Posted 17 Apr 2020 On 30.3.2020, 20:55:49, tiocfaidh said: My question is if someone has a German phone number, then should they not be registered No, you can get e. g. a prepaid without being registered. They don´t check your registration status if you give them a German adress. I had a similiar problem a few months ago. I had ordered and received something from ebay which wasn´t as described. Seller agreed to take it back then stopped communication and his ebay account was deleted. After opening a case with ebay they at least refunded me part of the cost (€ 50) out of the goodness of their heart. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 17 Apr 2020 12 hours ago, MikeMelga said: Can't recall, but I dug my Outlook and found DHL answer below. Bottom line: without the sender's approval, they would not check anything further. So even if it was insured, the sender would have to start the "investigation". He refused and Ebay/paypal decided on his favor. I can't believe it was an intended scam but totally unfair on you, the sender got your money and was free to claim compensation from DHL for the lost packet. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 17 Apr 2020 At the very least Ebay should have asked him to sort it out, otherwise they should decide on my behave... anyway, 40€ lost. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 18 Apr 2020 On 4/17/2020, 2:01:43, MikeMelga said: At the very least Ebay should have asked him to sort it out, otherwise they should decide on my behave... anyway, 40€ lost. The best way to pay for stuff bought at ebay and other places is with paypal and that paymnet should be paid for from a credit card not dedt card. why ? because if Ebay will not give your money back then you can ask Paypal to give your money back if Paypal will not give you the money back then to can ask the credit card company to give you the money back if the credit card company will not give you your money back, Then accept it Each of them has insurance included with them but at least you more options to get your money back https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/is-paypal-safe-14646847 Hope that will make your online shopping safer 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 20 Apr 2020 Don't want to disbelieve the OP but there is usually no need to phone or whatsapp when you buy on ebay as the info is stored by ebay and revealed when you need it. If you go outside of ebay and try to contact the seller and make the transaction yourself, then you break ebay's terms and conditions and you are no longer covered by the paypal protect etc. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 20 Apr 2020 On 4/17/2020, 5:08:48, jeba said: No, you can get e. g. a prepaid without being registered. They don´t check your registration status if you give them a German adress. I had a similiar problem a few months ago. I had ordered and received something from ebay which wasn´t as described. Seller agreed to take it back then stopped communication and his ebay account was deleted. After opening a case with ebay they at least refunded me part of the cost (€ 50) out of the goodness of their heart. Afaik, you need to show proof of a German address which is typically an Anmeldebescheinigung. But I imagine if you're a scammer it's probably not that hard to pick up a sim card secondhand if you're planning to scam people. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 20 Apr 2020 8 minutes ago, arsenal21 said: Don't want to disbelieve the OP but there is usually no need to phone or whatsapp when you buy on ebay as the info is stored by ebay and revealed when you need it They don´t reveal the contact details easily. I had to jump through hurdles to get them. 2 minutes ago, arsenal21 said: Afaik, you need to show proof of a German address which is typically an Anmeldebescheinigung. I got a partial refund from ebay even though I´m not residing in Germany. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 20 Apr 2020 I meant when you buy a prepaid you need proof of address. Also ebay gives the seller the address and the buyer the bank or PayPal details as needed but the user interface is not the most intuitive. I've been using ebay for over 20 years and I don't think I ever had to contact anyone outside the platform. Although when I started using it, I had to sent cheques or cash through the post :lol:. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
