EBay: Need help!!!! Major problem. Did i get Scammed?

Question

I just bought a textbook for $81. I paid how i normally paid using paypal. But this time after I paid eBay says "Payment is being processed by PayPal".

How come it says this? Usually when I pay, it goes instantly. I never touched anything on my PayPal account.

Also when I checked the details on my Payment account it says "unclaimed" in the activity list and when I click details it says next to the guys email address "The recipient of this payment is unregistered"

What does this mean?. How long will it take to process? The seller has 0 feedback ratings? Did i get scammed?

Answer 1

Ebay now owns paypal or vice versa, so it's normal for it to say "Payment is... by Paypal".. Since the person has no feedback and is new to ebay, it's hard to know if they're legit or not... I usually only buy from sellers with a decent amount of feedback.

When the money says unclaimed, that means they haven't signed up for a Paypal account yet... so the money is being held by Paypal until they can deliver it to his/her Paypal or bank account.

Answer 2

contact the guy using ebay and ask whats up. tell him to register with paypal...he is stupid for accepting paypal without an account. if the money reads unclaimed(he hasnt accepted payment) then you may be able to file a discrepancy with ebay and get your money back.  Its a pain in the *** though.

Answer 3

sounds like the guy dont have pay pal, so you should be ok, no money lost, just find a better source when ordering

Answer 4

You didn't get scammed. The person who has the paypal account is also probably new to paypal. When this is the case, they have to claim it to accept it. If they don't claim it, they might have linked their paypal to ebay account wrong. Either way, you are protected through paypal. You would get a full refund if the seller does not send you the book. I'd suggest you contact the seller and tell them you're waiting for them to claim your payment.  

Answer 5

Probably. Report them if the item does not ship in time.

Answer 6

It sounds like you paid via e-check if it says it's unclaimed.

Or if you paid via credit card, the seller's account may not accept credit cards yet and the person has to acknowledge to paypal that they will.