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Buying Job Lots on Ebay

Are the job lots worth buying, or are they just scams???
Month June 06 current debt stands at: Loan with OH £20,000, Egg Card £7324 now £7191.00, Barclaycard £700, Overdraft was £2550 now £2400, Car Loan £297 a month finishes in Nov 06, £9.00 Savings, Piggysbank points 370

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  • highguyuk
    highguyuk Posts: 2,763 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    How long is a piece of string?

    There are alot of laptops selling on eBay, but there aren't all scams. Same with bulk buys.

    Look at the feedback, previous sales etc and decide if you want to buy. Use paypal for protection.
  • SmileBeHappy
    SmileBeHappy Posts: 9,124 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    depends what ur buying a bulk lot in really i guess!! judge for urself same as wud with a standard item, by feedback of seller etc

    Laura
  • Midmac
    Midmac Posts: 1,070 Forumite
    I can sell you 50 sim cards for £45 delivered ;)
    :j Midmac Aka Crazy baby :j
  • SmileBeHappy
    SmileBeHappy Posts: 9,124 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    were we talking about sim cards, or stuff generally :s 50 for £45- u gotta be joking, i got 100voda for £32 lol

    Laura
  • austin
    austin Posts: 560 Forumite
    i dont really trust the mobile phone ones or the links that they try to sell..
  • SmileBeHappy
    SmileBeHappy Posts: 9,124 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    if their selling a bulk lot of faulty mobiles they're normally a good deal, but not so much with like a bulk lot of samsung d600's or sumin. The links are actually real, ones to various sites, but i think its harsh to sell links to sites ppl can find for free.

    Laura
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