ebay

[skyhuck]

Never trust a bankers draft til its cleared.

 

It's my draft, I only buy on ebay, not really done much selling.

 

I aways ask for cash, sold a car (not on ebay) for £12.5K, got cash.

[John Barleycorn]

The market on Ebay is no different to the old street market. You see something, tell the man you want some of that. He stuffs something in a bag. Do you check whats in there before you walk away ?

Do you check your change ? Has he given you change for a quid instead of a fiver? Has somebody dipped your pocket as you walk away?

The market is still the market and you need to keep your wits.

[ukminch]

So we still don't know what happened, any chance of the full details to stop any of us falling for the same scam.

 

Rob

[skyhuck]

The market on Ebay is no different to the old street market. You see something, tell the man you want some of that. He stuffs something in a bag. Do you check whats in there before you walk away ?

Do you check your change ? Has he given you change for a quid instead of a fiver? Has somebody dipped your pocket as you walk away?

The market is still the market and you need to keep your wits.

 

 

Err......what about feed back?

 

Its easy to see what kind of person your dealing with and if you pay with pay pal your protected.

 

We have done literally hundreds of transactions on ebay and never had any problems.

 

In fact on the occasions where there could have been a problem I have been amazed with the response of the seller.

 

Had a laminatore arrive in bits, sent the seller an email and he just sent another (didn't even want the bust one back)

 

On the odd occasion item have not arrived I have emailed the seller and they have just send another

[John Barleycorn]

NEVER but NEVER take a cheque.

Personal cheques can be declared void by the bank up to six months AFTER it has cleared.

The bank will then just take the money back out of YOUR account

 

Bankers drafts have been forged or stolen.

Shed loads of blank building society cheques have been nicked in tageted raids.

 

My wife had her bank account frozen for weeks for just accepting a stolen cheque, the fraudster didnt get any goods as she was waiting for it to clear.

[Mark Bolam]

Spill the beans John, or we'll have to assume you were trying to buy something you are embarassed about. Like a lifetime's supply of penis enlargement tablets. Or a top handled Husky!

[Stephen Blair]

Spill the beans John, or we'll have to assume you were trying to buy something you are embarassed about. Like a lifetime's supply of penis enlargement tablets. Or a top handled Husky!

 

you only get about 6 months of those tablets for 2k:blushing:

[skyhuck]

you only get about 6 months of those tablets for 2k:blushing:

 

Anyway, according to your lass they don't work.

[Stephen Blair]

Anyway, according to your lass they don't work.

 

:sneaky2:

[Johny Walker]

Anyway, according to your lass they don't work.

 

she told me that