Possible scam

freddysmith

You could take them to be valued by someone in the trade or an auction house.
Why is he so keen and are they worth more. Good Luck

Auntie-Dolly

I'd second that - get them independently valued.

HedgeHunter

I did consider that, the offer seems good with Christmas coming up... He is now emailing me from 2 different addresses?

HedgeHunter

Hmmm.... I asked about sending fedex as the royal mail only insures up to £500 abroad?

Dear """""
thank you so much for your reply,the price 2100GBP+45GBP is ok,i confirmed,but would you please use royal mail international sign-for? as you know if you use fedex i will be very headache work with customs?so anyway,when you list it on ebay please let me know first,so i can wait to bid,thank you so much my friend

james

Errata

HedgeHunter wrote: »

Hmmm.... I asked about sending fedex as the royal mail only insures up to £500 abroad?

Dear """""
thank you so much for your reply,the price 2100GBP+45GBP is ok,i confirmed,but would you please use royal mail international sign-for? as you know if you use fedex i will be very headache work with customs?so anyway,when you list it on ebay please let me know first,so i can wait to bid,thank you so much my friend

james

My bold. That's his problem, not yours. Stick to your guns.

HedgeHunter

Could I send the items individually with the royal mail? that would give me £2000 worth of insurance. Im still very sceptical about this sale tbh.

Errata

I think when a buyer starts dictating to the seller how the transaction should go it's time for a long hard think about whether doing business with them will cause more grief than it's worth.
A buyer who is prepared to cough up thousands for something they haven't seen - and can't value - is a little suspicious.

HedgeHunter

I agree, very suspicious. He is insisting the transaction goes through Ebay and Paypal, is that an advantage for a scammer?

theonlywayisup

ISF does not guarantee tracking outside of the UK and is dire in some countries.

For Paypal you will need signature with delivery shown online.

Personally, I would say he if wants them badly enough he should pay by bank transfer.

There will be fees, but once you confirm with your bank that the funds have cleared, you can ship.

kizkiz

I'd be very worried that that email is worded very much like a standard african scammers would
Just doesn't ring true as chinese somehow?