Why does it have to happen the first time I try to sell something? I was selling a Car CD player on the bay, and ebay sent me this message:
Dear 71-bigblock,
The results of the following listing(s) have been cancelled due to bidding activity that took place without the account owner's authorization:
290174067568 PIONEER AM/FM/CD PLAYER CAR
We have cancelled the listing(s) to maintain the integrity of the eBay site, your account, and the bidder?s account that was accessed. We are working to restore the bidding account to its rightful owner, and we are working with the account owner to prevent any additional unauthorized activity. Since the account owner did not initiate these bids, all fees resulting from the listings in question will be credited to your account within 7 days. If you do not see the credits posted to your account after 7 days, please feel free to contact us through ?Contact Us? in our Help section.
Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to automatically relist these items for you. Instead, to relist these items you will need to start from the beginning of the listing process, either through the "Sell Your Item" process or through your third party listing service. We know that this is an inconvenience and we apologize for the negative impact it may cause you. We are working on tools to allow you to relist your items without starting from the beginning, but they are not available at this time.
Do not respond to this email, as your reply will not be received. If there are issues that have not been addressed by this message, you can contact us by clicking the "Help" link located at the top of most eBay pages and selecting "Contact Us" from the menu on the left hand side of the page.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Regards,
eBay Trust & SafetyBut then I got this message from somebody:
Dear Seller,
I'm the winning bidder of your item,am a medical practitioner base in U.S,we are having special programme on research and training in tropical diseases(TDR),in conjunction with World Health Organization(WHO),presently we are in West Africa for the programme,i need the item for my personal use here. Is the item is in good condition as posted, I'll be proceeding with the payment through paypal and additional payment of $60 will be added for shipment of the item via Usps global express mail 3-5days. please ensure item is been shipped upon receipt of payment.
Here is the confirmed address:
Name: Akin Ola
Address:No 3 Ayo Martins Close,Eleyele.
City:Ile-Ife
State: Osun State
Country:Nigeria
Zip code:234036
Phone No:+447024034574.
Sorry for any inconveniency i might caused.
Note: I'll want you to know that my account was accessed by unauthorized user during the bid,so if your item was removed or you received message from ebay it's because I've informed ebay about it.
here is the copy of the message eBay sent to me,
eBay sent this message to William G. (wocon).
Your registered name is included to show this message originated from eBay. Learn more.
A26 Account Security Notice: Restored Account - dr_cole121@yahoo.com
Dear wocon (dr_cole121@yahoo.com),
Your Account was accessed by an unauthorized third party to list items without your authorization. At this time we have taken several steps to secure your ebay account. Rest assured that your credit card and banking information is safe on the eBay site, as this information is kept encrypted on secure server and cannot be viewed by anyone.
To regain control of your account, please complete the following steps:
1. Change the password on your personal EMAIL account to verify that it is secure and cannot be accessed by anyone other than you.
2. Change the password on your eBay account. To do so, click the "Forgot your password" link on the eBay sign-in page and change your password using the instructions provided.
3. Verify the contact information on your account is correct. To do so, click Personal Information in My eBay.
To better understand how your account was compromised please take a moment and review this Account Protection tutorial.
In order to better protect your account, we encourage you to obtain a Security Key. Learn more http://www.ebay.com/securitykey
We understand your frustration regarding this matter and apologize for the inconvenience it caused you.
Sincerely,
Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay IncSo I'm like, yeah, its a scam. Then yesterday I got this:
Hello,
You ought to have gotten payment from Paypal by now,payment has been made and fund has been deducted from my account,so i'll advice you proceed with the shipment of the item asap. get back to me.
It's awesome doing business with you.
Best regards.So I'm pretty positive its a scam. I contacted ebay, we'll see what happens. But there is $$ waiting at my paypal account, how do I cancel that? So confusing.
