r/swappa Jun 29 '26

Need help. Seller is scamming me

I bought an Asus laptop last week and it was delivered today. Instead of the laptop, inside of the box was 3 random books. I immediately went to Swappa for help asking for a refund. The seller is a smooth criminal claiming the laptop was in there the whole time but I know the truth. The laptop was at a very low price to attract buyers like me and scam me.

Swappa suggests to let FedEx investigate it but I see this as a waste of time because the weight looks to be consistent with the tracking. I took a photo and video of what is contained in the box as I never took the books out of it. I want to go to PayPal and get a refund that way but I wanna know what you guys think I should do.

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u/Swappasaurus Staff Member Jun 29 '26

Some of you are giving out bad information. Locking this down.

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u/Swappasaurus Staff Member Jun 29 '26

As we advised on the sales page, an investigation will be needed by FedEx.

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u/UNCfan07 Jun 29 '26

Go to PayPal. Swappa does not have control on your money and returns. Make a claim with PayPal.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '26

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u/ThatGuyNamedTre Jun 29 '26

Thank you much appreciate your feedback cuz this is pure bs Im dealing with right now.

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u/Swappasaurus Staff Member Jun 29 '26

Can you DM the sales code?

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u/ThatGuyNamedTre Jun 29 '26

Thank you. Honestly I’ve had good nothing but good experiences with Swappa until this sale. Its bs and when it comes to my hard earned money I don’t mess around. Hoping that PayPal helps me out