On-Line Shop on Marketplace

Stilernin2

Searching for a 'sewing machine near me' (Newcastle), I Messaged a seller asking if their item was still available.   The response was that they were an on-line shop whose warehouse is at Unit 1, Minton Distribution Park, SP$ 7RT.  No company name was given.  They sell new items, and delivery would be within 3 days

Should I be nervous of this?  I guess I already am as I'm posting on here.  Is this a modern business model, a scam or something in between? Do they buy up discontinued lines for resale?  Any info you may have would be useful.  Thank you.

Rantband

E H D London No 1 Bond Ltd, Salisbury is certainly nowhere near Newcastle.

FlorayG

I see loads of these adverts. If they don't make it clear up front that they are a business, don't go near them

marcia_

 I wouldn't buy from a advert pretending to be a private seller on FB. They might not even have the goods. 

I only buy from individual private sellers on FB with cash on collection 

soolin

Stilernin2 said:

Searching for a 'sewing machine near me' (Newcastle), I Messaged a seller asking if their item was still available.   The response was that they were an on-line shop whose warehouse is at Unit 1, Minton Distribution Park, SP$ 7RT.  No company name was given.  They sell new items, and delivery would be within 3 days

Should I be nervous of this?  I guess I already am as I'm posting on here.  Is this a modern business model, a scam or something in between? Do they buy up discontinued lines for resale?  Any info you may have would be useful.  Thank you.

Very likely indeed to be a scam. If it follows the usual pattern they will ask for an unsafe payment method and if they deliver anything at all it will be completely substandard and not what they were advertising.

Stilernin2

Thanks everyone.  I have resisted