Going away next week and I wanted to put some films on the PSP. The 1gb card will hold 2 but I wanted some more. I figured 4gb would be a good size for the photo backup backup when there. Into Ebay, search for 4gb pro duo, find heaps listed. Pick a user with good feedback and buy one. The card was cheap but the page on ebay said all the right things.
It arrived this morning and it’s a fake. Google ‘magicgate unknown’ and everything you find applied to the card. My fault for buying cheap? Maybe. The seller’s fault for lying? Oh yes. I checked his page today, took a screenshot. There is no ambiguity in the language – it’s a 4gb Sony card being sold. Unsurprisingly this really pissed me off. The reported size is 4gb but I have yet to try and fill the card. Fakes live for a very short time so data will be lost. So I’ve been sold a fake through ebay using paypal and the web page shows the seller really isn’t a good one. What to do?
I could leave negative feedback
I could open a dispute at ebay.
I could report the fraud to paypal and ebay.
At most I get my money back, I don’t know what happens to the seller.
I could make a deal with the seller.
Or I could make a deal with the seller then not keep my side of the bargain.
I’ve made my choice, but what would you do?
1. I would get in touch with the seller for a refund.
2. Report fraud to Ebay and Paypal otherwise he gets away to continue his fraud.
I bought a fake 2gb memory stick from Ebay a while back. Lasted about 6 months then just died. No warning at all, just wouldnt let me read or write to it, one minute it worked, the next it didnt.
I’d report the fraud, but only cos I know one of the fraud investigators in ebay/paypal :)