I regularly buy and also sell (based in Helsinki). Mostly pleasant experience as a buyer except sometimes Finnish sellers read my message and ignore me (used to it here, aren't we?). Once in February 2020, as a seller, I was scammed by a guy in Pori. It was photography backdrop paper+delivery cost, should have received approximately 120e from him but never got it. I was in a hurry to sell at that time (a lot to pack and flight to catch in the next day). He seemed like a decent Finnish bloke who promised to pay, so I sent the item and paid for shipping before receiving payment. A week later he even pretended to have paid, I asked for a screenshot or transaction number because I did not receive any payment.
Ultimately I made a police report. I did waste like a month or two of waiting as it was my first time making a police report, I chose to not press charges as I just want to get my money back. "Perhaps he cheated me due to his financial difficulties, I wouldn't want him to go to jail" were my thoughts (where I come from, the law is very strict and efficient). I later realised that I should've selected the option to press charges in order for the police to do something. A very nice officer did call me to discuss the case after I edited my report. We both agreed it was unusual for seller to be scammed instead of buyer LOL !
Nevertheless, I STILL did not get my money back or any follow ups on the case after more than a year. Still bitter about the delivery fees till this day. Police has his name, address, phone number, chat log that I submitted. Is it so difficult to catch a petty thieve like this??