Suspicious Ebay Bids

tallyhoh

I will only accepy paypal for payment & send it Royal Mail 1st class recorded.

Can I protect myself in any other way?

eaglesrjh

tallyhoh wrote: »

I have a used mobile phone listed but I am recieving bids from 3 bidders with zero feedback who all registered on christmas day.

I will only accepy paypal for payment & send it Royal Mail 1st class recorded.

Can I protect myself in any other way?

if it is likely to go for more than £46 then recorded is not good enough, and it regularly does not record online signature (required to defend an item not received claim). If it's more valuable or you want extra security then special delivery is the way to go.

only send to the paypal address and if it says ok to send on paypal.

take plenty of photos especially ones showing identification/serial numbers etc.

this is general advice, i'm sure someone with more specific phone advice will come along too.

soolin

I second what eaglesrjh says, standard mail might not be ideal for a phone , and is definitely not recommended if it goes over £46. See the postage thread for more info on suitable postage options.

Also, I assume that you have seller preferences set tightly, and for a phone have all the settings in place to exclude overseas buyers?

Juzza12

I think my buyer requirements are the safest they can be



Block buyers who:

Don't have a PayPal account
Have received 2 unpaid item(s) recorded on their account within 1 month(s)
Have a primary delivery address in a location I don't post to
Have 4 policy breaches reported within 1 month(s)
Have a Feedback score of -1 or lower
Have no credit card on file
Are currently winning or have bought 10 of my items in the last 10 days and have a Feedback score of 5 or lower

Also make sure that you only post to the UK, saying that in the listing is not enough, you have to exclude other countries as you're putting the listing up. Have a look at the bidders and see where they are registered, if it's abroad you should probably end the listing and start again with all the above restrictions in place.

ETA: Sorry Soolin didn't see your post

sham63

Juzza12 wrote: »

Have received 2 unpaid item(s) recorded on their account within 1 month(s)

Have 4 policy breaches reported within 1 month(s)

You can change these to 12 months and 6 months if you want to tighten up even more!

:xmassign:

soolin

Juzza12 wrote: »

I think my buyer requirements are the safest they can be



Block buyers who:

Don't have a PayPal account
Have received 2 unpaid item(s) recorded on their account within 1 month(s)
Have a primary delivery address in a location I don't post to
Have 4 policy breaches reported within 1 month(s)
Have a Feedback score of -1 or lower
Have no credit card on file
Are currently winning or have bought 10 of my items in the last 10 days and have a Feedback score of 5 or lower

Also make sure that you only post to the UK, saying that in the listing is not enough, you have to exclude other countries as you're putting the listing up. Have a look at the bidders and see where they are registered, if it's abroad you should probably end the listing and start again with all the above restrictions in place.

ETA: Sorry Soolin didn't see your post

One thing generally I would increase is where you can opt for things like '2 NPB strikes ' always go for the longest term as it stops more time wasters. 2 strikes in 12 months is a lot better Than 2 in 1 month.

Is phone likely to go over £46?

Juzza12

Thanks guys will go and change it.

soolin

Juzza12 wrote: »

Thanks guys will go and change it.

Are you the OP under a different ID, or am I just confused?