Student Paid $1.2K For School Team Jackets; Business Then MIA After Receiving Payment

In life, there are two things to remember: One, just because things go well for your friend doesn’t mean it’ll go well for you. And two, never, ever make a full payment upfront.

Because if you do an upfront payment, the chance of getting ghosted by the seller is pretty high.

Like what happened to this girl.

S’porean Girl Orders Team Jackets For Her Basketball Team

On 4 Oct, Facebook user Yong Yi took to Facebook to talk about her experience with a vendor.

A student at ITE College East, she needed to order customised jackets for her school’s basketball team.

She got a recommendation to the vendor, Jason, whom her friend had ordered from previously.

Prompt Response Initially

On 27 Jan, she had Whatsapped the vendor asking for a quotation. His replies were prompt and he told her to contact him when she’s ready to order.

On Jun 2018, she contacted the vendor again and was quoted $32 for a jacket.

She placed the order with him on 14 June 2018 and the vendor promised that she’ll get her jackets in 2 to 3 weeks.

Not sure about you, but the “yahoo” email should have raised a red flag. But anyways.

She had wanted to do a cash payment upon delivery but the vendor insisted on a full upfront payment, claiming that it’s needed for the factory to buy the raw materials.

Seeing nothing wrong with the reason, she proceeded to do just that.

He promised to send her the invoice, but he never did.

And That Was When Everything Starts Going Wrong

According to the student, after she has made the payment, the vendor grew less responsive.

And the delivery date of the jackets got pushed back again and again.

From 16 – 19 Jul

To 20 Jul

But he never did update her until she had to “make noise” on the chat.

He apologised for the treatment and promised her that his team (and him) are trying their best to fulfil her sales order.

Then he disappeared again.

Even when she requested proof that he is trying to fulfil her sales order, he did not reply.

The last text she ever got from the vendor was that he wasn’t a scammer.

She updated on her Facebook post that she had lodged a police report.

When asked how she lost over $1,200 to the vendor, she clarified that she had ordered 40 jackets with the vendor.

She clarified that the vendor’s shop has closed down when a helpful netizen pointed out that there was a shop with the same name at Queensway Shopping Centre.

Moral of the story? Don’t upfront payments. Or at least just pay a deposit.

Especially if someone is using an email address with a free domain name #justsaying