macfixer01
Well-known member
A warning to all...
I won a 10 Gram certified gold bar on Ebay from what appeared to be a legitimate seller in Istanbul. Normally I would never think of sending off $300+ to some God-forsaken place like Turkey, but I guess the gold fever got to me. I'd been seeing his auctions for awhile and he had good feedback. I waited awhile then sent my Paypal payment yesterday. Today I can't bring up the auction anymore and the seller is no longer registered with Ebay either. I have filed with Paypal to get my money refunded. The seller is: kurtlarladans ([email protected])
Of course when I called Ebay tonight they tried to put the best face possible on the situation. They said he may have been suspended for a violation, you may still get your item. At this point though I wouldn't even trust the authenticity of the ingot anymore if I did get it. And they won't tell you why the user is no longer registered. Live and learn!
macfixer01
I won a 10 Gram certified gold bar on Ebay from what appeared to be a legitimate seller in Istanbul. Normally I would never think of sending off $300+ to some God-forsaken place like Turkey, but I guess the gold fever got to me. I'd been seeing his auctions for awhile and he had good feedback. I waited awhile then sent my Paypal payment yesterday. Today I can't bring up the auction anymore and the seller is no longer registered with Ebay either. I have filed with Paypal to get my money refunded. The seller is: kurtlarladans ([email protected])
Of course when I called Ebay tonight they tried to put the best face possible on the situation. They said he may have been suspended for a violation, you may still get your item. At this point though I wouldn't even trust the authenticity of the ingot anymore if I did get it. And they won't tell you why the user is no longer registered. Live and learn!
macfixer01