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Guys,

Sorry but I need to vent.

Last month I received a letter from I.C. Systems, have no idea what it was until I opened and found out they are a collection agency for EBAY. Apparently I owe EBAY $25.32 for auction of items I sold on EBAY.

Here is the kicker, I haven't sold anything on EBAY in quite awhile, so I contact EBAY through there chat function and find out that another account was created in my name using my address and phone number. Supposedly this person sold some items through this new account and the people payed him but he did not send them and also didn't pay EBAY for the auction.

So guess who gets the bill???? You got it ME. The only thing is I don't get it physically, it goes to the bogus email account created by that user, and goes unanswered.

So last month I get a letter from the collection agency stating that I owe said amount of money to EBAY. I contact EBAY through chat and explain to them my situation, that is when I was told that a new account was created. Than I was told to file a security complaint via email to EBAY security department. So I do and get no response after a week, so I get on the chat line again with EBAY and was told that I sent it to the wrong place, which in fact was the place I was told to email it from the person I was chatting with (I have the chat sessions). So he gives me another place to send my complaint and guess what still no response from EBAY after a week.

So next I chat again and demand a number to call so I can talk to a live person. I get a number, talk to a live person and am told that my problem will be taken care of and everything will be cleared, I say great, thank you very much.

Well this brings me to today. Today I get a phone call from the collection agency and my delinquent payment still stands.

I get on the chat again with EBAY because it seems the only way to talk to anyone on that end. They assure me that the problem will now be escalated and I will hear from EBAY in 2-3 business days, which is what I was told last month.

I told them this time, if I do not hear from EBAY by the end of the week EBAY will be hearing from lawyer on Monday.

I also called the collection agency and filled them in as to what is going on and told them if they don't hear from EBAY by the end of the week, they will hear from my lawyer on Monday.

What else am I suppose to do???? I could pay it but it isn't mine to pay and that will only be admitting that it was me which it wasn't.

There is a principle here that needs to be addressed and I am not paying for a fraudulent auction that is not mine while that person gets off scott free.

The thing that scares me is, what stops this person from doing the same thing again. He has my name and mailing address and can create another account at anytime and who knows another couple months down the road I could get another notice.

I told EBAY after this is taken care of, I am done with EBAY and will cancel and erase my account.

Sorry, I just had to vent

Mark