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They Want me to Post a Mobile to....

matty_c608
matty_c608 Posts: 910 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
POLAND!

This is the Potential Buyer:

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=jacek_an

100% Feedback. Not like they just registered Last month. They seem to have bought a lot of Mobile Phones.

Shall i Trust them? They said they can pay by Paypal, and want Royal Mail International Signed For Delivery.

What Ya'll think!?

Many Thanks,

Matt :)

Comments

  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    It's best not to send mobile phones abroad as Royal Mail no longer provides additional coverage. The maximum level of compensation available is just £32.
    -->♥<-- Sugar Coated Owl -->♥<--

    If you believe, you will survive - Katie Piper

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  • FamilyGuy_2
    FamilyGuy_2 Posts: 113 Forumite
    matty_c608 wrote:
    POLAND!

    This is the Potential Buyer:

    http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=jacek_an

    100% Feedback. Not like they just registered Last month. They seem to have bought a lot of Mobile Phones.

    Shall i Trust them? They said they can pay by Paypal, and want Royal Mail International Signed For Delivery.

    What Ya'll think!?

    Many Thanks,

    Matt :)

    I opened a thread with a similar question. This time the buyer wanted me to send it to Malta. I've send no to them, and have stated only UK bidders.

    Another note, as well as the compensation situation, I read that Paypal don't accept sending items abroad by International Signed For. You have to send it by Airsure.

    Cheers, FG.
  • matty_c608
    matty_c608 Posts: 910 Forumite
    Hmm..

    I think it'll be a No for my own safety?

    Or, I'm thinking, I could wait for funds to actually arrive in my Bank Account??! Then I will have the money, and it wont be sitting in Paypal. Any further thoughts?

    Thanks again, each of you have +1 Thanks :D

    Matt.
  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    Chargebacks can still be issued via PayPal whether you have funds in the account or not. If successful they take you into negative balance.

    I wouldn't bother :)
  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    Even if you withdraw the funds from PayPal to your bank account it makes no difference. PayPal can make your account appear in minus figures and then you would have to add the funds to PayPal to bring your account back into positive.
    -->♥<-- Sugar Coated Owl -->♥<--

    If you believe, you will survive - Katie Piper

    Woohoo! I'm normal! Gotta go tell the cat.
  • matty_c608
    matty_c608 Posts: 910 Forumite
    Oh dear.

    Okay, better safe than sorry :)

    Thanks all!!!
  • Nytehawk
    Nytehawk Posts: 6,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I sold a 6230i to a chap in Balearus in May through eBay. He paid paypal I waited for the money top go through. Iposted it and got a parcel No from Royal Mail and it all went fine. The chap was familiar with the postage system and e mailed me the correct details for his local postie to understand (Our handwriting isn't very legible to some countries) and it all went fine. So much so that I have had more problems with eBay UK buyers who spoil the whole system. As long as the recipient has sufficient recommendations and he/she has been with eBay for a long time A buyer is a buyer in my books:beer:
    "Did you hear about the frog that broke down on the motorway???? They toad him away!"
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 75,001 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    It doesn't matter what service you use, the bottom line is that if it is lost en route the Royal mail will not compensate for mobile phones worth over £32.

    It isn't worth it.

    Soo
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  • glen5213
    glen5213 Posts: 335 Forumite
    soolin wrote:
    It doesn't matter what service you use, the bottom line is that if it is lost en route the Royal mail will not compensate for mobile phones worth over £32.

    It isn't worth it.

    Soo

    I agree 100% with soo
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