Back in July I sold an expensive piece of clothing via eBay. On selling the item the buyer messaged me asking me to post to a different address. I was sceptical at first but he insisted it was for his friends birthday and would be extremely grateful for this. I agreed, thinking I would get the hassle free sale and all I had to do was post the item. He started a dispute, he won the dispute through a chargeback through his credit card company which has left my PayPal account in quite a lot of debt and PayPal saying they can do nothing about this. I find this farcical, I have all relevant evidence to show he had asked me to post to a different address. I have tracking number showing the item was clearly delivered to this address, and I have multiple messages of him assuring me it was all fine to post to this address. Where do I stand with this? It took PayPal long enough to investigate it and then they tell me there’s nothing they can do. Surely I am covered some how? Otherwise this scam is far too easy for anyone to pull off!!
