please help dont know what to do

lollyred1

i owe ebay £44 in fees and have been trying to contact them to see if i can pay it off monthly as currently signed off work and not got much money coming in have never had a reply although have emailed and sent letters i have now started getting telephone call from Intrum Justitia who are very rude and demanding payment they have said they will call me up to 3 times a day until i have paid and didnt pay any attention when i said i was waiting for ebay to get back to me. Im sat here crying as so upset and worried any advise would be great

jetcat

hi lollyred

didnt want to just read and run, i hope you can manage to keep yourself calm.

Maybe a post on the debt free wannabe forum would help allay your fears, as i am sure others on there have had dealings with interim. Could you perhaps try and write to them, offering a token payment, as like you say, you are on benefits. But, def post on the DFW for more specific advice!

kazwookie

If you owe ebay fees, that means you must have sold something, did you not put the fees money to one side from your earnings?

Like jetcat has said try to write to them and usggest a solution.

pinkshoes

Sell something else of value to pay all the fees?

MrsTinks

pinkshoes wrote: »

Sell something else of value to pay all the fees?

You can't - they will shut your account until you have paid your fees...

£44 of fees is a lot, you must have sold a fair amount of things to get that amount of charges. You can write to Interim (who btw are known for being very naughty and frankly bullies) and suggest a payment plan - but your best bet is to start by going on the DFW forum for help from people who have dealt with IJ themselves

Purple_Sparkles

Instead of waiting for Ebay to reply send them a payment of whatever you can afford. I used to sell loads on Ebay and had a similar problem, I paid Ebay directly (using Paypal) and once my account was clear of outstanding fees it was all sorted and my account was unfrozen and I've been selling on it ever since. Worst thing you can do is ignore it, any payment is better than nothing.

I've heard Intrum are a pain in the a**e, I'd tell them that you are paying Ebay directly and once it's all paid off they should stop hassling you. HTH.

TBeckett100

you can by law ask IJ to contact you only by letter

shellyaspey

hi !
i also didnt want to read and run i have had dealings with that company i was 9 months pregnant at the time and this women had me crying on the phone saying she was sending around the bailiffs i contacted national debt helpline and they totally out me at ease told me what to do , i feel so sorry your in this position because i know what they are like nasty and horrible i suppose they are told to say whatever is neccisary to get payment regardless of how rude or aggressive they become i to post on the dept forum the lovely peeps there will help you better ! dont let them upset you xxx

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