Would you be suspicious? Ebay

[dizzybird77]

I recently advertised two items on eBay.

 

Both were large bulky items that would cost quite a bit in postage so I deliberately specified collection only.

 

At the end of the auctions both items had been won by people living in London!!

 

Anyway, as soon as the auctions ended I got messages from both buyers (in very bad broken English) stating that they had paid via paypal and could I please send my address & mobile number so their courier can collect ASAP.

 

Checked paypal, no payments.

 

On eBay the listings state payment pending one minute and buyer not paid the next:confused:

 

I keep getting emails saying that their couriers are waiting to collect, and each time they reply saying there must be a problem with eBay?

 

I have refused to give them my details until I have payment but it's been 4 days now.

 

Anyone else had any experience of this?

 

Thanks

[candystick]

Not got any experience of this, but i would suggest you check the buyers feedback.

[LeMaquis]

Report them to ebay immediately. It looks like they're a pair of crooks - if not the same person - and if they're trying it on with you they'll be doing the same to others.

[Karis]

Ebay is a haven for crooks. The main rule of thumb is: if it feels like a con, it almost certainly is!

 

In this case, ignore until you receive payment. And in situations like this, even if they have paid through PayPal, I would not sell to them (as they're only going to do a charge back later).

 

I know loads of transactions are safe, but always protect yourself.

[mumkin]

Yep, sounds like the old "charge-back" scam. Use Google to see how it works.

[deedar]

Ignore these crooks, relist the items and forget about it! Inform Ebay so you don't get charged.

[Stamen]

I have always steered clear of Ebay. The most unfortunate aspect of the internet is that it connects us with crooks from all over the world.

[Bulgarian]

Anyone who doesn't pay up within 24 hours, just report then as non-payers, and relist.

 

Don't waste your time fannying about, EBAY really is a pain in the harse to use thesedays, all the fun has been sucked out of it.

[CaptainChaos]

I'd go with that ^. I've recently sold the same item twice, first buyer turned up and said its not what she thought it was, refused it and left. I tried to get the fees back and she refused to cancel the transaction. Hence I'm stuck with them.

 

I relisted it with a BIN and within a few hours another buyer had pressed it, since the sale, I've heard nothing, and a quick look at his feedback reveals he has done exactly the same thing with an identical item only a week before.

 

I've since complained to ebay. Their system has changed so that only buyers can leave negative feedback, I think its a bit unfair, when in both my cases a negative feedback would be well justified.

[Bulgarian]

Their system has changed so that only buyers can leave negative feedback

 

A bad move IMO, but another step in destroying Ebay.

 

I rarely look at it now for "bargains" they just don't exist.