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Trying to sell my Supersix Evo on eBay advertised at £725 BIN or best offer.
First attempt, 31st December. Someone sends me a lowball offer. I counter-offer him £650 and he accepts. Then he sends a message saying "I'm on holiday until 7th January so I'll arrange collection after that". I'm not in too much of a hurry, and the guy has 300+ good feedback, so I shrug it off. On the 8th January he calls me and says he runs a courier company and can only collect it when one of his vans is in the area. But no he won't pay by Paypal, he wants to pay cash. He doesn't know when his van will be in the area but it might be Wednesday.
Bearing in mind this guy lives in Birmingham and I'm 40 miles away in Cheltenham I suggested he just sucked it up, drove down and collected the bike on any of Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Nope, has to be Wednesday. Well sorry mate but I'm not home on Wednesday, I'll be at work in Essex, I reply. Could I leave the bike outside to be collected by his courier who will drop off the cash, then?
At this point I'm wondering which one of us is on another planet and assuming it may be me. I politely decline his kind offer and tell him again he can collect on Friday, Saturday or Sunday at his convenience.
Wednesday afternoon I get a call at work from a courier who's in my town and wanting a street name to come and collect my bike. I tell him to buzz off.
By this time, enough time has elapsed that I can report the buyer for non-payment. He immediately messages me asking why I've done so, and asking to collect the following Wednesday. No, sod off. After a few days I was able to complete the non-paying bidder case.... and yet the guy still shows as having 100% feedback. So what on earth is there to stop him trying this scam - I assume it was a scam? - once again?
Relisted the item. 12 hours later this chap sends me an offer of £680 with a message saying "I can collect on Sunday". GREAT, someone genuine, I think, and send them my number to arrange collection.
He sends me a Whatsapp message - "My friend is travelling to Manchester with van, he will contact you".
Oh here we f
king go.
OK, can I have his contact details so I can speak to him? No response.
Can you tell me the approximate time he will be with me? No response.
Needless to say he's not responded to any further communication. eBay won't cancel the transaction until he confirms he has "received a refund" for the money he hasn't bothered to pay me.
I don't think this is a scam, it's just a fking timewaster.
Has eBay always been this full of retards or is it a recent thing? I don't remember having this amount of trouble in the past?
TL;DR people are dheads and I've still got a Supersix Evo for sale if anyone wants it.
First attempt, 31st December. Someone sends me a lowball offer. I counter-offer him £650 and he accepts. Then he sends a message saying "I'm on holiday until 7th January so I'll arrange collection after that". I'm not in too much of a hurry, and the guy has 300+ good feedback, so I shrug it off. On the 8th January he calls me and says he runs a courier company and can only collect it when one of his vans is in the area. But no he won't pay by Paypal, he wants to pay cash. He doesn't know when his van will be in the area but it might be Wednesday.
Bearing in mind this guy lives in Birmingham and I'm 40 miles away in Cheltenham I suggested he just sucked it up, drove down and collected the bike on any of Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Nope, has to be Wednesday. Well sorry mate but I'm not home on Wednesday, I'll be at work in Essex, I reply. Could I leave the bike outside to be collected by his courier who will drop off the cash, then?
At this point I'm wondering which one of us is on another planet and assuming it may be me. I politely decline his kind offer and tell him again he can collect on Friday, Saturday or Sunday at his convenience.
Wednesday afternoon I get a call at work from a courier who's in my town and wanting a street name to come and collect my bike. I tell him to buzz off.
By this time, enough time has elapsed that I can report the buyer for non-payment. He immediately messages me asking why I've done so, and asking to collect the following Wednesday. No, sod off. After a few days I was able to complete the non-paying bidder case.... and yet the guy still shows as having 100% feedback. So what on earth is there to stop him trying this scam - I assume it was a scam? - once again?
Relisted the item. 12 hours later this chap sends me an offer of £680 with a message saying "I can collect on Sunday". GREAT, someone genuine, I think, and send them my number to arrange collection.
He sends me a Whatsapp message - "My friend is travelling to Manchester with van, he will contact you".
Oh here we f
king go.OK, can I have his contact details so I can speak to him? No response.
Can you tell me the approximate time he will be with me? No response.
Needless to say he's not responded to any further communication. eBay won't cancel the transaction until he confirms he has "received a refund" for the money he hasn't bothered to pay me.
I don't think this is a scam, it's just a f
king timewaster.Has eBay always been this full of retards or is it a recent thing? I don't remember having this amount of trouble in the past?
TL;DR people are d
heads and I've still got a Supersix Evo for sale if anyone wants it.What size is it?
I haven't got the funds right now, but if you could hold onto it for a couple of months for me, I'll send a mate up with a Transit van to collect when I've scraped the cash together.
Any Wednesday would be good for me to collect. Lock it up in the garden with a combination lock - text me the combination when I text you a video of the cash envelope going into your letterbox, yeah?
I haven't got the funds right now, but if you could hold onto it for a couple of months for me, I'll send a mate up with a Transit van to collect when I've scraped the cash together.
Any Wednesday would be good for me to collect. Lock it up in the garden with a combination lock - text me the combination when I text you a video of the cash envelope going into your letterbox, yeah?
yellowjack said:
What size is it?
I haven't got the funds right now, but if you could hold onto it for a couple of months for me, I'll send a mate up with a Transit van to collect when I've scraped the cash together.
Any Wednesday would be good for me to collect. Lock it up in the garden with a combination lock - text me the combination when I text you a video of the cash envelope going into your letterbox, yeah?
Where's the middle finger smiley??I haven't got the funds right now, but if you could hold onto it for a couple of months for me, I'll send a mate up with a Transit van to collect when I've scraped the cash together.
Any Wednesday would be good for me to collect. Lock it up in the garden with a combination lock - text me the combination when I text you a video of the cash envelope going into your letterbox, yeah?
I hear your pain, I have experienced very similar recently. I sold a frame collection only, guy makes an offer I accept, he then messages me asking where in London I want to meet to make the exchange,.. er hello, collection only and I don't live in London, he then tells me well that will make it difficult, I hear nothing after replying "It was a collection only item", about to cancel him and relist and he says he will collect as going past my way in a week, it not its about an hour diversion, but anyway,.. that day comes and goes, so I cancel his bid and relist it. Queue the messages but I really want it etc, so then arranges a friend to come to my work to get it a week later, I didn't expect him to show but in the end the friend turned up cash in hand. It does seem these days that buyers on eBay expect sellers to bend over backwards to sell items, load of balls, I'll sell an item cheap on the provision its zero hassle, buyer bids, arrange collection at my convenience and does so, seems it mostly too much to ask.
The Rookie said:
What bugs me is not only can you not leave -ve feedback anymore, they don’t even it up an automated one for none payers to let everyone know the serial non payers.
That's it! There seems to be no disadvantage to it. Which from eBay's perspective I suppose there isn't. They get their final value fee in the bank and then choose whether to return it at their leisure. Can't hurt their cashflow position.UPDATE: Bloke 1 has just called me! "I pick up tomorrow?" Are you f
king stting me?
OP the second bidder is probably a friend getting revenge for his mate. Weird but it would be an amazing coincidence otherwise.
I sold a decent diving watch recently on eBay. The 'winning' bidder, great feedback then started asking me lots of questions; how old is the battery? When was it last replaced, seals ok? Not at home yet but can do in two weeks. Before the two weeks more questions. He'd 'won' s watch that retails for 200-300, worn once for £35. I immediately did the cancel auctuon move..
I sold a decent diving watch recently on eBay. The 'winning' bidder, great feedback then started asking me lots of questions; how old is the battery? When was it last replaced, seals ok? Not at home yet but can do in two weeks. Before the two weeks more questions. He'd 'won' s watch that retails for 200-300, worn once for £35. I immediately did the cancel auctuon move..
Had one myself using our work account. An old iPad 1 in wall docking mount we had in stock. Originally about £600 but selling for £140. Buyer asked me before he bought it, what iPad it was for ... so I informed him it was for the original first iPad 1.
He then paid and purchased it before demanding a return on the basis that it didn't fit his later model iPad
As thick as mince!
He then paid and purchased it before demanding a return on the basis that it didn't fit his later model iPad
As thick as mince!Jimboka said:
Just bat straight down the middle
Paylal only / every possible filter to eliminate the scum / pickup only / leave feedback upon collection
Don’t comply - no bike & report
Oir give it to a charity shop
I'm not un-generous and at least one South African kiddy is currently benefiting from the Buffalo I bought for him. But even I draw the line at giving a £700 bike to charity!!Paylal only / every possible filter to eliminate the scum / pickup only / leave feedback upon collection
Don’t comply - no bike & report
Oir give it to a charity shop
In other news we have an APPARENTLY SENSIBLE BUYER KLAXON. Assuming he doesn't turn out to be a see you next tuesday, I'll see him next tuesday.
Jimboka said:
Just bat straight down the middle
Paylal only / every possible filter to eliminate the scum / pickup only / leave feedback upon collection
Don’t comply - no bike & report
Oir give it to a charity shop
You should never accept Paypal for a collection only item - too easy for a dodgy buyer to get the payment reversed as the vendor won't have proof of delivery. Cash on collection is the only way.Paylal only / every possible filter to eliminate the scum / pickup only / leave feedback upon collection
Don’t comply - no bike & report
Oir give it to a charity shop
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