Does this look suspicious or is it a case of starting somewhere?

freddysmith

Does this look suspicious, 347 auctions with multiple items for each from a 0 feedback registered business seller.
One of their auctions is
Item number: 270869161229

MyOnlyPost

I suppose everyone has to start somewhere, but I wouldn't fancy being the first buyer.

steven0121

Maybe he is buying the consoles from amazon for £97 and making a tidy profit, (assuming anyone bids) :eek:

freddysmith

Goofbay says that Total Value Not Sold yet is £865401.87
Certainly a big jump into Ebay

soolin

In their favour they ar eproperly registered as a business seller- I suppose the next step would be to check out the bus reg number and address.

EDIT: According to the VAT webpage UK VAT registrations start with GB not UK- if that is correct then the number is fake

soolin

Oh and 77 Oxford street is being sold as a virtual office to get round rules that require a person to have a geographic address. It merely rents out rooms to businesses who do not have their own premises- and will also take in post.

So this is a scam seller and needs to be stopped

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

According to companies house they are an large distributor:

http://www.kochmedia.com/

" EDIT: According to the VAT webpage UK VAT registrations start with GB not UK- if that is correct then the number is fake "

The EU VAT checker is down at the moment, the VAT number on the listing starts with GB which is the correct format.

Also the address on this listing:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dr-Sonic-Screwdriver-Remote-Controller-Nintendo-Wii-Control-Brand-New-/270867652922?pt=UK_Controllers_Attachments&hash=item3f10f8613a

belongs to the distributor linked to above.

soolin

ludovico wrote: »

According to companies house they are an large distributor:

http://www.kochmedia.com/

" EDIT: According to the VAT webpage UK VAT registrations start with GB not UK- if that is correct then the number is fake "

The EU VAT checker is down at the moment, the VAT number on the listing starts with GB which is the correct format.

They appear to be using different business details on different listings.

I have found this VAT number: UK 675747484

Company registration number: 2925650


Ben JonesOffice 205
77 Oxford Street
London
London
W1D 2ES
United Kingdom

soolin

ludovico wrote: »

Also the address on this listing:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dr-Sonic-Screwdriver-Remote-Controller-Nintendo-Wii-Control-Brand-New-/270867652922?pt=UK_Controllers_Attachments&hash=item3f10f8613a

belongs to the distributor linked to above.

That's a completely different address to the higher end items which still shows as Oxford Street.

Still they don't appear to be selling anything- maybe people have their clever hats on today

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

The companies house number 2925650 belongs to Koch Media, either way it's a good reason for eBay to verify new accounts before they start trading in volume.

freddysmith

I have now reported a couple of the auctions for investigation. Hopefully they will check this guy out before the buyers money leaves thier Paypal account!