Ebay buyers not paying, coincidence or SCAM?

[Bassstud1]

I sold two crown amplifiers ( $530.00 & $1225.00 + taxes and shipping fees) on Ebay last Friday. Have not received payment yet have contacted one who said he paid with his Visa, he said he would check on it. He was from Houston. The other gentlemen never replied back, my bad I forgot to check no international sales. He was from Vietnam. But seriously I've sold items on Ebay for over 10 years and never had a payment problem till now is this the new norm? I just can't believe that scammers are that prominent. Thanks for any feedback.

 

[Alkali Ike]

If this was the new norm, it would probably make the news. In any case never ship anything until PayPal says it’s ok to ship.

 

[Guild B301]

That is definitely out of the ordinary. Don’t ship anything until you have the money.

 

[fhm555]

I sold two crown amplifiers ( $530.00 & $1225.00 + taxes and shipping fees) on Ebay last Friday. Have not received payment yet have contacted one who said he paid with his Visa, he said he would check on it. He was from Houston. The other gentlemen never replied back, my bad I forgot to check no international sales. He was from Vietnam, some Vietnamese name like " One Hung Low" or something. But seriously I've sold items on Ebay for over 10 years and never had a payment problem till now is this the new norm? I just can't believe that scammers are that prominent. Thanks for any feedback.

I pretty much gave up on selling anything worth over $50 on the bay when they decided buyers were more worthy of protection than sellers. I still buy there, but only small (value) items.

 

[kesslari]

I thought Ebay handled the payment bit? When I do sell, I don't ship until payment comes through.

 

[Gorn]

Lots of people bid on a thing with no intention of paying if they win.

 

[Bassstud1]

To everyone at Talkbass. So sorry if I offended any one with a comment that was in my original post. My emotions were running a little high at that point. Enjoy Life and try to reduce stress. Peace.