pjavon
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| posted on 6/11/06 at 07:30 PM |
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ebay advice
thinking of bidding for an item on ebay but the seller has no feedback although he has told me he has already sold one of these items before, do you
think i should give it a wide birth or bid.
all sounds a bit dodgy to me
advice please
Always keep a big hammer and a condom in your toolbox, if you can't fix it with the hammer
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ed_crouch
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| posted on 6/11/06 at 07:37 PM |
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If you go for it, lowest risk is to pick it up in person: go with cash. If its bent/scam/misadvertised, these are all above-board reasons for walking
away with yer dosh still in yer pocket.
Yep, he'll probably neg you, but if Ebay dont want to intervene, just neg him back!
Ed.
[Edited on 6/11/06 by ed_crouch]
I-iii-iii-iii-ts ME!
Hurrah.
www.wings-and-wheels.net
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Danozeman
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| posted on 6/11/06 at 07:47 PM |
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Everyones gotta start somewhere mate. If he sounds genuine go for it.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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greggors84
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| posted on 6/11/06 at 07:53 PM |
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Ask if you can pick it up in person. Even if you have no intention to. If you live a long way away, say you are around the area visting a relative to
make it sound believable.
If they are happy for you to pick it up in person and pay cash then go for it and if you win, say you arnt going to be around his way anymore and get
them them to post it.
If he isnt happy for you to pick up in person, he might be genuine, but is it worth the risk?
You can post a link and let people have a look and see if they think its genuine, some times you can tell if its dodgy by looking at the auction.
Unless you want to keep the auction to yourself if its a bargain.
I have risked it before, but I have always made sure the risk was as low as possible before paying.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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StevieB
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| posted on 6/11/06 at 08:20 PM |
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He may have just sold it and is waiting for feedback - I don't leave feedback for anyone until I've recieved the goods and they're
in good order.
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greggors84
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| posted on 6/11/06 at 09:22 PM |
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You can check his previously sold items.
Go to other items for sale from seller, then click completed items on the left.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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nitram38
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| posted on 6/11/06 at 11:06 PM |
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I use paypal.
For items under £500 you will get your money back if goods do not arrive.
This has happened twice to me and paypal have refunded my money.
You just have to go through a 10 day wait from when you file the claim (if the seller does not reply) or 30 days if they do.
Paypal normally favours the buyer in most cases
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smart51
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 09:35 AM |
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As always with eBay, don't bid more than you'd be happy to lose.
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StevieB
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 12:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
I use paypal.
For items under £500 you will get your money back if goods do not arrive.
This has happened twice to me and paypal have refunded my money.
You just have to go through a 10 day wait from when you file the claim (if the seller does not reply) or 30 days if they do.
Paypal normally favours the buyer in most cases
This definately works - I was having problems getting my goods from an Ebay Shop, so I started a complaint and all of a sudden the seller was far more
communicative and informed me regularly as to how things were going (due to a suopplier shortage).
You'll either get youir goods or your money back (and it'll also give you an option whether the resultant action was satisfactory or not)
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John.Taylor
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 01:00 PM |
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If you're collecting an expensive item from an individual rather than a shop or business premise, arrange to meet somewhere near a cash point so
you can get the cash out when you've seen the goods.
Don't do the following:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/29/ebay_scam_robbery/
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40inches
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 04:13 PM |
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I thimk anyone of us who has sold on flea-bay has had some of this http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/26/ebay_email_trauma/
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