Despite my very best efforts, I got scammed on eBay. Now my only recourse is to sue someone who lives in Chicago, while I live in DC. I know YANML, but can people provide me with an idea of how difficult and expensive this might be? I would need to be able to subpoena information from a couple of companies. [more inside]
posted on Jan 21, 2008 - 16 answers

Can I trust PayPal's seller protection? If not, what can go wrong? [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2007 - 22 answers

I'm exchanging emails with a scammer who wants me to buy his "car". What should I do? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2006 - 25 answers

CollectionAgencyFilter: I bought an item on eBay in July and paid with my Visa debit card using BidPay. When it became clear that the seller was a scammer and wasn't going to deliver, I contacted my bank and they issued a chargeback on BidPay, and I got my money back. Today I received a somewhat threatening email from BidPay saying that I still owe them the full amount, and if I don't pay they're going to sic a collection agency on me. Do I have to pay it? [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2005 - 7 answers