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BEWARE OF FRAUD with this member

FRAUD ALERT!
I recently sold a Mytek Liberty DAC to this user.

Buyer: locmao003
503-583-1266
locmao003@gmail.com

In the Audiogon Selling portal they listed their shipping address as a US Oregon address.
I shipped the item to this address. 
Paypal payment made to my account.
USPS Insured shipment, with delivery confirmation.
Delivery confirmed on June 11, 2021 by USPS.
I got an email, from a DIFFERENT email address stating they received the item.

Next, I got a dispute from Paypal saying the buyer never received the item.
The buyer listed their address as VIETNAM! Not Oregon.
I NEVER sell or ship overseas and would not have accepted this purchase if that was disclosed.
Paypal has approved the claim, and took my $500 payment back. I am left without the original DAC or payment.

BEWARE of this Buyer!
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johnsonwu
468 posts
 
It sounds like a transhipper operating out of Oregon.
Happened to me selling a pair of LS3/5a to a mainlaind Chinese scammer.  Paypal address was Oregon and months later he complained about slight color difference between crossover PCB (heck they were made in 1970s!) and asked me to give full refund PLUS shipping from mainland CHINA!  Took almost 5 months for paypal/eBay to settle, thankfully in my case it was in my favor as I DID send him pics BEFORE shipping via ebay messages of the speakers inside out and 360 degrees.
 
speakermaster
738 posts
 
sounds like a nightmare i am sincerely sorry for you loss and waste of time.
geleary123
59 posts
 
i think at one time Ebay & payPal  were two of the same i would not buy or sell overseas  In my case i sold a pair of Grado HeadPhones & matching phono Stage  Advise of small crack in right side wooden ear cup   with pictures  also no returns Buyer Complained to Ebay was given a full refund  & kept my merchandise  Ebays answer was file a complaint with the USPS 
geleary123
59 posts
 
No Trust In Pay/Pal
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bkmaxey
37 posts
 
OP, that really sucks, it’s situations like this that make me wish physical harm on these scammers. I’ve been lucky so far and have not been personally scammed, but I and several others assisted a guy a few years back on another site to “persuade” an individual to make it right when they tried to scam a guy locally. I don’t recommend this route anymore based on the fact that situations like that could easily get out of hand/escalate as pointed out by the Mrs.
Thanks @audioman58 for the Stripe suggestion, I created an account and will try it on my next transaction.
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