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Started By That_one_ant_guy , Sep 10 2023 6:54 AM

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#1 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted September 10 2023 - 6:54 AM

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I got scammed from a fairly old user on here, bought ants, they came dead, then they went off the grid. Anyways is there a way I can get my money back? Payment was through PayPal friends and family...

#2 Offline M14Mason - Posted September 10 2023 - 6:54 AM

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Damn that sucks bro

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#3 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted September 10 2023 - 8:36 AM

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Did their policy say that they would refund? If yes, you could technically sue, but if it isn't a lot of money it would probably wouldn't really be worth it. I guess small claims court could work.

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#4 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted September 10 2023 - 9:00 AM

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They did say they would refund per queen. It was only a total of around 70, so I don't think it would be court worthy.

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#5 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted September 10 2023 - 9:08 AM

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What about small claims court. I heard it is easy.

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#6 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted September 10 2023 - 9:12 AM

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What about small claims court. I heard it is easy.

Hmmmm maybe, I don't know how hard it would be to contact him. He blocked me and I only have his PayPal

#7 Offline M14Mason - Posted September 10 2023 - 9:34 AM

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That info is enough

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#8 Offline 100lols - Posted September 10 2023 - 10:02 AM

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Sorry to hear that! Unfortunately, death during shipping may be outside of the sellers control.

Conducting business in a professional manner where you amend issues like this is a much more efficient business strategy guys. Some people must not realize that one fraud sale ruins many future opportunities.

We are few in this hobby and good business goes a long way in a small community. Hopefully somehow the situation can be rectified.