Unknown sender off box
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Recently about a week before my birthday a box with an expensive radio arrived .but there was no sender info or details of where it came from (other than a few Hermes numbers that are not traceable). Anyways after a month I still have no idea where it came from and ran out of ideas
All I know is it came from eBay and was sent with Hermes .
any ideas ?
All I know is it came from eBay and was sent with Hermes .
any ideas ?
When I was taking the rubbish out a fortnight ago I noticed that on my patio table there was a sodden Amazon box. Brought it inside and was delighted to see a box of 48 x Cadbury Creme Eggs that thankfully were vacuum sealed and in perfect nick.
Must have been outside a couple of days as it was my birtyhday earlier in the week.
If you're here and you got me them for my birthday, I salute you.
If you're here and you were expecting 48 x Cadbury Creme Eggs delivered to you in Newcastle, hard lines.
Must have been outside a couple of days as it was my birtyhday earlier in the week.
If you're here and you got me them for my birthday, I salute you.
If you're here and you were expecting 48 x Cadbury Creme Eggs delivered to you in Newcastle, hard lines.
If it's a gift off someone then strikes me as unlikely they'd order from eBay. Can you have delivery to someone else from an eBay purchase?
It's also odd that there'd be no paperwork with it.
Are there many sellers of the same radio on eBay? Although it's too late now to look at sold listings.
It's also odd that there'd be no paperwork with it.
Are there many sellers of the same radio on eBay? Although it's too late now to look at sold listings.
Sheepshanks said:
If it's a gift off someone then strikes me as unlikely they'd order from eBay. Can you have delivery to someone else from an eBay purchase?
It's also odd that there'd be no paperwork with it.
Are there many sellers of the same radio on eBay? Although it's too late now to look at sold listings.
I did look at the sold listings on eBay close to date it was sent .hard to work out what one it could be though as so many the same .It's also odd that there'd be no paperwork with it.
Are there many sellers of the same radio on eBay? Although it's too late now to look at sold listings.
This is odd, I've had pretty much the same and drove me bonkers at first. Nothing expensive, annoyingly, but I've had kitchenware, plant pots, a weird bed frame thingy to stop kids from falling out of bed, dog flea treatment (Chairman Miaow wasn't impressed), packs of balloons and a myriad of stuff I've handed back to the driver.
Correct address, names always different. No indication where they came from, order details or return address. Delivery drivers have no details either, which always struck me as odd. How do things get returned then?
I was about to properly flip my noodle when a mate told me of a type of scam whereby some retailers randomly post random s
t to random addresses, to boost their ratings for items sold and deliveries. I'm not sure how exactly it works but has something to do with items being delivered on time, irrespective of whether the recipient actually ordered it.
Tends to be items with larger mark-ups as the retailer is only paying for the wholesale cost, which works out cheaper than advertising. Getting to the top of amazons retailers is worth a hell of a lot more than the goods they're sending out for free.
So they box up a myriad of st and post it to random peeps as it's a cheaper way of working their way up seller rankings.
Sounds plausible. No idea if it's true, but wouldn't surprise me.
Correct address, names always different. No indication where they came from, order details or return address. Delivery drivers have no details either, which always struck me as odd. How do things get returned then?
I was about to properly flip my noodle when a mate told me of a type of scam whereby some retailers randomly post random s
t to random addresses, to boost their ratings for items sold and deliveries. I'm not sure how exactly it works but has something to do with items being delivered on time, irrespective of whether the recipient actually ordered it.Tends to be items with larger mark-ups as the retailer is only paying for the wholesale cost, which works out cheaper than advertising. Getting to the top of amazons retailers is worth a hell of a lot more than the goods they're sending out for free.
So they box up a myriad of s
t and post it to random peeps as it's a cheaper way of working their way up seller rankings.Sounds plausible. No idea if it's true, but wouldn't surprise me.
Years ago Ribena were doing an offer where they'd send you an inflatable donkey from the film 'Shrek' if you sent in 'X' number of tokens from a bottle and if you bought the large bottle there were enough tokens for a single donkey.
That summer I drank a lot of Ribena and a few people I knew were a bit confused as to why they recieved a 2ft tall Shrek donkey in the post
That summer I drank a lot of Ribena and a few people I knew were a bit confused as to why they recieved a 2ft tall Shrek donkey in the post
Wiccan of Darkness said:
This is odd, I've had pretty much the same and drove me bonkers at first. Nothing expensive, annoyingly, but I've had kitchenware, plant pots, a weird bed frame thingy to stop kids from falling out of bed, dog flea treatment (Chairman Miaow wasn't impressed), packs of balloons and a myriad of stuff I've handed back to the driver.
Correct address, names always different. No indication where they came from, order details or return address. Delivery drivers have no details either, which always struck me as odd. How do things get returned then?
I was about to properly flip my noodle when a mate told me of a type of scam whereby some retailers randomly post random st to random addresses, to boost their ratings for items sold and deliveries. I'm not sure how exactly it works but has something to do with items being delivered on time, irrespective of whether the recipient actually ordered it.
Tends to be items with larger mark-ups as the retailer is only paying for the wholesale cost, which works out cheaper than advertising. Getting to the top of amazons retailers is worth a hell of a lot more than the goods they're sending out for free.
So they box up a myriad of st and post it to random peeps as it's a cheaper way of working their way up seller rankings.
Sounds plausible. No idea if it's true, but wouldn't surprise me.
Sounds interesting.possibly someone you know does it as a joke or it’s a way of them disposing of junk?Correct address, names always different. No indication where they came from, order details or return address. Delivery drivers have no details either, which always struck me as odd. How do things get returned then?
I was about to properly flip my noodle when a mate told me of a type of scam whereby some retailers randomly post random s
t to random addresses, to boost their ratings for items sold and deliveries. I'm not sure how exactly it works but has something to do with items being delivered on time, irrespective of whether the recipient actually ordered it.Tends to be items with larger mark-ups as the retailer is only paying for the wholesale cost, which works out cheaper than advertising. Getting to the top of amazons retailers is worth a hell of a lot more than the goods they're sending out for free.
So they box up a myriad of s
t and post it to random peeps as it's a cheaper way of working their way up seller rankings.Sounds plausible. No idea if it's true, but wouldn't surprise me.
A bit of a coincidence though that I would have a use for a site radio.they must have known I could use it for work but I’ve asked everyone even work friends .
Jack.77 said:
Wiccan of Darkness said:
This is odd, I've had pretty much the same and drove me bonkers at first. Nothing expensive, annoyingly, but I've had kitchenware, plant pots, a weird bed frame thingy to stop kids from falling out of bed, dog flea treatment (Chairman Miaow wasn't impressed), packs of balloons and a myriad of stuff I've handed back to the driver.
Correct address, names always different. No indication where they came from, order details or return address. Delivery drivers have no details either, which always struck me as odd. How do things get returned then?
I was about to properly flip my noodle when a mate told me of a type of scam whereby some retailers randomly post random st to random addresses, to boost their ratings for items sold and deliveries. I'm not sure how exactly it works but has something to do with items being delivered on time, irrespective of whether the recipient actually ordered it.
Tends to be items with larger mark-ups as the retailer is only paying for the wholesale cost, which works out cheaper than advertising. Getting to the top of amazons retailers is worth a hell of a lot more than the goods they're sending out for free.
So they box up a myriad of st and post it to random peeps as it's a cheaper way of working their way up seller rankings.
Sounds plausible. No idea if it's true, but wouldn't surprise me.
Sounds interesting.possibly someone you know does it as a joke or it’s a way of them disposing of junk?Correct address, names always different. No indication where they came from, order details or return address. Delivery drivers have no details either, which always struck me as odd. How do things get returned then?
I was about to properly flip my noodle when a mate told me of a type of scam whereby some retailers randomly post random s
t to random addresses, to boost their ratings for items sold and deliveries. I'm not sure how exactly it works but has something to do with items being delivered on time, irrespective of whether the recipient actually ordered it.Tends to be items with larger mark-ups as the retailer is only paying for the wholesale cost, which works out cheaper than advertising. Getting to the top of amazons retailers is worth a hell of a lot more than the goods they're sending out for free.
So they box up a myriad of s
t and post it to random peeps as it's a cheaper way of working their way up seller rankings.Sounds plausible. No idea if it's true, but wouldn't surprise me.
A bit of a coincidence though that I would have a use for a site radio.they must have known I could use it for work but I’ve asked everyone even work friends .
Costs them peanuts and gets them to the top of the star rankings on Amazon or builds positive feedback numbers on eBay.
Not sure the OPs is this as they wouldn't have sent anything expensive (unless they messed up and accidentally sent the actual item rather than the junk) but, according to Citizen's Advice, as it is unsolicited and you have had no previous contact with the seller, you can keep it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54055669
Jack.77 said:
Recently about a week before my birthday a box with an expensive radio arrived .but there was no sender info or details of where it came from (other than a few Hermes numbers that are not traceable). Anyways after a month I still have no idea where it came from and ran out of ideas
All I know is it came from eBay and was sent with Hermes .
any ideas ?
Oh THAT’S where that went to!All I know is it came from eBay and was sent with Hermes .
any ideas ?
If I send you my address just post it off to me
I've been an accidental anonymous gifter before - I ordered something from Amazon for someone's birthday and it was dispatched directly rather than through Amazon's warehouse, so arrived without any paperwork and the recipient didn't know who it was from until I asked if it had arrived?
That will be the old radio 4 scam.
Radio 4 desperate for listeners send out to random addresses radio’s that are pre set to Radio 4.
When you turn it on Radio 4 comes out overlaid with subliminal messages such as “do not re tune” and “Radio 4 is the greatest”
Before you know it they have hooked and you are lost to humanity forever.
Just be thankful it isn’t the Chris Evans version!
Radio 4 desperate for listeners send out to random addresses radio’s that are pre set to Radio 4.
When you turn it on Radio 4 comes out overlaid with subliminal messages such as “do not re tune” and “Radio 4 is the greatest”
Before you know it they have hooked and you are lost to humanity forever.
Just be thankful it isn’t the Chris Evans version!
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