Problem with person i sold item to

Tothepoint.

lucy03 wrote: »

A friend of mine got a single message on eBay a few years ago saying something like "refund me within 24 hours or there will be trouble" (so an implied threat, but not a specific threat of violence). The police, from a different force, decided it was a potential threat and so went to get a signed undertaking from the person who sent it saying that they would desist and only use appropriate communications to eBay or the courts. The problem went away, although who knows whether that was because of the police intervention.

Personally I'd say if anything feels threatened by messages like that they should contact the police on the non-emergency number or e-mail their safer neighbourhood team or equivalent. At least it's on record then. A crime doesn't have to have been committed for the police to look at the matter, and the police can do nothing if they think it's not worth it.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt as you clearly don't know how it works.

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lucy03 wrote: »

A friend of mine got a single message on eBay a few years ago saying something like "refund me within 24 hours or there will be trouble" (so an implied threat, but not a specific threat of violence).

That's not an "implied" threat at all. The Police also had written evidence to act upon.

A totally different circumstance.

Regardless, the Police have already been called and advised the Op to call 999 if the person in question comes to the Op's house making (direct) threats.

Tothepoint.

hollydays wrote: »

You're not in a position to know what's worthy, in the same way no one has enough information on this person to tell the op they shouldn't bother to ring the police.
Intelligence indeed..
As I said, he could well be on probation .

Oh I think I am, in fact I know it.

Oh right, so it's an offence to buy used goods when on probation is it?

Maybe tell the op to call the probation service too, after all that's their job.

Tothepoint.

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

That's not an "implied" threat at all. The Police also had written evidence to act upon.

A totally different circumstance.

Regardless, the Police have already been called and advised the Op to call 999 if the person in question comes to the Op's house making (direct) threats.

It's not a threat either.

It also makes no difference whether it was communicated via eBay or by phone both will have written evidence if the police take a statement.

hollydays

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

That's not an "implied" threat at all. The Police also had written evidence to act upon.

A totally different circumstance.

Regardless, the Police have already been called and advised the Op to call 999 if the person in question comes to the Op's house making (direct) threats.

Yes it is implied. By trouble they could have meant court proceedings.

naedanger

Tothepoint. wrote: »

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt as you clearly don't know how it works.

Of course a crime does not have to be committed for something to be of interest to the police. They have a role in preventing crime.

hollydays

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt as he clearly doesn't know how it works

Tothepoint.

naedanger wrote: »

Of course a crime does not have to be committed for something to be of interest to the police. They have a role in preventing crime.

I suggest you have a read of the home office crime recording rules before you jump on that one.

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hollydays wrote: »

Yes it is implied. By trouble they could have meant court proceedings.

Yes, the threat of court proceedings. Not implied, but not explicit either

Semantics, don't you just love 'em?

Tothepoint.

hollydays wrote: »

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt as he clearly doesn't know how it works

I know far more than you do about it.