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Ebay buyer scam, £600, new iPhone,

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  • KRDmum
    KRDmum Posts: 555 Forumite
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    Ted_Terry wrote: »
    Seller could have had eBay settings to immediate payment, thus buyer bought phone and paid with PayPal, therefore delivering phone in person would not be ideal!

    Most sellers start off with auction type of sales before learning the ins and outs of selling on EBay. A seller with a very low number of feedback as a buyer and without a single feedback as a seller sells a 'brand new iPhone 6s 64gb'. Would I buy it? Probably not! Maybe buyer was anticipating being scammed but thought 'what if?' After all EBay money back guarantee gives you a fair reassurance
  • bolyki
    bolyki Posts: 44 Forumite
    Let's just leave I think what if this and that. I am a genuine seller, even it was only my second sale. Tomorrow I'll get the IMEI blocked.

    Court claim has already passed, I think I have also gave her enough time to choose the good way. I will also not touch with fingers what she sends, but will scale it at the post office as well as record a video of the package and how I open it wearing gloves.
  • bolyki
    bolyki Posts: 44 Forumite
    And yes, I ticked immediate payment as well as no returns. The payment have been held by paypal and I couldn't get access to it. If I could, I would transfer it to my account and just dont give a sh*t about what the buyer says.
  • hollydays
    hollydays Posts: 19,812 Forumite
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    bolyki wrote: »
    Let's just leave I think what if this and that. I am a genuine seller, even it was only my second sale. Tomorrow I'll get the IMEI blocked.

    Court claim has already passed, I think I have also gave her enough time to choose the good way. I will also not touch with fingers what she sends, but will scale it at the post office as well as record a video of the package and how I open it wearing gloves.
    Sorry, but what is the point of opening a packet with gloves when you know it's going to contain an old phone?
  • bolyki
    bolyki Posts: 44 Forumite
    Not messing up the fingerprints? If she says that is the phone I posted, it must have my fingerprint. But it Will not have it.
  • hollydays
    hollydays Posts: 19,812 Forumite
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    Shakes head...
  • bolyki
    bolyki Posts: 44 Forumite
    Why shake head? One day this might needed as evidence.
  • hollydays
    hollydays Posts: 19,812 Forumite
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    I'm on the fence with this too but I've sent you some additional information in a pm
  • bolyki
    bolyki Posts: 44 Forumite
    Hello guys, as I said, I have uploaded my video. I directly not uploaded it to YT because the scammer would spot it. Please see it in my Box cloud.

    I cannot send links as i'm new, please remove the space before the "com"

    app.box. com/s/frfh9x3dz2nlkxyhjun23kdan9cl3miv
  • bolyki
    bolyki Posts: 44 Forumite
    Now I have gathered all the messages as well from Ebay. Their message threading way is horrible...

    I have pasted everything as it is on ebay's website. This will be long.
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