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Merason dac MK1 on audio mart

Well, all good things must come to an end. I got conned on a recent audio mart listing on the Merason dac MK1, which I’ve been wanting, and jumped on it when I saw it. Turns out it’s a multi-person fraud ring. Be warned as the seller had good feedback, which I realize now anyone can do, especially if it’s organized. Just spoke with pay pal and they let me know there is already a flag on this seller from someone else and they are investigating.

Once the payment went through, all of a sudden, the communication completely changed to awkward old english with misspellings and a claim that the seller was out of the country and coming in a week. With so many red flags I immediately knew what must be happening and asked for a refund, which was refused. And then the seller said he sent me several emails saying he was out of the country, which isn’t true and isn’t even in the thread that we had, which proves it.

Hope this helps, as I don’t want anyone else to have this happen to them.

chason678
v-fi
90 posts
 

Sorry for your bad experience, scammers are the worst. Don’t let it sour you on 2nd hand purchases in general or especially on the Merason which is a fantastic device. Sounds like you did all the usual things to be responsible so I wouldn’t feel too bad about it.

Paypal used to be horrible but now surprisingly good at protecting buyers. I would actually worry more as a seller nowadays. If I send a product, buyer says box arrived full of rocks with no product inside, I feel like Paypal is so focused on buyer protections that I might lose that dispute. I never worry as a buyer though.

EDIT of course make sure to always use regular paypal, not friends and family unless they actually are friends and/or family that you know personally.

dseltz
164 posts
 

Everyone should tag the ad on the other site, as it is still active.

I tagged as scam and noted a friend was scammed, but the item remains an active ad

dz13
249 posts
 

@chason678 I don’t see that you’ve given him negative feedback. If he has scammed you, that might be the best way to put others on warning and perhaps make him reconsider. I looked at his reputation and it is spotless. Unless there is a way to fake that, it seems odd that he would suddenly get into scamming after 43 excellent transactions.

chason678 OP
9 posts
 

It does seem odd, I agree.

dz13
249 posts
 

@chason678  So I saw your negative feedback for the seller but now it's gone. Do you know what happened?

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