I lost £1,165 to eBay fraudster when selling my electric guitar
(The Guardian Money News)

The buyer of my Fender Stratocaster claimed there was no guitar in the case as soon as he received itCan you help with an eBay/PayPal disaster. In June I decided to sell my Fender Stratocaster electric guitar on eBay, which went for £1,165. I posted it to the buyer´s address, and it was fully insured through a local Manchester firm which uses Parcelforce to deliver.Tracking shows it was successfully delivered. But, on the same night, I received a message to say that the buyer had opened a dispute case with eBay claiming the item was `not as described` as `NO guitar in case`. Continue reading...