Does this sound like a scam?

[Mike Dempsey]

I did a training course on finance for small businesses a few years ago. The fact that cheques could bounce up to 6 months later opened my eyes up. Cant remember exact details now but its something to do with stolen chequbooks and the bank account holder not noticing that it has been stolen and used. Not such a big problem nowadays but was a few years ago. I much prefer bacs payments these days and have only accepted one cheque in the last 5 years or so.

 

Mike

[CutterSy]

Why even consider going through with it? He might be genuine but it appears to be a faily hefty risk - so why take it with so much money?

 

In your first post you said he was 'willing' to pay more than you hoped for....

In my experience real buyers usually offer less to start with and should be happy to 'prove' they are genuine.

 

 

 

Yes I think you're right.

In the op I just meant that the auction went up a bit higher than I was expecting it so, which is nice. But looks like I'll be looking for another buyer. [emoji35]

[CutterSy]

I did a training course on finance for small businesses a few years ago. The fact that cheques could bounce up to 6 months later opened my eyes up. Cant remember exact details now but its something to do with stolen chequbooks and the bank account holder not noticing that it has been stolen and used. Not such a big problem nowadays but was a few years ago. I much prefer bacs payments these days and have only accepted one cheque in the last 5 years or so.

 

Mike

 

 

 

Scary! Don't think I'll ever deal with chequers again after hearing that! (Not that I do very much anyway)

[treequip]

What this highlights is that in order to avoid problems, you have to be clear and accurate in your description of the item and particularly clear in your T and C's

 

Ebay isn't a bad place but there are bad people out there

[Ilnumero]

The buyer can also do a chargeback if they funded the transaction via their credit card through paypal. Then they dispute the transaction and get a refund. I used to sell about 150 laptops a month and sometimes dodgy buyers would attempt a chargeback.

[roys]

The buyer can also do a chargeback if they funded the transaction via their credit card through paypal. Then they dispute the transaction and get a refund. I used to sell about 150 laptops a month and sometimes dodgy buyers would attempt a chargeback.

 

Interesting, How did you stop the dodgy buyer getting away with it?