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BEWARE OF FRAUD with this member

FRAUD ALERT!
I recently sold a Mytek Liberty DAC to this user.

Buyer: locmao003
503-583-1266
locmao003@gmail.com

In the Audiogon Selling portal they listed their shipping address as a US Oregon address.
I shipped the item to this address. 
Paypal payment made to my account.
USPS Insured shipment, with delivery confirmation.
Delivery confirmed on June 11, 2021 by USPS.
I got an email, from a DIFFERENT email address stating they received the item.

Next, I got a dispute from Paypal saying the buyer never received the item.
The buyer listed their address as VIETNAM! Not Oregon.
I NEVER sell or ship overseas and would not have accepted this purchase if that was disclosed.
Paypal has approved the claim, and took my $500 payment back. I am left without the original DAC or payment.

BEWARE of this Buyer!
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peter_s
1,314 posts
 
Here is an elephant for the room…. In the old days, before PP even existed and we paid by postal money order, bank transfer or checks, agon didn’t try to prevent the buyer and seller from talking. What a concept!  Talking when closing in on a deal.  Probably the best, but still not perfect, way of gaining confidence in a deal.  As a buyer, I much prefer to use a service that lets me talk to the seller.  I say boo agon on this!
oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 
Friends and Family.. LOL I could hear PP. BUT it was friends and family in Siberia. :-)
mspot
113 posts
 
Wouldn't Paypal "Friends and Family" remove the risk of this claw-back scam? The "Friends and Family" option removes the fees - as well as access to the Paypal dispute process that these scammers rely upon. Win-Win.
An advantage for the seller, but if you were a buyer, would you agree to Friends and Family with a stranger on the internet?
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