No sales for over a year?

mrbadexample

:hello:

I'm considering item #230028285834.

It ain't cheap, and looking at the seller's feedback, he hasn't sold anything at all for over a year. Would you be dubious?

I have asked him for more details on the coin, which he has provided.

Any alarm bells ringing?

:beer:
MBE

wileycat

Item looks ok. About me page is there.
No paypal tho, which is sometimes annoying..


(ebay:wileycat.co.uk)

sprintstar

I recently went over a year without properly selling, still bought and sold a few things in that time, but I was still as genuine a seller when I restarted as before, not sure if that helps in this case but it's worth bearing in mind people can have other commitments that take them away from eBay for a while.

annie-c

Yeah, same for me as for sprintstar - I ebay things maybe once or twice a year.

mrbadexample

wileycat wrote:

Item looks ok. About me page is there.
No paypal tho, which is sometimes annoying..


(ebay:wileycat.co.uk)

No PayPal! :eek:

I hadn't noticed that. :doh: Kinda cuts out any protection.... :mad:

appleblossom

i go through fits and starts to of selling, could be a few months inbetween anything - you could always contact him and ask if he would be willing to set up a paypal account if you were to win the item??

mrbadexample

julieblake wrote:

i go through fits and starts to of selling, could be a few months inbetween anything - you could always contact him and ask if he would be willing to set up a paypal account if you were to win the item??

I'm thinking he probably doesn't want to pay the fees on this price of item - can't say I'd want to either. :rolleyes:

FloFlo

Any chance of paying on collection - I would be wary of buying a large purchase without paypal from someone with no sales feedback for a year. Obviously there could be genuine reasons for this but I wouldn't risk a large amount.

mrbadexample

FloFlo wrote:

Any chance of paying on collection - I would be wary of buying a large purchase without paypal from someone with no sales feedback for a year. Obviously there could be genuine reasons for this but I wouldn't risk a large amount.

That was exactly my thought - nothing for a year then a biggie. :think:

Unfortunately, it would add another £30 or so for petrol to collect, and even at £220 it's already a little on the high side for this item.

syanide

to be honest i dont use paypal when im selling expensive items... stops me getting scammed.