Anybody Have Trouble with a Buy on Facebook Before?

[Profreedomokie]

I found an item on Facebook I wanted for my mill. I messaged the seller and agreed on a price and used PayPal to send him the funds. The seller claims he never got the funds, yet PayPal sent me an email saying he was paid. I know I can cancel the deal up until the time he claims the funds. I still want to buy the item but, this circle jerk is getting old. My thoughts are he sold the item locally so he wouldn't have to deal with shipping it and is jerking me around, so I'll give up on the buy. I don't see a reason PayPal would be lying about this. The seller has a five-star rating on Facebook but, not with me. This has been going on for almost a week.

 

[SPDguns]

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[OKRuss]

I found an item on Facebook I wanted for my mill. I messaged the seller and agreed on a price and used PayPal to send him the funds. The seller claims he never got the funds, yet PayPal sent me an email saying he was paid. I know I can cancel the deal up until the time he claims the funds. I still want to buy the item but, this circle jerk is getting old. My thoughts are he sold the item locally so he wouldn't have to deal with shipping it and is jerking me around, so I'll give up on the buy. I don't see a reason PayPal would be lying about this. The seller has a five-star rating on Facebook but, not with me. This has been going on for almost a week.

If it's not local, I don't buy off FB so can't help with your situation. But, I'd cancel PayPal then see if seller replies.

 

[SlugSlinger]

I wouldn’t send anyone money on Facebook. I have had face to face without issue. There are too many scams on Facebook.

 

[BobbyV]

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Facebook, Nextdoor . . . definitely.

 

[OneMoreEvan]

Unless it's face to face, I'm not buying anything on Facebook. No real buyer protection like eBay. I took a chance once and bought some boots on FB market and had the guy ship them, lo and behold they never showed up and FB wouldn't give me my money back.

 

[gl55]

Paypal will refund you your money. It can take a while but the typically side with the buyer 99% of the time. You will have to file a dispute with Paypal. Last dispute I filed took about 3 weeks to resolve and get my money back. They will make you try and resolve it with the seller in writing through Paypal then wait for their response.

 

[HMCS(FMF)Ret.]

I’ve done some FB deals. I won’t do anymore though. Talk about freaks! I’ve met some downright thug looking folks.

 

[DavidMcmillan]

Only experience is face to face, but we have had many of those, and never had any issues. I dropped Paypal long ago, for many reasons. There are a lot of good buys on Marketplace, but you have to think about what you are doing and wanting.

 

[Okie4570]

Cash only, face to face only. Never been burned that way. I'd rather do FB purchases that just about any other means because I can look and their profile and see a little bit about the person I'm buying from, before I even inquire.