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NETTYB3

shelly wrote:

So the first piece I've quoted you as saying didn't ring any alarm bells for you?
Obviously not as you went on to say the second quote.

Bit sarcastic don't you think and not very helpful - why should this quote ring alarm bells? Different sellers use different phrases and to me they were just trying to explain that it wasn't imported, copied, fake etc.

Obviously on this occasion it is dodgy but would you really not of bought an item because of this description?

Netty

frivolous_fay

It's 'methinks the lady doth protest too much' syndrome.

If I was selling a genuine DVD, I'd say 'genuine DVD'... no need to state that it's just like in the shops.

It sort of hints that it might not be the real deal... but who cares, because it's just *like* what you'd get in the shop.

grilli

shelly wrote:

So the first piece I've quoted you as saying didn't ring any alarm bells for you?
Obviously not as you went on to say the second quote.

No it wouldnt. why would it if the person selling is saying that the dvd is sealed and just like in the shops? i would expect it to be just that. Just like one i would buy from a shop like HMV or Virgin. I know what to look for in a listing to say its a copy/fake ie R0, slipcase/cardboard case to save on postage etc.

Thanks for your help.

soolin

NETTYB3 wrote:

Soo

I have been buying and selling on e-bay now for 5 years and I have never given out my bank details or received them from anyone as I remember being warned by e-bay never to give out your bank details over e-mail. I would never give my details out because of the risk of fraud. I tend to use paypal as you are generally covered if anything goes wrong or for people who do not use paypal, cheque or postal order.

I have been asked for my bank details before when I sold to someone abroad but declined as I feel it is just too risky.

Their feedback didn't look dodgy to me as they had 44 feddback and 100% positive.

I also didn't find the quote "just like you would buy in the shop" worrying as there are many fakes and copies selling on e-bay and they may well have been just trying to use the term to explain that it was genuine.

They also offered postal order and cheque as a payment option and for speed I was going to send a postal order.

It could be that the dvd's never existed in the first place as hundreds finished over five days and all of them were pictures copied from somewhere rather than there own image. Maybe they were genuine and e-bay have banned them or they have taken payments received up to now and then cancelled e-bay membership - who knows.


I won't be sending payment now and hopefully those who have paid will get their goods although it doesn't seem likely.

Netty

Like frivolous fay says you give out your bank details each and every time you pay by cheque, so what's the difference? All anyone can really do with your bank details is to fraudulently pay money into your account.

In Germany for instance it is very rare to see paypal being used, the main way of payment is via a bank transfer as within the European (Euro users) community these transfers are free. In this country transfers bank to bank in sterling are also free.

As a seller I love bank transfers, no fees, no fuss and fairly speedy.

Soo

frivolous_fay

soolin wrote:

In Germany for instance it is very rare to see paypal being used, the main way of payment is via a bank transfer as within the European (Euro users) community these transfers are free. In this country transfers bank to bank in sterling are also free.

For someone in a euro country to pay someone in the UK, in euros (there's a token charge for conversion) it's also free of fees... just not the other way around, unfortunately.

soolin

frivolous_fay wrote:

For someone in a euro country to pay someone in the UK, in euros (there's a token charge for conversion) it's also free of fees... just not the other way around, unfortunately.

Really...that's worth noting then as it might be worth me making a bigger 'thing' of bank transfers with some of my items which are aimed at the European market. Thanks fay.

Soo

frivolous_fay

Some useful info here:

http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Non-Paypal-International-Payments-made-easy_W0QQugidZ10000000001043274

shelly

NETTYB3.

I didn't think my post was sarcastic at all, thats how you read it. No I would not have bought a DVD if it said in the description "Just like you get in the shops" because that to me is an odd thing to say.

frivolous_fay wrote:

It's 'methinks the lady doth protest too much' syndrome.

If I was selling a genuine DVD, I'd say 'genuine DVD'... no need to state that it's just like in the shops.

It sort of hints that it might not be the real deal... but who cares, because it's just *like* what you'd get in the shop.

Thanks fay, thats exactly what I mean.

grilli

Have you read half of the write ups in some decriptions? Some people dont have the grammer of someone like ourselfs. If someone says to you its just like in the shops it can be looked at as being a copy or fake but there was nothing to suggest it was in any other way.

grilli

sorry meant to press edit last post then couldnt be bohered to go back

330015987604 here's the item number for those that want to check what the seller wrote about the item.