Ebay item sold - bit worried...

Diana_Prince

I've just sold something on ebay (my first ever sell!!),but am worried as the last 2 bids (including the winning bid) were from people who joined today and 0 feedback and from the USA.

I have sent an invoice to the winner, anything else I can do!!

soolin

It's probably a bit late but set your seller preferences tight to avoid bidders from overseas if you only want to sell in the UK. You may find this thread of use:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1623183&highlight=tips+new+sellers

FloFlo

What were you selling? Electronic items and mobile phones can attract dodgy bidders.

You need to make sure that you find out how much postage to cover the cost of sending your item with tracked delivery and that your buyer is happy to pay this cost.

Diana_Prince

Yes it was my mobile phone!! I know not to do anything until I receive payment!! But how long do I need to wait before I can do a 2nd chance offer thing?

FloFlo

I think that mobile phones can't be claimed for if they are sent abroad - someone on here will know for definite.

I would email the buyer saying you are very sorry but when you have contacted the post office they are unable to insure it to be sent abroad.

Then I would relist and using the link Soolin put in her post change your settings to UK only, also you will need to post special delivery so make sure you put this cost in your postage price. You can also change your account settings to only accept bids from people with a credit card attached to their paypal account and people who have a negative feedback score or too many unpaid item strikes.

Diana_Prince

Great advice thank you!! Will do so now!!

viktory

Be very, very cautious. I received a winning bid on a high value item from a bidder in the USA - this is despite my preferences being set to UK only. The winning bidder had no feedback so I mailed him saying that I would not send the item because he was in the USA. Next day I received an e-mail allegedly from Pay Pal stating that the bidder had paid and could I send the item to this address in Nigeria! I checked my account via my browser and needless to say there was no money.

Then I received another mail, this time purporting to be from Ebay (it wasn't) saying that I had been given a strike for not sending the item. Basically it said that unless I sent the item immediately, I would be heavily penalised.

Thankfully, the bidder was removed from Ebay and I got all my fees back. The item has now been relisted as the second chance offer was not accepted.

Just waiting to see what threat he makes next!

Brooker_Dave

Diana_Prince wrote: »

I've just sold something on ebay (my first ever sell!!),but am worried as the last 2 bids (including the winning bid) were from people who joined today and 0 feedback and from the USA.

I have sent an invoice to the winner, anything else I can do!!

Expect the following:

"How are you and your business,well i will like to informing you that the payment as been sent...kindly get back to me once you got the confirmation mail from paypal so that i can be rest assure that the payment went through, i am buying the item for a sick friend of mine that works with united nations here in Nigeria ..she got posted recently and needed the item as well..do check shipping with royalmail to below address as shipping information ....which you will also need to reply back to paypal with the shipping tracking number from Royalmail .. once you have the item mail out so that they can verify our successful transaction and update your payment to checking account immediately...hope you understand?

Do find out the shipping with Royalmail to below address as shipping information...

Mrs Constance Umbongo
1 Theif Street
Lagos
Nigeria

i will be waiting for your soonest response,hope to have someother business with you in nearest future.

BTW I also need your assistance to repatriate the sum of US$28.5M which my deceased brother the finance minister happend to have in his bank account, but for reasons we cannot get to and need a complete stranger to get it for us.

All i want from you is honest and trustworthy. Please observe utmost confidentiality,and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in yourcountry. I wait your urgent reply"

mrscmr

H Diana

just wanted to say..please take care wth overseas buyers as Ihave had problems wwith USA buyerr when selling my iphone. in the end sold to a collection only buyer so i could see the whites of their eyes before i parted with it and made sure they were happy too.!
good luck with ebay... there is a 10 a day ebay challenge thread if you want to join.
mrscmr

Brooker_Dave

mrscmr wrote: »

H Diana

just wanted to say..please take care wth overseas buyers as Ihave had problems wwith USA buyerr when selling my iphone.

US phone buyer will turn out to be an Nigerian working in America who wants the phone for an invisible realitive in Nigeria.

soolin

mrscmr wrote: »

H Diana

just wanted to say..please take care wth overseas buyers as Ihave had problems wwith USA buyerr when selling my iphone. in the end sold to a collection only buyer so i could see the whites of their eyes before i parted with it and made sure they were happy too.!
good luck with ebay... there is a 10 a day ebay challenge thread if you want to join.
mrscmr

Just wanted to add that phones should never ever be offered outside the uK as there is no postal insurance possible with Royal mail.