now he's telling me he's having a heart surgery next week so he really needs my bitcoin lol
Let me guess, his surgeon only accepts bitcoin 
He is almost certainly a scammer.
Topic: ebay seller ankle123 [email protected] trying to scam selling SP35s (Read 513 times)
November 14, 2015, 05:09:27 PM
He is almost certainly a scammer.
November 14, 2015, 02:17:14 PM
eBay (and PayPal) accounts are fairly commonly traded/sold here (and on other sites), so this very well could have been a sold eBay account.
As a general rule, it is probably not going to be a good idea to send BTC when buying something off eBay unless you know they have an extensive history of being trusted with others' money.
As a general rule, it is probably not going to be a good idea to send BTC when buying something off eBay unless you know they have an extensive history of being trusted with others' money.
you're probably right
that guy hasn't sold anything for a year and back then he was selling 99 cent items... now boom high end miners at a fraction of market price
now he's telling me he's having a heart surgery next week so he really needs my bitcoin lol
November 12, 2015, 12:18:07 AM
eBay (and PayPal) accounts are fairly commonly traded/sold here (and on other sites), so this very well could have been a sold eBay account.
As a general rule, it is probably not going to be a good idea to send BTC when buying something off eBay unless you know they have an extensive history of being trusted with others' money.
As a general rule, it is probably not going to be a good idea to send BTC when buying something off eBay unless you know they have an extensive history of being trusted with others' money.
November 11, 2015, 06:26:06 PM
What happened::
I purchase two Spondoolies SP35 on eBay from ankle123
Scammers Profile Link:
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=ankle123&ftab=AllFeedback
James Tigert
[email protected]
Reference Link:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/ankle123/m.html?item=262133049152&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc
Amount Scammed:
None - just a warning
Payment Method:
Paid with PayPal, seller refunded and demanded BTC
Proof of Payment:
N/A
PM/Chat Logs:
N/A
Additional Notes:
ankle123 sells miners at a low price. When I paid with Paypal (eBay's default and essentially the only allowed payment method) ankle123 refunded the payment and demanded to pay via BTC saying PayPal is giving him a hard time for mining related transactions.
That alone maybe wouldnt make me yell "scam" but upon further investigation it turned out that ankle123 sold at least seven miners. Probably more since his listings are 2 units each. He received 3 negative feedbacks for the unsolicited refunds.
Sure enough he's now starting to suggest that he can accept PayPal and ship the miners. Changed his story from PayPal issues to medical issues forcing to sell quickly etc. This is where the alarms went off for me, although it should have been much earlier - when I saw the price.
I hope someone can connect ankle123 to a username on this forum. To give him a chance to explain his side of the story
I purchase two Spondoolies SP35 on eBay from ankle123
Scammers Profile Link:
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=ankle123&ftab=AllFeedback
James Tigert
[email protected]
Reference Link:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/ankle123/m.html?item=262133049152&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc
Amount Scammed:
None - just a warning
Payment Method:
Paid with PayPal, seller refunded and demanded BTC
Proof of Payment:
N/A
PM/Chat Logs:
N/A
Additional Notes:
ankle123 sells miners at a low price. When I paid with Paypal (eBay's default and essentially the only allowed payment method) ankle123 refunded the payment and demanded to pay via BTC saying PayPal is giving him a hard time for mining related transactions.
That alone maybe wouldnt make me yell "scam" but upon further investigation it turned out that ankle123 sold at least seven miners. Probably more since his listings are 2 units each. He received 3 negative feedbacks for the unsolicited refunds.
Sure enough he's now starting to suggest that he can accept PayPal and ship the miners. Changed his story from PayPal issues to medical issues forcing to sell quickly etc. This is where the alarms went off for me, although it should have been much earlier - when I saw the price.
I hope someone can connect ankle123 to a username on this forum. To give him a chance to explain his side of the story
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