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Advice - selling a iphone 5 on eBay

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  • karenw
    karenw Posts: 560 Forumite
    Flyonthewall wrote: »
    She might just be busy.

    I hope so. I'm starting to feel very anxious at having that amount of money just sitting in my PayPal account.
  • soolin
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    Flyonthewall wrote: »
    Scammers always have their ways. Fake payments, telling the bank it is fraud and getting their money back, using someone elses details etc.

    Banks do not reverse payments due to fraud, the only possible scam is the fake email from your bank one. That is so easy to avoid by merely checking your bank direct.

    There is virtually no fraud at all that can be done with a bank transfer where a seller can lose out.
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  • Flyonthewall
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    karenw wrote: »
    I hope so. I'm starting to feel very anxious at having that amount of money just sitting in my PayPal account.

    You have the item still so there's nothing to worry about. It's not like you lose out at all.
  • karenw
    karenw Posts: 560 Forumite
    soolin wrote: »

    There is virtually no fraud at all that can be done with a bank transfer where a seller can lose out.

    Really :eek:

    so i could do a bank transfer and be safe in the knowledge i won't be getting scammed by the buyer?
  • Flyonthewall
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    If done by bank transfer make sure all details are correct otherwise you may lose the payment and no reverse payments means just that. If it's wrong it won't be reversed.

    Also, if the buyer claims the item has not been received and if you haven't been paid by Paypal or sent to the confirmed Paypal address it may cause problems.
  • karenw
    karenw Posts: 560 Forumite
    So if the buyer cancels the sale and agrees to pay me by bank transfer and the deal is done outside of ebay, surely she doesn't have a leg to stand on regarding item not received?
  • Flyonthewall
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    karenw wrote: »
    So if the buyer cancels the sale and agrees to pay me by bank transfer and the deal is done outside of ebay, surely she doesn't have a leg to stand on regarding item not received?

    She shouldn't have, no. Not sure about if she doesn't agree to cancel it though and I'm sure she could still give bad feedback if she wanted.
  • soolin
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    karenw wrote: »
    So if the buyer cancels the sale and agrees to pay me by bank transfer and the deal is done outside of ebay, surely she doesn't have a leg to stand on regarding item not received?

    If a buyer doesn't use PayPal then they have no PayPal buyer protection. The transaction though will still be an eBay one so buyer can leave feedback.
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
  • karenw
    karenw Posts: 560 Forumite
    Flyonthewall wrote: »
    She shouldn't have, no. Not sure about if she doesn't agree to cancel it though and I'm sure she could still give bad feedback if she wanted.

    I'm thinking of doing the bank transfer instead and doing the deal outside of ebay.
  • karenw
    karenw Posts: 560 Forumite
    soolin wrote: »
    The transaction though will still be an eBay one so buyer can leave feedback.

    Even if both parties cancel the transaction on ebay?
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