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post to Nairobi ???

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  • Daisydoll
    Daisydoll Posts: 544 Forumite
    Don't post it!! Politely email them telling them you will post once they have verified their account which can take a few days and explain the reason you are doing this is so you are covered via paypal as paypal tell you not to send to unconfirmed addresses. If they don't get it verified then I would not send it as you will not be able to claim anything back if they do a chargeback!
    DFW no.630!
  • Daisydoll
    Daisydoll Posts: 544 Forumite
    Oh and It all looks a bit dodgy to me that this buyer is US unconfirmed but didn't you say they had a UK address and want it sent to Nairobi?? I would just sell to the next highest bidder if it were me(obviously if they are genuine!)
    DFW no.630!
  • baffcat
    baffcat Posts: 502 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Don't be a plonker

    It's a scam. That you're even thinking of sending, however or to wherever, leads me to think you shouldn't be selling high value items on ebay. All you have to do is search these boards for mobile phone scams and you wouldn't have even bothered to post.

    You said in your listing - UK only. They want Kenya UH! UH!

    Their registered paypal address is in the UK, they want Kenya UH! UH!

    You will have NO, NOTHING, NADA protection sending it to a UK address if it isn't the registered paypal address.

    To reiterate what's already been said. DO NOT SEND

    Your bidder who placed the second chance offer is still interested, make him the offer, check he has a verified paypal address, send it Special Delivery to that same registered paypal address.

    HTH

    Baff
    Exclamation and question marks - ONE exclamation mark or question mark is sufficient to exclaim or ask about something. More than one just makes you look/sound like a prat.
    Should OF, would OF
    . Dear oh dear. You really should have, or should've listened at school when that nice English teacher was explaining how words get abbreviated.
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    You missed one -

    RM doesn't cover phones sent overseas! UH! UH!

    ;)
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • baffcat
    baffcat Posts: 502 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    You missed one -

    RM doesn't cover phones sent overseas! UH! UH!

    ;)

    Grrr, ok, got me there, Fay, you clever lil minx.

    :-)

    Baff
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  • i personally would not send it....

    follow your instincts.......if in doubt ....dont....

    and you must have a doubt about this ebayer,,, otherwise you would not have posted for suggestions / help..

    just refund the whole amount back.....and just put a note... attached.. saying.. returned due to unverified.. address..

    and sell to the second chance person..

    hope everything works out ok.....take care
    Work to live= not live to work
  • baffcat
    baffcat Posts: 502 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    just refund the whole amount back.....and just put a note... attached.. saying.. returned due to unverified.. address.

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo1 Do NOT refund anything. If you receive a paypal payment from them, ignore it. After a few days, paypal will withdraw it anyway, as it is a SCAM. If you refund, they're getting YOUR money instead of YOUR phone. Either way, they'll be quids in.

    Regards

    Baff
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    Should OF, would OF
    . Dear oh dear. You really should have, or should've listened at school when that nice English teacher was explaining how words get abbreviated.
  • We're missing something here I think - oops a daisy didn't say the buyer's Paypal account wasn't verified, she said it's Non-US Verified. i.e. it IS verified and the user's outside the US.

    Oops a daisy - can you re-confirm the auction number? I think there was a digit missing last time as it didn't come up when I searched for it.
  • Daisydoll
    Daisydoll Posts: 544 Forumite
    the top post from oops a daisy says she checked her paypal account and the address is unconfirmed
    DFW no.630!
  • oops_a_daisy
    oops_a_daisy Posts: 2,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Name Dropper Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi there
    to clarify - the buyers address with Ebay is Nairobi however the address on Paypal is in the UK. The buyer wants it posted to the UK and has now been in touch with me to confirm the Paypal address. The buyer is non US verified on Paypal. The last person to sell to this buyer has also been back in touch with me and verified the address in the UK. The auction number is 220043743852. Thanks everybody for your help.
    :cool: Official DFW Nerd Club Member #37 Debt free Feb 07 :cool:
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