I bought two Nintendo Gameboy games on eBay Classifieds. And paid him 650 euro.
I paid for this via the PayPal friends and family option, so without buyer protection because we're also currently in contact with WhatsApp and I trusted the seller.
When I received the goods today, I noticed that it only contains one game instead of two games. The seller currently said that he had packed both games there and he also made a video of how he packed it and he showed me this too. Of course, it doesn't show that he handed it in at the post office, which is also logical. Since you are not allowed to film at the post office.
I asked him to pay me back half of the money, but he does not accept this because of course he feels cheated by me and says I'm kidding him. If I go to the police now and report him, will I have success there and will I also have success with my lawyer? Or is it rather hopeless?
Usually it would be pretty hopeless because you can't prove anything. But in view of the completely absurd sum (and I have to ask myself how you come up with paying so much for it), one could certainly assume that this is a fraudster. A witness who can confirm that only 1 game was in the box could help.
What do you want with an ad? It won't bring you the money or the missing item.
In the case of a package, the weight is retained. How difficult is such a game? Can you tell from the weight that there can only be one game in the package?
No chance without witnesses, because he can just as easily claim that you are simply hiding the one game as you are, that there was only one game inside. But since you have to complain, you have to prove your point.
If I now have a witness who saw where I unpacked it, will I be successful?
At least you have a chance. There's no guarantee, whoever the judge believes more will come. Of course, you have an enormous cost risk because you have to pay all court costs if you fail.
Be glad you got anything at all!
Anyone who is so reckless and unreasonable…
to choose this way via PayPal friends,
to consciously switch off buyer protection
to ignore all safety instructions
consciously giving away the money
… Must rather expect not to get anything.
You will be able to clarify that among friends and family, right?
