Bit concerned......

katetn4

Hi there!

Just wanted a wee bit of advice really. I recently recived a mobile phone on an upgrade. Its a nice phone and worth a bit of money. I put it on ebay and its just sold for £300.
I am slightly concerned about the seller though. they have "bought it now" for £300 as opposed to bidding and they only became an ebay member today and have chosen to keep their feedback private.
It is a lot of money to spend on a whim and I am a bit suspicious. Am I being paranoid or does this all sound ok to everyone else?

Browntoa

be paranoid !!!

wait for the "Ship it to my son/relative in Nigeria" email, or they won't be in the UK even though their profile says they are

FloFlo

The only joining ebay today starts big alarm bells ringing and that with the private feedback doesn't seem right. Have they paid through paypal, is their address confirmed, you could request their details through ebay and try contacting then to ensure their details are correct. I think you're right to be suspicious.

katetn4

Yeah. I think so too. They havent paid of anything yet and I have put uk only as the mailing address. Its 8am in the morning and they have just joined to buy a phone!!
I have just recieved an email too;

Hello Seller,
How are you doing? Thanks for notifying me as the winner buyer of your item.Your payment has been made via paypal now,and i have also paid for the postage and packaging cost including with the insurance through 1st Class Royal Mail Special Delivery to Nigeria...I am buying the item for my son schooling there in west africa to replace his phone that was given him network problem.

This is the shipping address of my Son .
JOHN AJALA
22 AINA STREET
OJOTA
LAGOS
23401
NIGERIA.

So i will appreciate you post out the item today before the post office close for the day and get back to me with the reference number as soon as possible today.
Many Thanks
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What do I do?

Enterprise_1701C

Be very careful. You may well get the "ship it to Nigeria", or you could get the "can I send you a cheque for XXX and then you refund me the excess" (cheque wijll then bounce AFTER you think it has cleared.

IF you do send it out, make sure you do it by registered post (or whatever it is called now!) so that it is trackable. If they pay by Paypal they will probably try to reclaim the money anyway through one excuse or another.

Perhaps you have noticed, there is no way that I would send it!

In future it may be best to only allow bidders with X feedback in the future, and also make sure you set it to UK bidders too. Sorry, do not know how to do this as I do not sell on Ebay.

Jakejakejake

katetn4 wrote: »

What do I do?

REPORT IT TO EBAY!!

These Bl00dy Scammers make ebay really bad

Under NO circumstances post it to them!!

FloFlo

Report them to ebay for false details. Relist your phone, personally I would tick the boxes must have a credit card on file and restrict it to UK bidders only. State on your listing that you only post to a UK confirmed address if they are paying by paypal.

katetn4

well according to them, they have paid through paypal but according to paypal and ebay they haven't!
Also they ahve sent me fake emails from paypal and ebay saying payment had been made! Very dodgy! Def not sending anything!
Think i will also report them to ebay! Thanks guys!

Enterprise_1701C

You will now get an email purporting to be from Paypal saying they have paid. They will not have paid - go to Paypal and check (but do not click through if there is a link). They will then email you again asking if you have sent it etc etc. Welcome to the wonderful world of Ebay scammers. This is what puts me off selling on Ebay!

Beaten to the posting again - just shows how common this is!

katetn4

Its really annoying. they have sent me pretend paypal emails saying its been paid for and intruducing it as "dear emily" !! Which I find very strange!
I'm really !!!!!! off now! So annoying, its my first bad ebay experience!

Enterprise_1701C

There is an Ebay scammers board somewhere on here, not sure where. It is annoying, but it is also VERY common, I guess they might get the odd sucker sending the phone out, just be glad you spotted it in time! Report them and get your fees back, and hope you get a genuine buyer next time. They may avoid you now they know you are not stupid enough to fall for it (don't know if they work that way!) Good luck!