Sold a watch £1000 and the winning bidder is in germany

vaio

as long as the buyer pays by bank transfer you can send it by any method you agree.

If he wants to use paypal then i'd withdraw using whatever excuse you can get away with.

Europe has become the new nigeria as far as scammers go

soolin

olias wrote: »

In that case if I were the OP I would try and pursuade the buyer to do a mutual withdrawal of sale (is that the right term?) stateing to him that the auction was for UK bidders only as international was not stated on delivery options, then sell via a second chance to next highest bidder.

If buyer will not agree then just refuse to sell anyway, refund, and take the hit if he chooses to report you as a none performing seller (think thats the right term?) and take any neg feedback by adding a comment after his feedback explaining reasons

Olias

The major flaw here though surely is that OP has paid enormous FVFs on a £1000 sale and it is going to be difficult to just walk away from that.

soolin

vaio wrote: »

as long as the buyer pays by bank transfer you can send it by any method you agree.

If he wants to use paypal then i'd withdraw using whatever excuse you can get away with.

Europe has become the new nigeria as far as scammers go

Look at it from the other view point. German buyer bids legitimately, wins legitimately and then UK seller refuses to sell...how do we get from a non performing UK seller to a European scammer

olias

soolin wrote: »

The major flaw here though surely is that OP has paid enormous FVFs on a £1000 sale and it is going to be difficult to just walk away from that.

Fair point, hadn't thought of that - they get them back if the buyer agrees a mutual withdrawal though don't they?

olias

soolin

olias wrote: »

Fair point, hadn't thought of that - they get them back if the buyer agrees a mutual withdrawal though don't they?

olias

Yes they would but why would a buyer who seems desperate for this watch agree to a mutual, it isn't mutual at all.

cambb

I've asked him to pay via bank transfer as he say's it will take him 3 days to get the funds into Paypal, does that sound right ot dodgy?

frivolous_fay

Bank Transfer shouldn't seem too crazy to a German buyer... although whether they'll use it for a payment that large remains to be seen!

digerati

£1000 isn't all that large an amount for most German collectors. I sell collectible items to the German speaking parts of Europe that routinely cost more than €1,000 / £1000. Approx. 93% of my sales are paid for via BIC + IBAN bank transfers, with the rest by MoneyBookers or Euros cash in an unmarked envelope for smaller amounts. Simply ask the buyer to make an EU-Banküberweisung to your nominated UK bank account in Euros with shared charges and you'll get the full amount* credited within a few business days. Your BIC + IBAN details can be found on your UK bank statement.

See IBAN, BIC and SWIFT transfers explained for details about using free bank transfers within the EU/EEA.

Hope this helps! :-)

*warning: NatWest/RBS charges £1 or £7 for incoming transfers so avoid using them.

martindow

Could it be sent with a carrier who has a higher insurance limit? I believe you can go back to an international buyer to ask for more postage if only your UK charge is shown on Ebay

Brooker_Dave

cambb wrote: »

Hi,
Just sold a Rolex watch and the guy who won it is from germany.

I had only £10 for shipment therefore anybody recommend the best way to send it and the cost?

Thanks

Have him pay by bank transfer and then send via dhl/ups/gls/fedex with the appropriate level of insurance.

If you:

A Take paypal

B Send by method not insured up to £1k

You're mad.