just sold a phone to a person with only 4 feedbacks

Alfie_E

soolin wrote:

After 4 working days, or whatver your bank claim is the normal clearing time, phone the bank and get them to confirm on their recorded phone line that the cheque is clear totally. Usually they will just confirm a cheque is cleared for funds, which is not the same as cleared against fraud.

The correct phrase is “given value.” See When has a cheque cleared?

lapat wrote:

get the to write there cheque gaurentee card number and expirey date on the rear as it will then have to be honoured by the bank regardless if it bounces or not

That’s not going to work. How will you know that the number they write is correct? Also, the card details have to be written in the hand of the person receiving the cheque. If you’ve ever seen a cheque taken in a supermarket, the cashier writes the number on the back, even though the till has already printed it on the back.

blinko

ok peple small update

the buyer has just asked me to send it to a different address from that of the one on there ebay account blarrrdddyyy hell what is going on i think im going to have to relist and point them in the direction of the local online o2 shop where you can get it brand new for cheaper !!

smartiepants

Thats exactly what happened to my son too!!!! he had an email from the buyer asking it to be sent to a different address.

grex9101

don't touch it with a bargepole

and specify in your future auctions that you ONLY accept paypal

and

that you ONLY send to the address paypal gives you.

Too many scumbags out there wanting to rip us honest folks off

smartiepants

grex9101 wrote:

don't touch it with a bargepole

Too many scumbags out there wanting to rip us honest folks off

Here Here!!! well said :xmassign:

EdCov

Play along with it, but send the police rather than the phone to the new address!

blinko

so how do i actually get out of the deal then without getting stung !! ??

blinko

update the cheque is in her name but the address is different but yeah how do i get out of it without getting neg feedback etc

smartiepants

blinko wrote:

update the cheque is in her name but the address is different but yeah how do i get out of it without getting neg feedback etc

Sorry blinko, I don't know the answer, sorry I can't help, but i'm sure someone on here will be able to. :xmassign:
Hope it all works out for you.

melancholly

I have a different delivery address to my paypal one - I'm a student and have been living in various rented places for years. I don't trust future residents to forward things on and also getting things changed every 6 months is a pain, so I still use my parents' address for all official documentation. My 'official' paypal address isn't where I live but I haven't had any problems getting things delivered to where I am now..... This may be a slightly different situation, but there is a chance it's just a new ebayer who's a bit slow?!