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I’ve been scammed-my first time and I’m mad 😡

847 92 July 27, 2021 at 04:45 PM in Rant
Ugh, I'm sooo mad.
As a long term member of Slickdeals and I must say Slickdeals has gotten MUCH of my money legally, I must rant on a purchase I made on another platform and look for possible recourse. (Instagram scam)
Many of us see a deal pop up and immediately jump on the bandwagon before it runs out, goes off sale, etc. and I have done this MANY times on Slickdeals because I trust the site and members.
I'll make it short...
Instagram
"Trek Bike Store"
Saw a Trek clearance bike for $99.99 and there were "only 5 left in stock"
I bit.
Directed me to PayPal. I signed in and paid the $99.99 out of my bank account.
Never received a confirmation email.
Got suspicious
Checked back on Instagram a few days later (ad was still live surprisingly)
People were chatting that it was a scam.
Emailed the person and of course didn't get a response.
Awwwwww I'm sooo mad man! My first scam but I'm sooo mad. Why did I fall for this crap???!!!
Trek doesn't even make a good bike anymore but I jumped on it anyway. Hahaha

Any advice? I contacted PayPal and they say I "authorized" the purchase so they won't back me up.
I also reported it to the FTC-just for the hell of it...
Any ideas?
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08-02-2021 at 02:00 PM.
08-02-2021 at 02:00 PM.
Quote from shhaggy :
I get it, you think you're right. I'm betting so does he. What if he says it overheated after 30 mins or an hour? We have no idea what actually happened.
The whole point of this is you have to be very careful of what you sell.Never sell electronics or anything that can easily be passed off as not working.The buyer always wins and your out a product,money and any fees or shipping you paid.On Ebay you have a 50% chance of getting an honest buyer as well as a dishonest buyer.I stick to Craigslist unless I feel the item I'm selling has little risks with high profits.
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