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Is this legal?

angelcake
angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
someone has raised a question with one of my friends who is selling something, she knows nothing about it really so would love some advice. Many thanks.

<Have taken out the number as not getting professional response to question asked!!>
:p:p Angel :p:p

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  • bleugh
    bleugh Posts: 1,796 Forumite
    decoding radios is a bit of a grey area i'm afraid, there are arguments for and against

    it's cheap though and DOES work
    money saving my @rse.
    I've spent 10x as much as I would if I had never discovered this website :-)
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  • smartie1976
    smartie1976 Posts: 1,984 Forumite
    However, this e-book is available ---> http://www.floodle.net/extra/ebayinfo/car_radio_decode.html

    No need to buy from ebay.
    It's BOUGHT (to Buy), not BROUGHT (to bring) AND you cannot be frauded, only DEfrauded.

    Please do not buy animals from a pet store. Visit your local sanctuary or centre and give a good home to an unloved or abandoned animal.
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 75,003 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Why are they charging postage on an emailable item?
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  • cafenervosa_2
    cafenervosa_2 Posts: 1,023 Forumite
    soolin wrote:
    Why are they charging postage on an emailable item?

    Must be Royal Email :rotfl:
  • smartie1976
    smartie1976 Posts: 1,984 Forumite
    Indeed. Theorectically we can report all the auctions charging postage for e-books.
    It's BOUGHT (to Buy), not BROUGHT (to bring) AND you cannot be frauded, only DEfrauded.

    Please do not buy animals from a pet store. Visit your local sanctuary or centre and give a good home to an unloved or abandoned animal.
  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    Why are you all questioning the postage costs? this has nothing to do with the question I asked!

    bleugh thanks for an answer. I have told her to just cut it! Thanks
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,633 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    smartie1976 wrote:
    Indeed. Theorectically we can report all the auctions charging postage for e-books.

    thats really bad, charging postage for something thats emailed. that would really annoy me.
  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    well you obviously wouldn't purchased from her then would you?! She has her listings sold out every week! 99p - £3.50 an item and lists 7 each so thats the way she does it! I wouldn't charge myself nor would I buy from someone who does! but this was not the question so has nothing to do with it really!
    :p:p Angel :p:p
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