EBAY Peterson Mill - Buyer Beware

[TonyIOM]

Peterson Portable Sawmill | eBay

 

Warning signs:

 

1) Library pictures

2) No feedback as a seller

3) Has been bid up to £870 by a 'buyer' with 0 feedback and 100% activity with the seller...

 

I have asked for actual pictures and engine size details but suspect I won't get a reply.

 

Cheers

Tony

[Wendelspanswick]

Is it this one?

Peterson Portable Sawmill | eBay

I was suspicious as well and asked if the pictures were of the actual saw and this was his reply:

 

"Hi,

 

yes the photos are from the actual saw.

 

do you want to see more photos? send me your email to attach them or reply directly."

 

The trouble is if you look closely the pictures are of two different saws!

[flatyre]

should have known it was in Yorkshire! pah bloody northerners!

[Wendelspanswick]

The trouble is you can't report an eBay ad from either the IOS or Android apps, you have to use the web page.

I have reported it as a Fraudulent Listing as that's the closest category I could use even though that's supposed to be 'An item being sold without the owners consent".

Edited February 16, 2016 by Wendelspanswick

[Wendelspanswick]

Had a reply from eBay:

We think eBay account tomzet has been used without the account owner's permission, so we're now restoring it to them. To protect this member's privacy, we can't share any more details about their account.

 

People sometimes misuse eBay accounts by sending emails from them. In these emails, they invite you to buy or sell outside eBay, or ask questions that have nothing to do with eBay. They do this in the hope that you'll respond and give them your email address.

 

We strongly recommend you treat emails from this member with caution and don't respond if you hear from them again.

[bythamboy]

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