S3c just come up on ebay. Known?
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Tarmac Tickler said:
I was looking at that advert this morning, looks tidy, as always it will very interesting to see how high the bidding goes - if it goes to the end.
You would think it was not a great time of year to be selling, although it would make a great Christmas present and it is red!
So we are looking for a new owner to have white hair and a long white beard! You would think it was not a great time of year to be selling, although it would make a great Christmas present and it is red!
They dont call me greymrj for nothing you know!!;)Does look tidy doesnt it, you are right, they do seem to be snapped up before the end of the auction period which is a good sign.
Absolute pain when that happens, I sympathise with you. As a regular seller on ebay I have to say that pillocks like that are very much the minority but they are certainly out there. It does sound like this might have been a try on. Absolutely no way I would part with anything of any value without seeing the money first.
One tip is to make it clear on your listing that you will insist on a non returnable deposit by paypal within 24 hours of sale or you will relist, I would ask £250 on a car. If they dont follow up or mess you about and delay then keep the deposit. I have done once and ebay backed me up. The main purpose of course is that it deters theft partly because they wouldnt want to pay a deposit and partly because paypal accounts are directly traceable. It is very much in your interests to demand that anybody bidding MUST have a paypal account to get that trace.
Get in contact with ebay, there is a provision within your sales listing to refer the matter to them as the buyer hasnt paid. They WILL record that against the account holder and if it happens 3 times (3 strikes rule!) they WILL remove that account completely. Seen it a couple of times and they have acted.
If they have evidence that the buyer may have tried to steal other cars by this method then ebay do have a dedicated team working with the Police to tackle fraud. I was involved in trapping one guy who they succeeded in arresting fraudulent selling of exercise rowing machines.
Better luck next time.
One tip is to make it clear on your listing that you will insist on a non returnable deposit by paypal within 24 hours of sale or you will relist, I would ask £250 on a car. If they dont follow up or mess you about and delay then keep the deposit. I have done once and ebay backed me up. The main purpose of course is that it deters theft partly because they wouldnt want to pay a deposit and partly because paypal accounts are directly traceable. It is very much in your interests to demand that anybody bidding MUST have a paypal account to get that trace.
Get in contact with ebay, there is a provision within your sales listing to refer the matter to them as the buyer hasnt paid. They WILL record that against the account holder and if it happens 3 times (3 strikes rule!) they WILL remove that account completely. Seen it a couple of times and they have acted.
If they have evidence that the buyer may have tried to steal other cars by this method then ebay do have a dedicated team working with the Police to tackle fraud. I was involved in trapping one guy who they succeeded in arresting fraudulent selling of exercise rowing machines.
Better luck next time.
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