Am I Being Scammed?

[todeen]

Originally Posted by edtiques

"For a fee, USPS Package Intercept® lets the sender or recipient stop delivery or redirect a package, letter, or flat that is not out for delivery or already delivered. Most domestic mailings with a tracking or extra services barcode are eligible for Package Intercept. You can only request a Package Intercept online."

I've used package intercept with FedEx or UPS when my purchase was sent to my previous address. It was a Shutterfly package. They are incompetent at shipping. I have updated my address multiple times, and now they have combined my previous address and my new address to create a third address that doesn't exist.

As for being scammed, it's hard to imagine a scenario in which the seller could get money out of this. I think he suffered sellers remorse and just didn't want to tell you that.

What is his ebay account so we can block him?

[packs]

Hmmm interesting. I didn't know you could do that.

If a scam was in the works, my guess is that the seller was looking to avoid "criminal" activity. Assuming you were sent an empty box or a box that didn't have the card you bought inside of it, by intercepting the box first, he would protect himself from accusations of fraud or charges of fraud or wire fraud for ripping you off over PayPal. Without receiving the bogus box you can't be sure he didn't actually mail the Ruth.

If that's the line of thinking, he probably forgot you paid him with a protected method and assumed you wouldn't be able to file for a refund.

[Jim65]

He's either a scammer or became extremely nervous when the package couldn't be delivered and though he was possibly gonna be scammed.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by Jim65

He's either a scammer or became extremely nervous when the package couldn't be delivered and though he was possibly gonna be scammed.

I agree with latter.

Doesn’t sound like a scammer, sounds like a bit of overwrought unfounded seller panic. Not worth the effort to keep up with it to save this.

Sounds like you bought something from my grandmother, lol.

[bobbyw8469]

Avoid unreliable sellers and only deal with reliable ones or auction houses. He sounds like a fruitcake.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Avoid unreliable sellers and only deal with reliable ones or auction houses. He sounds like a fruitcake.

I read all of the comments and am in agreement, especially with this one.
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[Yoda]

Has any one else ever dealt with this loathsome, Keith Allison, before?

[robw1959]

By way of a quick update, the Postal intercept has caused the card to be returned to Kent Allison on Tuesday, and he signed for the receipt of it. However, surprise-surprise, I have yet to be refunded, so I updated my PayPal dispute with the following screen capture:

[judsonhamlin]

It smells scammy to me. For all we know, the box was empty or contained some 1991 commons. Perhaps the scam is to make multiple sales and hope one takes. The medical backstory also smells as bad as grandma’s attic

[Jobu]

This seems like just an odd character (hard to believe in the baseball card world, right???). It shouldn't work as a scam if you used GS - the tracking shows it was never delivered and that it was sent back to the seller after he paid to intercept it (I would get proof of this from your USPS). That should be about as slam dunk of a Paypal refund as you can get.

Unless there is something weird with that other tracking number and that is actually a package on its way to you that does not have the card. But if that is the case, I am not sure why he would bother with the two packages as you could just send one package without the card in it if that is your game. I would look that one up ASAP and see where that package is. If it is still on its way to you, put on a mail hold immediately so that it cannot be delivered to you. Then when it shows up at USPS, refuse delivery, get advice at the counter, etc.

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by todeen

I've used package intercept with FedEx or UPS when my purchase was sent to my previous address. It was a Shutterfly package. They are incompetent at shipping. I have updated my address multiple times, and now they have combined my previous address and my new address to create a third address that doesn't exist.

As for being scammed, it's hard to imagine a scenario in which the seller could get money out of this. I think he suffered sellers remorse and just didn't want to tell you that.

What is his ebay account so we can block him?

I forgot his eBay user name, and the eBay listing does not come when searching for "completed" listings.