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Sold A laptop on Ebay - Need Help

  • 09-09-2009 6:05pm
    #1
    wannabepr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭


    Hi there folk, so i sold a laptop on ebay. One of my things to ever sell. The seller is from America and I wondering

    (A) How much would it cost to send it to maryland america
    (B) Could It be a scam, Im very paranoid as i only put it up last nite on buy it now and its going to america??

    Thanks for your help... Also the guy has 0 feedback!!


Comments

  • #2
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    dont send till you have the money in your pocket as they say !
    0 feedback score isnt good, and your wise to be pessimistic,
    has he paid by paypal ?

    55 euro's postage about, guessing around 4kg max ?
    registered post
    http://postage.anpost.ie/


  • #3
    wannabepr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭wannabepr


    BOBBY wrote: »
    dont send till you have the money in your pocket as they say !
    0 feedback score isnt good, and your wise to be pessimistic,
    has he paid by paypal ?

    55 euro's postage about, guessing around 4kg max ?
    registered post
    http://postage.anpost.ie/

    thanks for reply, will do that. Pity hes not from ireland/uk..

    Would DHL be any cheaper ya think??

    I didn;t have postage for us posted . Does this mean he can pull out when he hears what shipping is??


    thanks


  • #4
    PCPhoto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    make sure you have registered and tracked postage - so you can monitor it en route.

    DHL might be a safer (but more expensive option) ..... as other poster said - wait till you get the money (in your hand) before you actually post it - even if it means waiting a couple of days for it to clear - get them to contact you by phone or contact them by phone


  • #5
    Nody
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,375 CMod ✭✭✭✭Nody


    It's a scam unless your laptop sold so cheaply that the USD to EUR ratio would make it cheaper (highly unlikely).


  • #6
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    No one in the US would want a UK/Irish keyboard, the price would be more expensive here than the US, the postal costs would also be prohibitive. Ergo, it's a scam.

    Tell him you don't post internationally, and since you hadn't got a price listed, that's pretty true. Re-list as UK/Ireland only. Check the price of postage before you put in the auction, include the price of packing, and use far too much packing. You can never be too careful, and if it gets damaged in the post, you're screwed.


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