ogre Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 i could forward you a stample of someone elses stoools? so you couldn't get traced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 The fact that it says someone who's deleted their account biddd before at 444 makes it so obvious its a scam=/Relist it maybe, or do the second chance offer.the fact it went for 454quid kind of tops that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 It's about eBays new feedback and money holding system.The idea is as follows;To protect the buyer, having payed the money goes into a holding account.The seller sends the item, safe in the knowledge that the money is safe.When the buyer recieves the item they leave feedback.eBay release the money in holding and everyone is happy.However, if you say the item did not arrive, the money is returned.So it's easy to scam as follows;Bid high. What's more tempting than way more money than you were expected.Send the money to the holding account.Seller sends item.Buyer recieves item.Buyer leaves it a while.Buyer says item never arrived, where is my money.Money is returned to the buyer.Seller crys because they were conned.That's a pretty short/reduced detail concept. But it works.So my advice would be to send it asap and collect your moneys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 ^ That couldn't work could it, due to having proof of postage?I think what happend was there's two scammers bidding on the same item. They both put in stupidly large numbers knowing that'd win, hence it selling for so high.The winner would probably have done the whole "I'll send you a check for £1000, send me the difference" crap, but seing as though the winning bid ending up being £400 odd he just ran away.That's my theroy anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hI-OOPS-CAPS Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 the unregistered user who also bid high was probably a second account, which showed he has trying to compete for it.so you contacted the buyer yet? you should hire some goons to personally acquire the 454£ from the address he gives you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 IT'S A TARP!But really, deffo a scam if it's from another country and very weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Table-Salt Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 I say send a dead fish in a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 I say offer it to highest legit bidder and ignore the other bids. Simple pimple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strelly Posted August 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Haha this is funny now!This person sent out this just after they sent out a fake paypal payment email (the paypal email had grammatical errors!)Hello, I have carried out the payment of 494.00 pounds via Paypal in which i pay for your item ,you can't ship the item this morning so i want item ship out this mornign unfailying so that it will being in Lagos Nigeria before the launching round off. Ship item via FIRST CLASS ROYALMAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED which i paid for, get back to me asap with the tracking number of the item shiped.becs i want to present my son for his bathday gilfy, NOTE: Please wrap the item with paper very well and take it to the post office and post the item. Please don't use any postage service except ROYALMAIL INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY NOT PARCELFORCE EXPRESS below is the receiver's address and name in Lagos Nigeria.............. David Michael16 unity roadIkejaLagos23401Nigeria. Thanks susan rogerbecs i want to present my son for his bathday gilfy^ Thats the best bit!I say offer it to highest legit bidder and ignore the other bids. Simple pimple.Yea thats what ive just done now. Quite a simple work around really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Haha this is funny now!This person sent out this just after they sent out a fake paypal payment email (the paypal email had grammatical errors!)^ Thats the best bit!Yea thats what ive just done now. Quite a simple work around really.why not just go along with it and send him the turd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 (edited) haha this is exactly what happned to me lol Edited August 14, 2008 by Gu-Triials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Happens all the time with stupidly high bids for things...it happened with the PS3, iPhone, iPods, laptops...Is there not a box that means that the only people who can bid are the ones with X amount of positive feedback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 SEND A POO SEND A POOSEND A POOSEND A POO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Have you sent him his PSP yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Did they pay you that amount, or did you only get your asking price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Two highest bidders are no longer eBay members... uh huh. Think you better relist, or offer it to the third highest bidder but that was only £70 odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 It's AAAAALWAYS the f**king nigerians.Not being funny, but it really does always seem that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Next time add buyer requirements when listing! E.G no one with -1 feedback or someone without a paypal account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti-mig-guy Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Never transact with anyone from Nigeria. There banking laws where written by the same ass wipe that just tried to scam you. But you should definitely send poo, I would say post collect with the return address for someone you don't like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Relist it mate, sell it as UK only.My brother done that with a 100W guitar amp, collection UK only, then some Swede bought it.Althought he arranged a courier to come over and collect it, not sending it to a dodgy address lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z o o !! Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 haha this is exactly what happned to me lolWhen?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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