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But, you can pay western union with a credit card. It is like paypal, western union charges your credit card and forwards the funds to the receiver.
Did he use a credit card? Because he may be able to fight the charge through his credit card company as fraud.
My dad almost got scammed on a second chance offer. The seller freaked out when he wouldn’t pay by paypal.
Ebay recommends that before you pay you contact the seller through my messages to confirm they are the ones who have actually sent the offer. And they must have sent it through the ebay system otherwise it is definitely fake – it should show up in your MyEbay page under items won. But you still need paypal to protect your money.
But here is an article on second chance scamming:
If you’ve used EBay at all, you probably know the tension of bidding on an item – and losing at the last minute. But what would you do if the seller contacted you after and offered you a second chance to buy the item? You might want to be careful, because in many cases, it’s a scam.
How It Works
After you lose an auction, you receive an official looking e-mail offering you that second chance to buy the item you bid on. Click on the link and you’re taken to a site that looks like EBay, where you give your credit card details or arrange to send your money, believing you’re buying the item.
The problem is, the site isn’t real. Instead, although it looks perfect in every detail, it’s set up by a hacker. Once you’ve given those credit card details, your money has gone – and so possibly, has your identity.It’s become a pervasive EBay scam. In 2004 a Welsh teenager was convicted of conning more than 100 people out of £45,000 with such a scam, and he’s just the tip of the iceberg. According to computer security experts, hundreds of thousands of such e-mails are sent every month. If only a small percentage respond, that’s a lot of money.
It’s a variation of the scam known as “phishing,” an attempt to lure you to a fake web site and steal your financial information.
How To Avoid The Scam
Real second-chance offers will come to you through “My Messages” in eBay, not in an e-mail. You can find this by logging into the “My EBay” area (at the top of your screen as you log in).
Read the mail carefully. How is the spelling and the grammar? Fake offers frequently have very bad English.
Run your mouse over the link. At the bottom of the screen you’ll see a different web address, the real one. The address typed into the mail is a fake.
Consider downloading the free EBay toolbar, which flashes when it believes a browser is pointed to a fraudulent web site (to get it, go to the ‘Services’ link at the top of any eBay auction page, scroll down in ‘Tools” to “eBay Downloads”).
Check the EBay ID of the sender. Beware if the user name on the email is not the name of original seller. That could be because a seller has more than one user name, but it should raise red flags.
Contact the original seller to determine if the offer is real.
Be suspicious if the supposed EBay mails suggest payment through Western Union. Once the transaction is complete, the recipient becomes untraceable. Also, it’s never EBay policy to recommend payment this way.What To Do If you’re A Victim
Sadly, if you do become a victim of the second chance scam, there’s little anyone can do to help you. Report the incident to the police, but in all honesty they don’t have the resources to follow up. Report it to EBay, of course. But in situations like this, their resources are limited.
If you’ve given credit card information, inform the credit reference agency and your credit card company. You might be able to dispute the charge, and you should have a fraud alert placed on your credit file, as you would for identity theft.Remember that EBay does run a legitimate second-chance service, which sellers can use when the highest bidder drops out. But always check it out carefully first – never take anything at face value!
The white list is people you can trade or buy Windstones from that have been honest and shipped the items without damage – double boxed / well packaged.
EDIT: See this thread: http://www.windstoneeditions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=12112
Thought I’d condense the white list, since sometimes when those Buy it Nows show up on ebay, we need to know quick…The list is in alphabetic order.
Stores
Windstones (of course)
http://www.303ink.com
A Fine Choice
Armiks
http://www.astralcastle.com
http://www.dragonsunltd.com
http://www.emeraldsemporium.com
http://www.enchantmentsart.com/store
http://www.grandio.com
http://www.imperialweapons.com
Jasmine-Aire Boutique
http://www.julesenchantinggifts.com
Margarets Cupboard
Natures Treasure
http://www.magicalomaha.com
http://www.shopheadlines.com
http://www.thealcove.comPrivate sellers
AdaraSky
Akra28
Alcoyne
Baardwing
Bella
Blackdesertwind
Bluepony
Brelly2
BT Wedding Creations – professionally deals with any errors
Catnap – Robert DiPasquale
Cyleren
Divaci – William Glines
Doll-queen
Drag0nfeathers
Dragonessjade
Dragonmaster / DM
Drgnlvr
Dunreining
Eleu
Emerald212
Ethan Wade
Farmgirlminnesota
Feline*groovy
Foxfeather
Frozendragon
Goldragon2
Grayfireantz
GreaterBasilisk
Greensoulgoddess
GryphonGames
Hitideer (Heather)
Indegoheart
Jacquesworld-finearts
Jules 30303
Katzigh
Kenziesmommy
Keplilly
Koshiikitty
Kujacker
Kyrin
Ladyspider9
Lartteda – may even send 10% off coupon
Laphon1
Littleironhorse / LIH
Leigha
Lokie
Megani-chan
Michegolas
Mimitrek
Mipa
Mmloda
Moderf
Nambroth / Nam
Nirvanacat
Nuke
Papercut
Pasbass
Pawpad
Pegasi
Phoenixtears
Photo2dg
Pip
Purplecat
Quill
Romeodanny
Rusti
Safyre_dream
Serenity
Shimmerized
Siberakh1
Silverarrow
Skigod / Ski
Skylover
SPark
Stephanie
Sunhawk
Tc_cat333
Tfsculptures
The Galactic Store
Theymademechangemyname
Tintaglia
Tpost10319
Travistie
Tsija
Twindragonsmum
Ultdragonian
Vampirebiscuits
Vantid
Watergazer
Wolflodge100
ZeldaFeel free to add more on this thread or PM me and I will update. 😆
This might seem like a stupid question but…
How is this pronounced? Is it Poad like toad? Or is it Po-ad? Or something else altogether.
Just curious…
Staring at this griffin leaves me so frustrated. 😯 I can’t decide if I want a tan family or a wolf family. At least, today, I’ve eliminated the white and black families.
Sooo…that little thumbnail of the Autumn Leaf Secret Keeper is driving me nuts. I’ve been waiting for weeks to see the pic and, now that it is up, it is so tiny I can here my inner demon chuckling. I keep checking back to see if the larger picture is up…hoping it will be soon… 😯
