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Arghh!! Why Do They Do It???

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  • Avoriaz
    Avoriaz Posts: 39,110 Forumite
    I tried to email the buyer with this.

    “Do you realise that is a dummy phone you have won? I think the listing is very unclear. Get back to me for advice if you were expecting to win a real phone, otherwise I apologise for troubling you.”

    buy ebay blocked the email because I am not involved in a transaction with that member. :rolleyes:

    Anyone know a way round it? He has no items for sale so I can’t send an email from a listing.
  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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    You can contact them IIRC. I'm sure I found a way by going via different pages. ie: don't contact them directly from the item for sale page.
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  • iieee
    iieee Posts: 1,194 Forumite
    The winning bidder is showing as NARU now. Wasn't someone from here, was it? :D
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  • LULUBELLE_2
    LULUBELLE_2 Posts: 1,103 Forumite
    He's relisted it :rolleyes:
    I only exist in my own mind - if you can see, hear or read me, you are a product of my imagination.
  • neilwoods
    neilwoods Posts: 2,304 Forumite
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Samsung-E370-limited-Edition-Red-like-new-GRAB-A-BARGIN_W0QQitemZ140085685497QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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  • j_davies
    j_davies Posts: 697 Forumite
    ChequeBook wrote:
    He still had the greyed out text about it being a dummy, easy to miss if you felt under pressure to bid.


    Who's pressurising anyone to bid? and the grey is easy to spot, but the seller is a dork as why would anyone want a dummy phone in the first place to sell on.
  • neilwoods
    neilwoods Posts: 2,304 Forumite
    Like as been said, shops have to fork out for dummy phones, not cheap for small traders.

    Plus you you need to realise, that yes it is easy for some to spot. But some peoples monitors / LCD screen have the contrast & brightness set so low, that sometimes the white & grey merge.
    Mansion TV. Avoid at all cost's :j
  • j_davies
    j_davies Posts: 697 Forumite
    neilwoods wrote:
    Plus you you need to realise, that yes it is easy for some to spot. But some peoples monitors / LCD screen have the contrast & brightness set so low, that sometimes the white & grey merge.

    :rotfl: :rotfl: Thats a new one on me :rotfl:
  • neilwoods
    neilwoods Posts: 2,304 Forumite
    Try it, turn ur settings down a bit, and watch the 2 colours merge.

    A lot of people dont like the bright glare of monitors
    Mansion TV. Avoid at all cost's :j
  • j_davies
    j_davies Posts: 697 Forumite
    neilwoods wrote:
    Try it, turn ur settings down a bit, and watch the 2 colours merge.

    A lot of people dont like the bright glare of monitors

    Tried it and nothing happened maybe its because I didnt get my monitor from ebay in the first place :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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