scorchyboy Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Hi all I feel I have to warn as many people as I can , I paid for an air rifle on free ads and thought it was all legitimate , but to my bitter disappointment it was a scam, and I am battling between Barclaycard and PayPal hopefully it all works out in my favour, to be fair free ads helped me as much as they could and so did the on line Fraud team just thought I should warn people if it looks too good to be true it probably is unless you meet face to face and see what you are getting hope this helps regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 glad you payed by credit card, at least you should get your money back one way or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchyboy Posted September 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Yes paul Barclaycard put the money straight back into my account but PayPal are being stubborn about the situation so hopefully it all pans out thanks for your reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewluke Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 56 minutes ago, scorchyboy said: Yes paul Barclaycard put the money straight back into my account but PayPal are being stubborn about the situation so hopefully it all pans out thanks for your reply did you use paypal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 hello, did i see a post regarding this on the airgun forum ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchyboy Posted September 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Hi yes I registered my Barclaycard with PayPal and yes I have posted on Airgun forum as well so hopefully nobody else will be scammed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewluke Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 29 minutes ago, scorchyboy said: Hi yes I registered my Barclaycard with PayPal and yes I have posted on Airgun forum as well so hopefully nobody else will be scammed paypal rules; We don’t allow PayPal members to buy or sell any kind of firearm, whether it’s in working order or not. The same goes for certain firearm parts and ammunition. For example, using PayPal, you can’t buy or sell: Any firearm, including rifles, shotguns, and handguns, whether they’re for sport and recreation, collectibles, or curio or relic firearms. Firearm parts, including but not limited to receivers and frames, silencers, and kits designed to modify guns so that they fire automatically. High capacity magazines, multi-burst trigger activators, and camouflaging firearm containers are other items in this category. Ammunition, including propellants like gunpowder or blank ammunition; ammunition or cartridge cases; and primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for any firearm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchyboy Posted September 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Thanks for that so the seller shouldn’t have sold it to me by accepting PayPal as payment so therefore he was in the wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 4 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, did i see a post regarding this on the airgun forum ? Someone posted on the R7 forum about this, all seemed perfectly legit, then once the money had been sent the seller vanished? They put a link to the bbs but i didn't read it all. 6 hours ago, scorchyboy said: Hi all I feel I have to warn as many people as I can , I paid for an air rifle on free ads and thought it was all legitimate , but to my bitter disappointment it was a scam, and I am battling between Barclaycard and PayPal hopefully it all works Name and shame the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 4 hours ago, andrewluke said: paypal rules; We don’t allow PayPal members to buy or sell any kind of firearm, whether it’s in working order or not. The same goes for certain firearm parts and ammunition. For example, using PayPal, you can’t buy or sell: Any firearm, including rifles, shotguns, and handguns, whether they’re for sport and recreation, collectibles, or curio or relic firearms. Firearm parts, including but not limited to receivers and frames, silencers, and kits designed to modify guns so that they fire automatically. High capacity magazines, multi-burst trigger activators, and camouflaging firearm containers are other items in this category. Ammunition, including propellants like gunpowder or blank ammunition; ammunition or cartridge cases; and primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for any firearm. Never knew that. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewluke Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 4 hours ago, scorchyboy said: Thanks for that so the seller shouldn’t have sold it to me by accepting PayPal as payment so therefore he was in the wrong no,you should not have paid by paypal,especially as you did not know recipient i have and will carry on using paypal for firearms and accessories on this and other forums if i can see that they are trustworthy members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 36 minutes ago, andrewluke said: have and will carry on using paypal for firearms and accessories on this and other forums if i can see that they are trustworthy members that's the good thing on sites like this, people build up a history, you need to be really careful spending hundreds when you don't know people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchyboy Posted September 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 All I can say about the seller was his name was Dan and said he lived in Penzance Cornwall he gave his PayPal address and said he would post it but after a few days and lame excuses I realised it was a scam it was the first and last time I shall ever do that again ,a very expensive lesson as I said Barclaycard and free ads and fraud on line team have been very supportive just waiting for PayPal to decide the outcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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