Here is the story which I believe not only happened to me...
A shrimp tank is needed for my daughter's school biology project.
A friend of mine referred me to AC and I made my first purchase
of the cherry red shrimps for $40. The seller e-mail'd me saying
he can include a little more java moss per my request but needed a
favor from me to send money as a gift to him to avoid Paypal's service
charge. And, sadly, that's what I did.
After sending the money, almost one month passed, my e-mails just
sink in the ocean, the seller simply disappears.
I contacted Paypal and they can not help due to the transaction was (1)
NOT an eBay deal, and (2) the money was sent as a gift.
I also sent an e-mail to AC administrator about this and so far no reply
from them either.
The seller's name is ******* and use "********" in AC.
This person also joins some other forums including international ones selling
plants.
The thing bothers me the most is that I can not post anything in the seller's AC Marketplace thread to warn others since it was closed by the seller...
So, is there any way a member can use to sound an alarm for this type of thing?
A shrimp tank is needed for my daughter's school biology project.
A friend of mine referred me to AC and I made my first purchase
of the cherry red shrimps for $40. The seller e-mail'd me saying
he can include a little more java moss per my request but needed a
favor from me to send money as a gift to him to avoid Paypal's service
charge. And, sadly, that's what I did.
After sending the money, almost one month passed, my e-mails just
sink in the ocean, the seller simply disappears.
I contacted Paypal and they can not help due to the transaction was (1)
NOT an eBay deal, and (2) the money was sent as a gift.
I also sent an e-mail to AC administrator about this and so far no reply
from them either.
The seller's name is ******* and use "********" in AC.
This person also joins some other forums including international ones selling
plants.
The thing bothers me the most is that I can not post anything in the seller's AC Marketplace thread to warn others since it was closed by the seller...
So, is there any way a member can use to sound an alarm for this type of thing?
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