GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

[HankScorpio]

The high value items tend to attract the muppets, would you be better putting it somewhere with a plain old classifed section at a price you'd be happy with?

Maybe fredmiranda or I know Nikon have a classified section, do Canon have the same...?

[simpo two]

dcw@pr said:

they arent intelligent. i will let him bid and see what happens.

Then I'd block his bids. Anyone planning to buy a camera like that is going to know something about photography!

[V6GTO]

You can never be too suspisious but...take me. I've been on e-bay since 2003, I've never bought anything, never sold anything, only got a paypal account last week. Does that mean I'm never going to be allowed to buy anything? I'm not a con-man, if I eventually bid for an item it's because I want something, and I have the money to pat for it. Am I going to be black-balled for not having history?

Martin.

[joust]

V6GTO said:

You can never be too suspisious but...take me. I've been on e-bay since 2003, I've never bought anything, never sold anything, only got a paypal account last week. Does that mean I'm never going to be allowed to buy anything? I'm not a con-man, if I eventually bid for an item it's because I want something, and I have the money to pat for it. Am I going to be black-balled for not having history? Martin.

Yes - by most long term ebayers.

Good advice is just buy 4 or 5 small things. The feedback you get from those sellers will mean that if/when you go for something big then you have more chance.

The alternative is to contact the seller through the contact page and show your "provenance".

J

[V6GTO]

joust said:

The alternative is to contact the seller through the contact page and show your "provenance".

Would my Nigerian adress be any good for that?

Martin.

[simpo two]

V6GTO said:

Am I going to be black-balled for not having history?

I've sold stuff successfully to 0 and 1 feedback people - everyone starts at the beginning. However there is a small risk they are simply late-night drunk muppets having a laugh. Depends what you're selling - as DCW has discovered, if you're selling a hi-tech highly desirable item (laptops are another example) you do attract the scammers more. A second-hand lawnmower, not so!

It's quite amusing to see newbies slogging it out over the full course of an auction, pushing the price up and up. Innocent until proven guilty I'd say, though sometimes you have to explain about feedback and how to leave it. Expect a bit more work to complete a deal with a newbie, but like I say, you have to start somewhere.

[dcw@pr]

V6GTO said:

Would my Nigerian adress be any good for that? Martin.

oh that was you?!!? you should have said something before i got ebay to kick you off!

[V6GTO]

dcw@pr said:

oh that was you?!!?

Idi Amin in a Noble!

Martin.

[dcw@pr]

someone's coming round on sunday to have a look at it so fingers crossed...

[V6GTO]

dcw@pr said:

someone's coming round on sunday to have a look at it so fingers crossed...

>> Edited by V6GTO on Friday 27th May 16:15

[dcw@pr]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7518050815

seems like a good result. he paid on paypal within about 3 seconds of winning

[Phil S]

Martin, just sound like an honest bloke and people won't really care how much feedback you have. If you are a serious bidder then supply them with a contact phone number (I'm guessing you have a UK mobile number that you can use whilst in Spain) or even give them a call to confirm things.

At the end of the day, i'd probably trust anyone with a good understanding of the English language on eBay!