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Well we haven't had an Ebay post in 2 days so thought I'd oblige.
Wanted to get a sense check on this and check I'm not just being an arse for the sake of it. I'm getting more and more cynical in my old age after all.
I have only really used Ebay to buy/sell golf stuff and touch wood the golf community on there seem a decent bunch. Never had a single issue.
Having received a discounted fee offer last weekend I foolishly listed an old mobile phone (I know, I know) amongst some other low value tat.
The phone has now sold for £250 which has got my spidey senses tingling as most go for £210 max and refurbished models from recycling companies are available at £240. Buyer paid immediately.
Buyer joined Ebay in the last 6 months, has 25 positive feedback but crucially this is from only 2 companies who as far as I can tell are high volume/low value shops and all feedback has the same wording.
Address is a dodgy looking highrise in Birmingham and the buyer isn't John Smith. Looked them up on social media and they don't seem UK based.
It's a moot point anyway as I've cancelled the sale already and taken a £5 hit and will drop it into CEX on my next passsing.
But what say the lounge community? If it looks like a duck......right?
Wanted to get a sense check on this and check I'm not just being an arse for the sake of it. I'm getting more and more cynical in my old age after all.
I have only really used Ebay to buy/sell golf stuff and touch wood the golf community on there seem a decent bunch. Never had a single issue.
Having received a discounted fee offer last weekend I foolishly listed an old mobile phone (I know, I know) amongst some other low value tat.
The phone has now sold for £250 which has got my spidey senses tingling as most go for £210 max and refurbished models from recycling companies are available at £240. Buyer paid immediately.
Buyer joined Ebay in the last 6 months, has 25 positive feedback but crucially this is from only 2 companies who as far as I can tell are high volume/low value shops and all feedback has the same wording.
Address is a dodgy looking highrise in Birmingham and the buyer isn't John Smith. Looked them up on social media and they don't seem UK based.
It's a moot point anyway as I've cancelled the sale already and taken a £5 hit and will drop it into CEX on my next passsing.
But what say the lounge community? If it looks like a duck......right?
Edited by Sargeant Orange on Monday 29th April 12:28
You did the right thing.
Phones are one thing I would never sell on eBay.
Problem stems from phones being an easy thing to sell, often bought by wheeler dealer "safe bruv" types and eBay is seen by many as an easy target, there are even TikTok videos explaining how to get things for free.
Phones are one thing I would never sell on eBay.
Problem stems from phones being an easy thing to sell, often bought by wheeler dealer "safe bruv" types and eBay is seen by many as an easy target, there are even TikTok videos explaining how to get things for free.
Not UK based isn't that unusual in itself. People do move around, and a lot don't bother updating their location; although if the account was only set up in the last six months I can understand your concern.
When it comes to what people pay and what you can buy for elsewhere, all logic goes out the window. I've sold several items in auctions that I could have bought new for less.
The first rule of Ebay selling is don't try and pre-guess what the buyer's thinking. I sold a fully working lawnmower which I spent a fair bit of time getting just right. It turned out the seller only wanted two bits off it. Likewise with a Seagull 105 outboard; having got that running properly, the buyer (in Australia!) only wanted it as an ornament to put on the end of his desk at his office.
When it comes to what people pay and what you can buy for elsewhere, all logic goes out the window. I've sold several items in auctions that I could have bought new for less.
The first rule of Ebay selling is don't try and pre-guess what the buyer's thinking. I sold a fully working lawnmower which I spent a fair bit of time getting just right. It turned out the seller only wanted two bits off it. Likewise with a Seagull 105 outboard; having got that running properly, the buyer (in Australia!) only wanted it as an ornament to put on the end of his desk at his office.
MattsCar said:
You did the right thing.
Phones are one thing I would never sell on eBay.
Problem stems from phones being an easy thing to sell, often bought by wheeler dealer "safe bruv" types and eBay is seen by many as an easy target, there are even TikTok videos explaining how to get things for free.
Wow that's a real eye opener. I've usually just passed my old phones onto family etc. previously, won't be putting another one on Ebay that's for sure. Phones are one thing I would never sell on eBay.
Problem stems from phones being an easy thing to sell, often bought by wheeler dealer "safe bruv" types and eBay is seen by many as an easy target, there are even TikTok videos explaining how to get things for free.
I sold my iphone on ebay and the buyer was in S Africa! I also cancelled although I looked him up and it seems he was a surgeon there. All quite strange as he then gave me glowing feedback after I cancelled, saying the packing was excellent.
Sold it for slightly more to someone else with a dodgy name but it all went though OK.
Sold it for slightly more to someone else with a dodgy name but it all went though OK.
my ebay is set to uk only, ebay give the impression of protecting sellers as long as you have proof of delivery and its as described (loads of photos and video cover that).
its the dodgy addresses that make me nervous, like a newsagent in remote southern Ireland, Argos at the back of a sainsburys, a hotel reception
I had one expensive piece go to a shipping company for a guy who circumvented the UK only auction to send it to china. ebay confirmed once the shipping company signed for it I was covered.
all paid
its the dodgy addresses that make me nervous, like a newsagent in remote southern Ireland, Argos at the back of a sainsburys, a hotel reception
I had one expensive piece go to a shipping company for a guy who circumvented the UK only auction to send it to china. ebay confirmed once the shipping company signed for it I was covered.
all paid
I gave up trying to analyse people's buying (and selling) strategies on eBay years ago, after servicing and selling a generic Chinese Technics-lookalike DJ turntable for a friend. I estimated it was worth £60-80 and it sold three times as follows:
Sale 1: Sells for £72. Buyer never makes contact, so re-listed
Sale 2: Sells for £67. Get a sob story from buyer that she'd bought the wrong thing. Agree to cancel sale.
Sale 3: Sells for £168. I get cross thinking I've been scammed again but, no - buyer paid within 20 minutes of the auction end and was very happy with it!
Sale 1: Sells for £72. Buyer never makes contact, so re-listed
Sale 2: Sells for £67. Get a sob story from buyer that she'd bought the wrong thing. Agree to cancel sale.
Sale 3: Sells for £168. I get cross thinking I've been scammed again but, no - buyer paid within 20 minutes of the auction end and was very happy with it!
Chipstick said:
Dave Hedgehog said:
its the dodgy addresses that make me nervous, like .. Argos at the back of a sainsburys
That's a selectable option for buyers who prefer a collection point because they may not be home for example. Wouldn't let that put you off.I sold my Omega Speedmaster watch a couple of years ago on eBay. It was listed as a fixed price, and I was suspicious when it sold within minutes. The address was a PO Box.
I messaged the buyer asking if he'd read the listed correctly (it was missing the original box and papers, which is often very important for buyers), but he replied briefly with 'No problem'.
I then looked through his buying history - he seems to be a prolific Omega watch buyer with 100s of previous purchases. I presume he just wanted to keep his location private.
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