Customer Loses $1,000s Of Dollars After Worker Maliciously Complies With Her Chargeback Request Despite Offering Her Full Refund

Selling stuff online is essentially like having a digital garage sale. You never know who might show up, so it’s important to be prepared for any situation.

Everyone handles a rude buyer differently, but if you encounter a seller on a particularly bad day, your bad attitude could lead to the seller seeking petty revenge. In a recent r/pettyrevenge story, a buyer decided to test their luck and ended up learning a valuable lesson the hard way.

In a tumultuous online transaction, a rude buyer made threats that backfired as she lost both the designer handbag she bought and her payment. When the seller offered a full refund, the buyer opted for a chargeback. With a twist of fate, the item miraculously returned unscathed, leaving the seller without any legal obligation to refund.

In a surprising turn, the buyer’s manipulative tactics cost her the item and her money, proving that a chargeback is no silver bullet. Read the full story below and remember this the next time you try your luck buying something online.


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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.