another ebay thread

[anonymous-user]

hi, selling some Xbox 360 games on ebay and one of the games I have sold, the buyer has sent me an email.. I am not too sure what to do..Should I take a gamble or not and post it...?

''hi i just bought your item for my Grandson for his birthday
this friday coming up the only thing is i just tryed paying
and i dont have enough funds to pay sorry but is there any change that
you could post the item today or tomorrow please so i recieve it in time for him
and i promise i will pay first thing saturday on my way to work and a bit extra.''

thanks

[mazdajason]

Check the guys feedback but I wouldn't send it personally. What game is it? Some 4 year olds game or a restricted 18 one?

[anonymous-user]

mazdajason said:

Check the guys feedback but I wouldn't send it personally. What game is it? Some 4 year olds game or a restricted 18 one?

alien v predator.. Pretty crap game really..

I am pretty trust worthy, and not bothered about the extra money, but I do think you should bid to buy...

Or is it a scam?

[headcase]

Fleabay is full of rip off merchants, i would stand firm, just reply by saying sorry i only accept paypal (or whatever method you listed) and connot send until payed for in full as is stipulated in ebays rules.

[amir_j]

scam

Tell him you are willing to accept his laptop/pc as payment

Edited by amir_j on Wednesday 21st April 22:22

[PetrolTed]

I wouldn't expect an email like that from a 'Grandfather'. Is he waiting for his pension?

[anonymous-user]

headcase said:

Fleabay is full of rip off merchants, i would stand firm, just reply by saying sorry i only accept paypal (or whatever method you listed) and connot send until payed for in full as is stipulated in ebays rules.

You are right.. Just surprised that people would buy stuff without any money..

[Pesty]

If they have good feedback you never know it might be genuine.

[anonymous-user]

Pesty said:

If they have good feedback you never know it might be genuine.

too late I have emailed back to say pay or tuff ste..

I am sure I will burn in hell now for this...

[joewilliams]

How much is it?

For a few pounds, I'd test my cynicism and send it. You'll either be pleasantly surprised, or get exactly what you expect.

[amir_j]

joewilliams said:

How much is it?

For a few pounds, I'd test my cynicism and send it. You'll either be pleasantly surprised, or get exactly what you expect.

Would you bid for something and then beg? Taking the p**s if was genuine.

[anonymous-user]

joewilliams said:

How much is it?

For a few pounds, I'd test my cynicism and send it. You'll either be pleasantly surprised, or get exactly what you expect.

21 English pounds..

[gilla]

check the feedback - i've done this on forum sales several times but only when the feedback is good and i've never had a problem... that said it's ebay so scrub my last comment and send me your bank details

[maser_spyder]

I had a similar one that tugged at my heartstrings around Christmas time.

Email through the website, it's a Christmas present but don't get paid until the 23rd December, is there anything we can do, etc.

Sounded really genuine. Couple of emails back and forth explaining to pay on the 23rd is leaving it very late, but we could just about get something there as long as the order was placed in the morning, call us to check stock, etc.

This is for a £120 item, but we sell a lot of them, so no big deal.

I come within a whisker of saying we'd send it on the 21st and wait for payment on the 23rd, but spoke to Mrs Maser who brought me to my senses.

Turns out, I looked through email history, and found the same person had emailed with a very similar query on the 2nd December and 12th December asking similar questions, getting paid next week, etc. could we still dispatch in time for Christmas....

I've no idea if they ever ordered, but even if it was genuine, three dates came and went as to when the 'could' have ordered and paid, and all opportunities were missed.

Probably not a 'scam' as such, but really not worth the grief in having to chase them for payment.

[Pesty]

The Spruce Goose said:

Pesty said:

If they have good feedback you never know it might be genuine.

too late I have emailed back to say pay or tuff ste..

I am sure I will burn in hell now for this...

I wouldn't worry about it. Its their fault not yours. Out of interest could you tell us where abouts in the country they were from?

[b3kaw]

jog on springs to mind........

[anonymous-user]

Pesty said:

The Spruce Goose said:

Pesty said:

If they have good feedback you never know it might be genuine.

too late I have emailed back to say pay or tuff ste..

I am sure I will burn in hell now for this...

I wouldn't worry about it. Its their fault not yours. Out of interest could you tell us where abouts in the country they were from?

Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

TBH I would post this Next day for nothing if she paid up in time..

Actually just looked at her feedback and she has brought loads of tat today but can't be arsed to pay me..all feedback is for today too.

link -

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFe...

[marshalla]

Feedback screams scam - check the feedback left for others.

Every +ve she's received as a buyer is an automated response to her +ve for the sellers. I'll bet she hasn't paid for anything and the account was set up to scam someone.

Edited by marshalla on Wednesday 21st April 23:09

[anonymous-user]

marshalla said:

Feedback screams scam - check the feedback left for others.

Every +ve she's received as a buyer is an automated response to her +ve for the sellers. I'll bet she hasn't paid for anything and the account was set up to scam someone.

Edited by marshalla on Wednesday 21st April 23:09

thanks just what I thought, I am just going to relist and chalk it up. Let her scam someone else.

[Pesty]

yep scam fk em.