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beast5680:

--- Quote from: "ChrisW70" ---Either that or it was one of those 'I'll buy your item for £50, send you a cheque for £100, you send me the item and £50'
Oh dear the cheque bounces a couple of weeks later but you've already sent them the balance and the item  :evil:
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and people fall for that one as well :shock:

Budgie:

--- Quote from: "ChrisW70" ---Either that or it was one of those 'I'll buy your item for £50, send you a cheque for £100, you send me the item and £50'
Oh dear the cheque bounces a couple of weeks later but you've already sent them the balance and the item  :evil:
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I think that's exactly what he's no about.

I've heard of this scam happening with quite a few vehicles for sale on eBay.
They make sure they win the auction then the email arrives about them owing money to someone in this country and can you take your share from the cheque and pass the rest on.............
If they go for higher priced objects then they stand a better chance of getting more out of you if you fall for it.
If you don't fall for it and you have the same problem as BBD then you've still got to pay for the listing!!

I've started blocking bidders from outside the UK, neg feedback and thoughs with 2 un-paid strikes within the last 30 days.
The details of how to do this automaticly are HERE.
It's a little more protection for the seller!!
 :wink:

Paul:

--- Quote from: "Budgie" ---The details of how to do this automaticly are HERE.
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Handy that... Just set mine up. :wink:

andy9308:
:(kerching):
hello i,ve sold loads of stuff on ebay and ebay has a £500 protection limit so you can get money back if theres a problem but if you are selling for more than that you must wait until you have the money before you part with your goods but a good rule of thumb is get buyer to pay cash on collection

Nugget 4x4:
we had our ebay identity stolen once ,I found out when I logged in one day and found to my horror that I was selling a Sony top of the range p4 laptop. We had a hell of a job getting it sorted as the people bidding thought that we were just trying to get it for ourselves cheaper by getting them to retract their bids. We all trade on trust and I feel that ebay is a good auction site but also very open to abuse :)

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