Very possible fraudulent Buyer

[uk_jough]

Hi have just sold my husbands camera to the highest bidder, went through the process of taking it to the post office using Ebays prepaid label.

When I got home my hubby told me he has just checked the address of the buyer, and it seems that the person who bought the camera is a known fraudster, he even has his own trustpilot page, under different seller names.

He puts in claims that items have not been recieved, or the item is damaged 

Anyway I went straight back to the post office armed with this information and the post master gave me my parcel back thank god, now how would I report this to ebay with out inccuring a infraction please? thank you

[smarts-gaming]

You can if youre clever. His name is the opposite of BottomSell, then UK. Very well known scammer that ebay are in tandem with. Ebay is a scammers wet dream at the moment. 

[p.d.i.5150]

We all know this scammers username but beware they have created many more with different addresses. A more recent one is a brand new "member" who has joined yesterday (19/08/2025) and has a Dundee address. I can't name the guy because eBay likes to protect criminals but be warned. If you cancel and re-list  an item this may be one of the alias accounts they will try to use to get their hands on your items for free. 

[p.d.i.5150]

Obviously I meant the 18/08/2025

[lucy_farmer]

'We all know this scammers username but beware they have created many more with different addresses.'

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Ebay have *always* been able to connect different usernames/email addresses from the same person.

They've always been able to stop the partner/lodger/family member of a dodgy seller from being able to open an account from the same I.P. address. 

They have always stopped banned *sellers* from being able to set up again under a different name.

WHY THE CHUFF won't they stop this out-and-out crook from buying??

Evidence of his activities is all over the internet.

@plpmr  'decided not to honour the transaction' eh?  this seller would be honouring the certainty of getting ripped off. 

Buyer can open a 'not received' case and get his money back.  No 'dishonour' to the seller at all for avoiding this *^$£@.

[springautumn]

What a farce and a joke ebay has become. Reading some people's comments I get the impression as a seller you are not aloud to avoid a fraudulent buyer. Best to avoid ebay and not bother selling here.

[plpmr]

indeed eBay should do something.

"Buyer can open a 'not received' case and get his money back"

But if it was simple delivery eBay refunds the buyer, the seller keeps what they were paid and they also have the item.

[notstopbuying]

Make sure you cancel the order, as problem with buyers address, so then you do not get a bad mark against your account.

[sml192]

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@notstopbuying wrote:

Make sure you cancel the order, as problem with buyers address, so then you do not get a bad mark against your account.

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They can't cancel the order because it showing as in transit even though that is not actually the case. 

[9150simon]

You also need to be careful that Royal Mail don't get the blame for this item "going missing",  as at the moment I assume it is showing as in transit with RM.  Be careful the claim doesn't end up on their doorstep as this would be pretty unfair.

[vinylscot]

Is anyone willing to bring this up on the weekly chat? Unfortunately, I won't be around for it today.

I think we all know, almost word for word, what the response will be, but there would then be documentary evidence, for us all to see, that eBay is aware of this situation. Those of us (many) who know who the user is, could at least monitor his existing account(s), to see if any action has been taken.

[goodibags]

"But if it was simple delivery eBay refunds the buyer, the seller keeps what they were paid and they also have the item."

Might that go some way to making up for the more typical lost-in-post scenario where a seller has refunded a buyer, so Ebay no longer has to and it still gets to make the refund claim from the courier?

Under SD there is no fairness, it feels more like swings and roundabouts?

[lucy_farmer]

'But if it was simple delivery eBay refunds the buyer, the seller keeps what they were paid and they also have the item.'

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In this particular instance ebay deserves  to lose the money from this sale (and not take it back from the seller) As it is ebay's responsibility that this crook is still here, fleecing sellers left right and centre.  Ebay have had more than enough warnings and proof of what's going on.

But also, as @9150simon  says, it'd be pretty unfair to lay the responsibility at R.M.'s feet......🙁