EBay scam ?
15 December 2014, 11:14 AM
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EBay scam ?
So I list an item on eBay yesterday (MacBook Pro)
Get a message asking it's condition which I reply to and then, from the same guy, get this :
I will be paying £1,185 + p&p via royal mail next day delivery to Lewisham, SE13 7FY, can you please send me your PayPal email address so i can make out the payment.
Item was listed for £900 start price with free uk delivery included. Lots of watches but no bids yet.
Scam I assume ?
Get a message asking it's condition which I reply to and then, from the same guy, get this :
I will be paying £1,185 + p&p via royal mail next day delivery to Lewisham, SE13 7FY, can you please send me your PayPal email address so i can make out the payment.
Item was listed for £900 start price with free uk delivery included. Lots of watches but no bids yet.
Scam I assume ?
15 December 2014, 11:34 AM
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If you're happy to sell at that price, tell them you'll add a 'buy it now' price to your listing that matches his offer and see what he does. There's a lot of scammers out there so don't sell outside of ebay. Make sure you use a proper trackable courier like DPD and insure it.
15 December 2014, 09:34 PM
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17 December 2014, 01:17 AM
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Yep offered to add a buy it now price for that amount so they can buy it through the auction and not outside of it and - surprise surprise - they disappear !
Then it happens again, similar message but this one really needs to take an English class or 2.
Then it happens again, similar message but this one really needs to take an English class or 2.
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