Beedster

That’s how I see it, a few folks above appear to know what’s going on but are being a little opaque, could someone just explain in simple language what has happened? My spidey senses were pricked by the ‘sellers’ inability to take PayPal which of course would have facilitated an easy refund. But who knows…..

So how does that work then @TimR, is the scam on the bank side or on the seller side? I checked out APP yesterday - largely because I'm about to transfer a not insignificant amount of cash - and it didn't seem to align with the OP's account, but I may have missed something?

I’m confused 🤔

If that is what happened, you should 100% be going to the media with it, as it suggests that one of the banks, or I'd guess someone working at one of the banks, has placed a divert on either your's or the seller's account and that the bank are hiding the fact (and I assume had you not checked the transfer - which could be the case with many payments - you'd never have known you'd lost money)? But given how easy all these things are to trace, I can't believe that's what's happened?

IIRC a trusted member on here had their account hacked a few weeks back, I wasn't suggesting a trusted member had gone rogue.

'Problem' with PayPal account followed by a diversion of the bank transfer, the coincidences are mounting

It's funny how cash with all the inherent risks is viewed through such rose-tinted glasses these days; inconvenience, risk of fake cash, haggling, even muggings! I'm very happy with PayPal thanks 👍

And no, bank transfer is not the safest way to transfer money, or at least not always, which is why I tend to pay by PayPal whenever possible. Either way, hope this works out for you 👍

This is an odd one, it doesn't sound like a authorised push payment scam though? If you and your wife both verified the account details when you made the payment, and if the funds then went to a different account, whatever happened must be either an error by the bank or something to do with the recipient's account?

Oh shot just saw the price, OK that’s laughable for a noname bitsa 🤔

It’s not an original Fender but I quite like it 👍

Do you mean he/they tried to split your band? We had exactly the same "We love you all except your singer", who was sadly the only person with any semblance of talent in or anywhere near the band

Same, late 80's playing in a band several of who went on to success made me realise that the type of success in question was to be avoided like the plague, can think of few careers I'd less have than being in a successful band (I should caveat that with my 100% certainty that I do not have the temperament for it, had I done I might have chosen differently).

Not as easy as you'd think to prove something is a fake, especially niche items like mics, you say it's fake, sller says it's real, what do you expect eBay to do, phone Neumann and request a formal appraisal? But it's not just that, eBay are also aware that if they simply removed every reported fake it would be chaos, every disgruntled customer, every scammer, and every dodgy dealer who'd happily report their competitors to eBay or similar for selling 'fakes' just to get them off the market, would be at it 24/7. I think we just have to be proportionate in our expectations of eBay or shop elsewhere

You mean I'm not going to make it

Very good news @Telebass, inveterate tinkering is part and parcel of bassmanship after all

That made me smile mate 👍

Dodgy gear is just part and parcel of the eBay experience now, which is why I rarely buy or sell there. A very sad repercussion of the proliferation of the sale of used items on the net is that on the whole, and BC excepted, I choose to buy new these days, even 'reliable' retailers can no longer be trusted to sell authentic used gear

Yes, and certainly if I had more time I'd be doing it myself. But this project has been pulled forwards at short notice and I need to have a track in place pretty quickly at relatively low cost. I'm going to have a good look at the sites in link @Paolo85 sent as I suspect the solution is going to be found in there somewhere 👍

Great, many thanks @Paolo85

Fat Bottomed Girls would certainly be an interesting option

Thanks but I have a very clear idea of genre and style (retro 60s/70s funk/soul instrumental) 👍

Anyone have any suggestions re this?