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Question from Potential Buyer - Invalid?

highguyuk
highguyuk Posts: 2,763 Forumite
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Hey,

Just recieved an email enquiring about one of my items. Postage etc. Clicked on the email link and on eBay the page comes up "Question Invalid".

So I thought it could be a dodgy email, or the email link not working. So I went through my eBay, clicked on the question and it came up with:

My Messages: Respond to Question
You have no more questions for this item.

I really would like to sell this item, I have loads of them that haven't sold as well as I thought they would! Grrr. Whats going on?!

Comments

  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Are they narud?
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • highguyuk
    highguyuk Posts: 2,763 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    User is vero5359. Doesn't seem to be Naru ...
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Any possible significance to the use of the word 'vero'? Are you about to get stomped on from a great height by some corporate so-and-so? :)
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • highguyuk
    highguyuk Posts: 2,763 Forumite
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    Well, thats what I thought ...

    It's only a book guiding people on how to play a console game, one of many I have sold.

    This was on the E-mail notifying me of the question:

    Question from vero5359
    vero5359( 3)
    Positive feedback: 100%
    Member since: 05-Jan-04
    Location: CA, United States
    Registered on: https://www.ebay.com

    (Item details removed)
    This message was sent while the listing was active.
    vero5359 is a potential buyer.

    If I decide to buy now how much would it be and also how much is the shipping and handling?
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Why not do a search on him and Contact Member? Bypass the auction questions altogether.

    Perhaps try again later in the auction if you particularly want the Q&A to show.

    Or... add the information in the answer to your auction if you think it will help sell it.
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • highguyuk
    highguyuk Posts: 2,763 Forumite
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    Yeah, think I will add USA postage to the auction ... thanks!

    (Still want to know if I've got a company on my back though ... )
  • highguyuk
    highguyuk Posts: 2,763 Forumite
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    It's still not working ... any other suggestions?
  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    If in your eBay messages inbox there is no question, surely this implies that it was a spoof email.

    Did the email include your full registered name.
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  • highguyuk
    highguyuk Posts: 2,763 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The message is in my eBay messages inbox as well.
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 75,002 Ambassador
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    It's a phish, randon messages sent to gain email addresses.

    Either respond through ebay and withold your email address or ignore it.

    Soo
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