Buyer Beware, They are back again, eBay sellers selling Amazon

ballisticbrian

Are you saying you are NOT a drop shipper?
I'll refer you to a previous post of mine.

Nicely avoided the question as to whether you are a drop shipper or not.

powerful_Rogue

ballisticbrian wrote: »

Nicely avoided the question as to whether you are a drop shipper or not.

Not at all. I stated in a previous post that I quoted that I was a consumer but understood what drop shipping was.

To clarify - I am not a drop shipper.

plumface

ballisticbrian wrote: »

Nicely avoided the question as to whether you are a drop shipper or not.

:T:rotfl::T:rotfl::T

Pot and kettle spring to mind.

powerful_Rogue

ballisticbrian wrote: »

Word is back on the data protection act. If the buyer is the consumer, and the seller does not specifically state in his terms and conditions that he is passing the name and address on to a third party for the purposes of processing the order then he is in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. So you can draw your own conclusions as to whether this seller is breaking the law or not and not simply take my word for it.

From who?.......

Brooker_Dave

ballisticbrian wrote: »

Word is back on the data protection act. If the buyer is the consumer, and the seller does not specifically state in his terms and conditions that he is passing the name and address on to a third party for the purposes of processing the order then he is in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. So you can draw your own conclusions as to whether this seller is breaking the law or not and not simply take my word for it.

What happens when ebay sellers use a shipping service to ship the order?

If you use interparcel, P2G or even the Post Office you pass on the name and address of the customer for the purposes of processing the order?

Should I go to the police station and hand my self in before they put my door in and take me away?

Brooker_Dave

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

From who?.......

I once had a customer accuse me of breaking the data protection act because I had printed his name and address on the side of the parcel he received from me.

I've dealt with a lot of halfwits over the years, hence what people refer to as my bad attitude.

ballisticbrian

What happens when ebay sellers use a shipping service to ship the order?

I would imagine that be in the eBay user agreement. Having your order come from Amazon instead isn't in the eBay user agreement.

ballisticbrian

Any one else need help understanding the data protection act?

RFW

Loads of big companies essentially dropship, have items shipped direct from the manufacturer. The retailer passes the details to the manufacturer, they pass them to a distributor and then they go to a courier. That's a lot of people who need arresting.

This thread is getting silly, I'm agreeing with Dave Brooker

Brooker_Dave

ballisticbrian wrote: »

I would imagine that be in the eBay user agreement. Having your order come from Amazon instead isn't in the eBay user agreement.

What does the ebay user agreement have to do with UK law???

If something is as you claim against the Data Protection Act, then what ebay happens to have in their T&Cs is irrelevant.