Gav
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 posted on 19/5/07 at 10:49 AM |
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Ebay con?
I think it is so im not going to post it....
I put on a nokia N80 on ebay this morning, within 2 minutes it sold to a women in the US, who then paid via paypal but wanted me to send it to her son
in Nigeria!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 19/5/07 at 10:52 AM |
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Sounds like an Hijacked acount
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DIY Si
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| posted on 19/5/07 at 10:55 AM |
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I've had this before. Buyer rambled on about how his son was fighting the good fight for America, having a hrd time, could I post a knackered
Ipod to him in Nigeria! Told him where to stick it.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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Gav
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| posted on 19/5/07 at 10:56 AM |
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Now ive looked at my paypal account and the email that was sent to say i had recieved some cash, the email is a fake, a very good one at that!
what annoys me is that ebay says the phone isnt eligable for a free re-list and have charged me £6 listing fee + £4 finally value fee.
[Edited on 19/5/07 by Gav]
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nitram38
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| posted on 19/5/07 at 11:05 AM |
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Ebay are wrong.
Wait 7 days and file an unpaid dispute.
You will then be able to relist and get your fees back.
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rayward
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| posted on 19/5/07 at 11:39 AM |
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when you relist, just make it immediate payment needed, then the auction doesn;t end unles they actually pay
Ray
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 19/5/07 at 11:51 AM |
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I have seen this before. If you use turbo lister there is an option somewhere to restrict bidding to the country you will post to. I have used it and
had no problems. For some reason phones seem to be a target for American and Nigerian scams. There is realy good help site for Ebay. Heres the link
EBAY HELP Good luck. I will post the help site link as it is very
usefull.
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Gav
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| posted on 19/5/07 at 01:26 PM |
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Fair play to ebay they sent me a mail telling me that the fees have been refunded and the listing removed due to an account hijack.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 19/5/07 at 01:48 PM |
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I had the same thing myself 5 times on the trot with the same phone. I actually sold it the 6th time. Even then i nearly told the chap to do one
because his name was a bit dodgey.
Dan
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 19/5/07 at 03:57 PM |
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Some times this is done to circumvent the law. There are restrictions as to what technology you export send to certain countries. This includes
personal sales of certain hi-tech items. You could wind up with a visit from the men in grey. 
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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