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careful when using gumtree to sell stuff
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brightonman123
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have had a few enquiries about a copule of items I had for sale, that turned out to be the usual 'give me your bank details for payment' etc..
dont they realise people are on to them, by now??
a give away is when you get an email asking if 'the item' is for sale, and no contact number- or even a number that looks like a (UK) mobile, but isnt..
dont they realise people are on to them, by now??
a give away is when you get an email asking if 'the item' is for sale, and no contact number- or even a number that looks like a (UK) mobile, but isnt..
Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
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There's no problem at all with giving bank details out to a customer, safest way to receive payment. It's when they want you to send them money the same way it becomes problematic, or when they want to send extra money by Western Union which you can claim as soon as you send tracking details showing goods were sent.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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i thought the whole idea of gumtree was to keep things local, and deal face to face (as per their safety guidelines..)Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
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I put some Oasis tickets on Gumtree for their Manchester gig, yet I got an email supposedly from the states in pretty bad english saying that
"i will give them my bank details they will send a check and they will send their personal courier round to collect them and this is not a scam by the way"
- more or less that.
I responded, "The very fact that you say "this is not a scam" when nobody has even suggested that it is suggests that it is indeed a scam and I want nothing to do with it." Perhaps shouldnt have even dignified it with a responseWins 2012: £50 Love2Shop voucher, Lets Dance tickets, Juan Zelades CD, bluetooth speaker, Blackberry 9360 with £30 credit a month, Chocolate, Maybelline Goodie Bag, Hunter wellies!0 -
I do cash only when they come and pick the item up.
On Preloved and ebay where i will post an item i do paypal only.
Seems to work for me.0
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