ebay seller ankle123 jtigert@tampabay.rr.com trying to scam selling SP35s

[GSpgh]

What happened::
I purchase two Spondoolies SP35 on eBay from ankle123

Scammers Profile Link:
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=ankle123&ftab=AllFeedback
James Tigert
jtigert@tampabay.rr.com

Reference Link:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/ankle123/m.html?item=262133049152&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc

Amount Scammed:
None - just a warning

Payment Method:
Paid with PayPal, seller refunded and demanded BTC

Proof of Payment:
N/A

PM/Chat Logs:
N/A

Additional Notes:
ankle123 sells miners at a low price. When I paid with Paypal (eBay's default and essentially the only allowed payment method) ankle123 refunded the payment and demanded to pay via BTC saying PayPal is giving him a hard time for mining related transactions.

That alone maybe wouldnt make me yell "scam" but upon further investigation it turned out that ankle123 sold at least seven miners. Probably more since his listings are 2 units each. He received 3 negative feedbacks for the unsolicited refunds.

Sure enough he's now starting to suggest that he can accept PayPal and ship the miners. Changed his story from PayPal issues to medical issues forcing to sell quickly etc. This is where the alarms went off for me, although it should have been much earlier - when I saw the price.

I hope someone can connect ankle123 to a username on this forum. To give him a chance to explain his side of the story

[Quickseller]

eBay (and PayPal) accounts are fairly commonly traded/sold here (and on other sites), so this very well could have been a sold eBay account.

As a general rule, it is probably not going to be a good idea to send BTC when buying something off eBay unless you know they have an extensive history of being trusted with others' money.

[GSpgh]

eBay (and PayPal) accounts are fairly commonly traded/sold here (and on other sites), so this very well could have been a sold eBay account.

As a general rule, it is probably not going to be a good idea to send BTC when buying something off eBay unless you know they have an extensive history of being trusted with others' money.

you're probably right

that guy hasn't sold anything for a year and back then he was selling 99 cent items... now boom high end miners at a fraction of market price

now he's telling me he's having a heart surgery next week so he really needs my bitcoin lol

[Quickseller]

now he's telling me he's having a heart surgery next week so he really needs my bitcoin lol

Let me guess, his surgeon only accepts bitcoin

He is almost certainly a scammer.