Hi Folks. I won't go into too many details because I know you have heard it all before, but I stupidly bought a bag which turned out to be fake!! Anyway, I put in a Paypal claim and have just been advised that I have won but I need to send bag back to seller. The seller is in US - I am in Australia. The amounts I have quoted are in US Dollars.
I paid $500 for bag + $50 post (which by the way she posted for only $25!) so I put in claim for full amount. I also had to pay $60 for a letter from an authentication service. It is now going to cost me approx $50/$60 to send it back securely with tracking and signature confirmation.
As she is a relatively new ebayer, the most I can get back is $200 under Protection Cover. It will cost me all up $660 to get $200 back!!
She will then have her piece of s#*t back (already making a tidy profit from me!!) which she can then onsell.
I have decided that I would rather her not have the bag back, just on principle!! Is there any way that I can arrange to have the bag destroyed here (say at a police station) and have a Statutory Declaration completed to this effect).
My husband says to not waste more money on return post, throw the bag away and just "learn from my mistake", but if I cancel the claim she will win and then I can't even justify leaving her negative feedback!!
Please could someone offer some suggestions!!
I paid $500 for bag + $50 post (which by the way she posted for only $25!) so I put in claim for full amount. I also had to pay $60 for a letter from an authentication service. It is now going to cost me approx $50/$60 to send it back securely with tracking and signature confirmation.
As she is a relatively new ebayer, the most I can get back is $200 under Protection Cover. It will cost me all up $660 to get $200 back!!
She will then have her piece of s#*t back (already making a tidy profit from me!!) which she can then onsell.
I have decided that I would rather her not have the bag back, just on principle!! Is there any way that I can arrange to have the bag destroyed here (say at a police station) and have a Statutory Declaration completed to this effect).
My husband says to not waste more money on return post, throw the bag away and just "learn from my mistake", but if I cancel the claim she will win and then I can't even justify leaving her negative feedback!!
Please could someone offer some suggestions!!