Problem selling iPhone on eBay

August 23, 2008 · Posted in Personal 

So, as many people before me the new 3G iPhone proved to be enough of a temptation to upgrade from the original 1st generation. So after purchasing my upgrade and configuring it to my requirements I decided to sell my original iPhone on eBay. So I collected all the accessories and the box and took a few photos, spent a little time creating my eBay advert and placing it for sale.

I was happy to see that it went just over £215! I received an instant payment through PayPal then a phone call from the winning bidder asking about the condition of it and ensuring that I’d package it safely. The following day I duly wrapped and posted it using Royal Mail Special Delivery.

A few days later to my supprise I received an email from PayPal informing me that the payment was under investigation! Then the following day I received another email stating that the case was closed and the payment has been returned to the account holder. I therefor have no iPhone and no money in my paypal account!

It feels like someone has stolen my iPhone.

I can’t believe this has happened I was under the impression that eBay and PayPal had processes in place to ensure that this sort of thing does not happen.

I now have to go through the pain of complaining to PayPal and eBay. It’s come at a totally inconvinient time as I’m far too busy trying to start my freelace venture and to top it off I could really do with the cash.

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3 Responses to “Problem selling iPhone on eBay”

  1. RK on March 7th, 2009 4:23 am

    Hi Drew,

    I’m sorry to hear about your iPhone. I was hoping to sell mine on eBay as well and came across your blog whilst searching for “how to sell iPhone on eBay” on Google. Can I ask if the situation was eventually resolved? I’m now definitely thinking twice about selling on eBay.

  2. andij on March 7th, 2009 8:26 am

    Hi RK,
    I’m afraid that this situation had not been resolved.

    The advice I would give you is to carefully process your sale and ensure that the purchaser is legitimate before sending your iPhone. Double check that the paypal account and address are confirmed.

    If I had waited a few days after the sale before sending my iPhone I would have been notified by eBay to not send the item in time.

  3. Candy on July 18th, 2009 7:59 am

    Hi just came across this site…

    Hackers and scammers are so… everywhere!

    I was nearly fooled this day.

    this ybhattdp tries to sell me “his iphone” for 270. Then luckily i saw one of the post in yahoo answers that says the same guy only accepts money and never send the phone!

    grrr

    take care. wish me luck in buying an iphone too!

    ym:zlim_vlonde

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