anything. I filed a claim with PayPal, who, after two weeks, said there is nothing they can do because seller took all money from her account so they cannot recover a dime. The seller had a comcast email account that she was using, so I emailed her back and said if she doesn't send the item or return the money, I will write to Comcast and tell them she is using their email account and Internet Service for fraudulent purposes. She overnighted me the money the next day. Good luck!

 

[Michael Wechsler]

I had something similar happen to me a few years ago but with Ebay. Seller took money via PayPal but never sent the purchase. I tried contacting seller but first got an auto-reply that said she is out of town for a week. I emailed again after a week and got zero response, tried 3-4 more times and still haven't heard anything. I filed a claim with PayPal, who, after two weeks, said there is nothing they can do because seller took all money from her account so they cannot recover a dime. The seller had a comcast email account that she was using, so I emailed her back and said if she doesn't send the item or return the money, I will write to Comcast and tell them she is using their email account and Internet Service for fraudulent purposes. She overnighted me the money the next day. Good luck!

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