We met in person, he sent me the payment by card, i gave him my steam deck. Later that day the transaction was cancelled, the guy got the deck for free. Europe. Anything i can do? Can the police help?

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      Was selling on Fc marketplace, but the money was sent just from his bank account straight to mine

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    Damn, that sucks! I’m sorry you’re experiencing this. Whenever I sell used consoles here in Portugal I send them through the mail/post, with an option that they have to pay the delivery man upon arrival to get the package. Then I get a letter later on and can go to a post office and get my money, in cash. So the only downside is, if it’s a scammer, I get my item back and only lose the delivery fee. If that’s an option when you’re not selling through eBay or in person, I highly recommend using it. And it’s a win-win for both people, as genuine buyers only pay when the package is at their door.

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    This sucks. Because of this kind of people I always accept cash. Especially for stuff that is at this price range.

    Hopefully you can catch the thief.

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    What you do in this case is you find out where he lives and with the help of some friends pay him a “friendly” visit.

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    Visit them. you know the bank account.

    find out the name, adress and go there and be patient to get the money.

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    This scam happens alot here in my area in the UK why i would only deal in cash with any high end items after all does not take someone that much to go to a bank to get money out if they want the item.I would report it stolen but really not much you can do meeting up somewhere.But wishing you luck that something gets resolved.

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      What about direct bank transfer? That’s how we do it in my little slice of the third world.

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        i direct bank transferred for the sale of a 2080super

        Barclays locked both our banks and froze the transaction, the guy pressured me that he had driven from Liverpool and couldn’t make the journey back later etc. let him leave with the card, contacted the bank and they said he had to and validate the purchase in person.

        he had let me copy his driving license, and take pictures of his ID with address etc “just incase and to show he wasn’t dodgy because i could call the police on him with that etc”

        thankfully, he went to Barclays the next day, validated the payment, i received the fund and both our bank accounts were unblocked.

        but he could have lied and said no, gotten his money back, kept the card and caused me a whole heap of trouble.

        i only take cash now.

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          It seems, from what another poster said, that some countries have a «no backsies» policy, and some, like the UK, don’t. I get why everyone argues for cash. That wouldn’t fly in my country, but I see how it would work in yours. What is, though, this «card» you mention?

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    I always deal in cash when it comes to this things. Otherwise I would use eBay for a wider pool of customers. In person though, cash or get out.

    Try to contact the police. You have communication that led you up to the meeting. That’s your evidence. File a report and press charges.