Yes it happened to me. I think I got burned for $133.00 from someone on Ebay and its partly my own stupidity.
I sold a phone for 122.00 plus shipping. I should have seen the red flags when she took a week to pay me I guess but I believed her death in the family story.
Anyway I recieve the paypal and I see that the transaction is not eligible for paypal protection and that should have been my huge red flag but I trust to much and I figure hey I have tracking so I am safe. WRONG.
Paypal reversed the transaction today because they say she never had money to cover it and they took it back from me! They also chastized me on her low feedback etc. I promptly told them that without having those restrictions on my bidders had I NOT sent the phone I would have gotten a negative for sure!
I already mailed the phone priority mail 2 days ago so immediately I tracked it and it was in Beverly Hills 90210 PO (no kidding). I called everywhere trying to get them to stop from delivering that package but I don't know if it worked yet. I couldn't get anyone to answer the damn phone at the PO itself but I faxed them a form 1590 Senders Application for a recall and redirect of mail after spending an hour on the phone and then half an hour at my PO today.
It still shows on the tracking it is at the PO so if they GOT my fax and will honor it MAYBE they will send it back to me but I doubt it and so does my local PO.
I have emailed her, filed a non paying bidder, argued with paypal and everything I can think of but I am just sick and feel so stupid.
I had no idea this could happen.
The guy at Paypal was very nice but he said people like her do this all the time.