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What should I do if I think I've been scammed on Ebay?

Asked by chelle21689 (7907points) May 14th, 2012

Damn, why does this always happen to me? It’s the second time!

I ordered Optimum Nutrition Mint Chocolate protein shake from ebay because I found a great deal and it was pretty cheap with free shipping! Unlike bodybuilding.com, it was a bit more expensive. Anyways, I decided to buy from the ebay person.

On May 7th, I received a protein shake Optimum Nutrition Mint Chocolate. I thought it may have been from the ebay seller but it was from bodybuilding.com! I was thinking, “This is crazy…$50? I didn’t buy this from bodybuilding!” So I called bodybuilding on that receipt to make sure the charge wasn’t on my credit card. They told me the credit card last digits but it didn’t match mine. They told me that I had received a stolen product and that I have the choice to send it back or pay for it 20% off. I was thinking 20% off was a good deal so I chose to buy it.

Over a week later, I decided to check back on my protein purchase from Ebay. I looked at the tracking # and it said it was already delivered only I had never received it. I’m so confused. I think it’s very fishy that I had received a protein shake that same day from Bodybuilding….So that means I paid two times for one shake!!

Besides, that seller has good ratings but never responded to my messages. I’m worried that this was a scam only I can’t prove it because it said it had already been delivered to my door!! I never saw the protein shake from the ebay seller…

What do I do?? I can’t prove this!

I called bodybuilding.com and their staff. His words were “The Fraudulant person uses someone else’s credit card to purchase from our site. Once they purchase the products they then sell them on ebay as if they were there own to make a profit in cash.
Swoll Joel: And they send you the box that we sent them
Swoll Joel: Which is why it says bodybuilding.com
Swoll Joel: But it does not have anything to do with us.””

I don’t know what to do anymore. It’s not the same tracking # as the one from ebay either. I paid TWICE for a stupid product. People are telling me it’s my fault and I should’ve known better. I don’t deserve this.

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