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this is a bit worrying if true

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  • Sagz_2
    Sagz_2 Posts: 6,251 Forumite
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    _44339792_clarkson_bodypa203.jpg The twit got off lightly!
    Some days you're the dog..... most days you're the tree! :D
  • Contains_Mild_Peril
    Contains_Mild_Peril Posts: 4,141 Forumite
    Poor bloke - is that not the worst photo of him ever? I know he's no oil painting but that makes him look about 90!
    There's a thread in the Arms on that story:
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=668767
  • charlottevwa
    charlottevwa Posts: 904 Forumite
    oops!.......
    I :heart::coffee:
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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    Soo... they cancel the direct debit and he gets his cash back.

    Is that the worst they could do?
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • charlottevwa
    charlottevwa Posts: 904 Forumite
    frivolous_fay wrote: »
    Soo... they cancel the direct debit and he gets his cash back.

    Is that the worst they could do?

    Think its to proove a point though! ;)
    I :heart::coffee:
  • soolin
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    frivolous_fay wrote: »
    Soo... they cancel the direct debit and he gets his cash back.

    Is that the worst they could do?

    I agree. As soon as you got direct debit set up on your account and a letter in the post saying to confirm your details most people would spot something was wrong.

    I think it is a bit of a non story personally and shows a lack of real understanding by certain members of the press. Still, as a buyer I would never use a bank transfer for purchases anyway and as a seller I will still offer them, not that any one of my buyers actually uses them.

    I also wonder if that now means that complete and utter death of cheques, or haven't people realised that when they send a cheque the bank sort code and account number is on there?

    Soo (wondering if the banks will be surrounded by people today demanding that their cheque books all be destroyed)
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  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I do think it's stupid that the bank can't find out who set up the DD... but then, the article didn't mention the police - surely they'd have been a better bet?
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • StaffsSW
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    Norbertsmum wrote: »
    _44339792_clarkson_bodypa203.jpg The twit got off lightly!

    I'm sure when he becomes PM, he will remember thsi event and do something about it!!!
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  • JesaRose
    JesaRose Posts: 4,457 Forumite
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    And apparently he honoured the charity and gave them the money anyway. He does a lot of work for charity (nice man)
    Not been here in years! Hi everyone. Make £10 a day challenge = £78.45/155
  • greenstreetprince
    greenstreetprince Posts: 1,229 Forumite
    a) strictly speaking what has this got to do with ebay?

    and b)
    soolin wrote: »
    as a buyer I would never use a bank transfer for purchases anyway and as a seller I will still offer them, not that any one of my buyers actually uses them.

    i was in the same boat as you soo, until i offered discounts for buyers who paid into my HSBC account, although the uptake isn't exactly going to have paypal trembling its been positive and i'm still saving compared to what I would have paid in paypal fee's
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