any advice on how not to get ripped off when selling a high value item

DaveAshton

looby75 wrote: »

I've been bombarded with messages from newbies and the highest bidder has private feedback

Private feedback doesn't equal scammer. It's just some people don't want sellers to know what kind of things they buy, or how much they're willing to pay for the item.

If you're worried about the buyer, put their username in here: http://www.goofbay.com/ebay_bid_history_tool.html and see what else they've been buying.

dacouch

You can insist the Insurers give you cash, have a read of this you will find it helpful http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/publications/ombudsman-news/10/oct-repair-replace-cash.htm

http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/publications/ombudsman-news/75/75-household-insurance.html

looby75

dacouch wrote: »

You can insist the Insurers give you cash, have a read of this you will find it helpful http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/publications/ombudsman-news/10/oct-repair-replace-cash.htm

http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/publications/ombudsman-news/75/75-household-insurance.html

I wish I'd known that before my sis had accepted the card That said the chance are they wouldn't have agreed to pay her in cash without a fight.The insurance co has been a pain in the backside from start to finish.:rolleyes:

They tried to get out of paying for the damage to the French doors that were smashed in the break in by saying sis's landlord had to claim on his building insurance unless there was a clause in her tenancy agreement that she had have insurance. When she gave them the tenancy agreement they decided that the doors weren't standard because they were hard wood and not uPVC so wouldn't pay for like for like replacements.

Aftersis argued her case they agreed they would arrange for new doors to be fitted but it would take 4-6 weeks for them to be made. Fast forward 6 weeks later and she's had no date for the new doors to be fitted, so she phones the insurance co back to find out what's going on. Then she gets a phone call to tell her she can't have hardwood doors because their supplier has let them down, so will she accept uPVC :wall:

dacouch

Go back to the insurers and demand "cash" use the links I posted as evidence and they will back done if you threaten them with the ombudsman

looby75

dacouch wrote: »

Go back to the insurers and demand "cash" use the links I posted as evidence and they will back done if you threaten them with the ombudsman

It's too late, the voucher has been sold now. But thanks for your advice anyway