Ticket scammed

[Ewan642]

I was trying to buy tickets from someone on facebook for Liam Gallagher at Nottingham Arena, £90 for two. I was pretty desperate to get some as they sold out pretty quickly on all the well-known ticket sites, so I wasn't really thinking straight. Dude seemed trust worthy enough so I paid him. Afterwards he blocked me and ran with the cash. Any advice on how I could get my money back?

[Quandary]

How did you pay him ??

If you used the send money feature and selected the "friends and family" option - your money is gone.  There's no way to show it was a purchase, the transaction look you simply sent money to someone.

[Ewan642]

You see, I didn't know that. I'm fairly new to PayPal so I used the 'friends and family' feature. I'm not going to cry a river about it but it's just a little frustrating that there are scumbags like this around that think it's okay to abuse people's enjoyment.

[Whac-A-Mole]

you should send 'goods and services',you should also understand how person to person buy/sell work and how Paypal buyer protection works.

if you have used a credit card,then file item not received with them

[Ewan642]

Sorry? I did use a card, how can this help me?

[Whac-A-Mole]

file a chargeback with your cc issuer,on your monthly statement there should be instructions on how to do so.

you just tell them you did not receive any ticket.

[Ewan642]

Okay, thanks for the advice. I'll definitely give that a try.