dammit dammit

Headshot

:mad: dammit

i think those ****ing Nigerians got to me

was trying to sell a phone on ebay at buy it now and guess what earlier today someone bought it but this what he said in the email to me

please are you sure that this phone is in good condition,??I want you to get me the cost of shipping the item to lagos nigeria through Royalmail Special Delivery and i will pay you for the shipping cost okay! am sending it out there for a birthday gift to my sister who works in lagos nigeria So get back to me with the total cost,to enable me make immediate payment via paypal ,looking forward to hear from you....Thanks
N.B.. If you are a time waster please do not bother to reply

and of coarse he has no feedback

im some idiot i should have said only buyers above 5 feedback can buy it

dammit

the guy http://feedback.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=jovitaw123&item=5817580716&iid=5817580716&frm=284
he's from netherlands
is he for real

will i email back saying something
bloody hell any way

tman

get some pics of his sister

Chong

Are you allowed to change your mind and not sell it. Cause that does sound very suspect tbh.

Headshot

tman wrote:

get some pics of his sister

you serious

can i just relist it

Headshot

WDK wrote:

Are you allowed to change your mind and not sell it. Cause that does sound very suspect tbh.

dont know im new to the selling bit of ebay

Chong

I defo wouldnt sell it cause it so reeks of a scam.

Headshot

WDK wrote:

I defo wouldnt sell it cause it so reeks of a scam.

i wont thats for sure but can i just relist it or what do i have to do
im some bloody idiot

[always say you wont ship to nigeria]

Gone West

Just relist it, headshot.
Youve seen all the threads we've had about the ebay users with 0 feedback, who pretend the item is for their [cousin/sister/friend] etc, and want to pay by WU or postal order. And they are almost always scams.

Try not to brand all nigerian people as scammers btw.

Tman: strike #1

Jammer

once he pays you...so what?

dont send it, till the money is in your account....

Chong

Jammer wrote:

once he pays you...so what?

dont send it, till the money is in your account....

Thats true.

Headshot

FuzzyLogic wrote:

Just relist it, headshot.
Try not to brand all nigerian people as scammers btw.

Tman: strike #1

sorry there not all scammers

so what will happen when i relist it
can he give out to ebay about me or what

Headshot

Jammer wrote:

once he pays you...so what?

dont send it, till the money is in your account....

ah but if i send it he could say he never got it and go back to ebay and ill have give a full efund

Gone West

Well, just hold tight for the time being*. Ask him for the money to be paid using paypal only. State very very clearly that you will not accept payment unless it's paypal. He wont pay, and will most likely not even respond to your messages. Then you can re-list your item.

* or you could report the user as being suspicious to ebay. they get 100s of these every day. You will most likely find his account deleted in a timely fashion if you report him to ebay as being suspicious.

(heh, hows that for a speedy 10 replies to your thread )

Chong

Headshot just relist the item and say you were a bit suspicious of the buyer because they were new and had no feedback, that is of course if Ebay come asking.

Headshot

WDK wrote:

Headshot just relist the item and say you were a bit suspicious of the buyer because they were new and had no feedback, that is of course if Ebay come asking.

thats what im going to do

thanks lads for the help im new to the selling bit of ebay i usually just buy

Gone West

Have a read of the stickie at the top of this forum re: scams.
It'll show you what will/would have happened if you trusted the guy.

Headshot

FuzzyLogic wrote:

Have a read of the stickie at the top of this forum re: scams.
It'll show you what will/would have happened if you trusted the guy.

ill have to start reading the sticky

rubadub

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

ah but if i send it he could say he never got it and go back to ebay and ill have give a full efund

Is that what really happens? if anybody says they didnt receive goods YOU have to pay? I thought it was paypals insurance or something.

Anytime they do all this "present for somebody" crap it has got to be a scam. I figure it is something to do with their paypal registered address. Some sellers insist on sending to registered paypal addresses only.

Nukem

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

those ****ing Nigerians

Please leave out Nigerians! Its racist and ......etc....... know your p!ssed off and with good reason but dont put everone in the same category (ie) Nigerian = Scammer.Cheers

Nukem

GreeBo

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

enable me make immediate payment via paypal

so whats the problem.
You shop item by registered mail once you see the money in your paypal account.
Of course its probably a stolen or phished CC but thats technically not your problem and you wont be liable afaik.

Gone West

wrong.
Do not send an item if you suspect its on a stolen/phished cc.
Even if you dont have any morals or ethical hangups about aiding somebody in stealing money, you may still have to pay. And its a crime.

Simply click "Report this seller as being suspicious"
how many times...

GreeBo

FuzzyLogic wrote:

wrong.
Do not send an item if you suspect its on a stolen/phished cc.
Even if you dont have any morals or ethical hangups about aiding somebody in stealing money, you may still have to pay. And its a crime.

Simply click "Report this seller as being suspicious"
how many times...

I dont see how you can say "wrong" unless you are talking morals, but thats another thread.
Its a crime to knowlingly accept stolen money/goods

A Dub in Glasgo

Paypal will hold you liable for refunding if it is a stolen credit card or if you send it without online tracking. If you have money in your Paypal account, Paypal will simply take it back - no questions asked. If you have no money in your Paypal account, Paypal will put your balance into negative.

I would ignore the bidder and relist the phone.

parsi

rubadub wrote:

Is that what really happens? if anybody says they didnt receive goods YOU have to pay? I thought it was paypals insurance or something.

Anytime they do all this "present for somebody" crap it has got to be a scam. I figure it is something to do with their paypal registered address. Some sellers insist on sending to registered paypal addresses only.

To get protection you have to ship the item using a service that provides tracking - this prevents the seller just not sending and the buyer saying it just didn't turn up. Also you can only request 3 paypal refunds per year which is something I only found out this week when researching regarding 2 dodgy transactions..

Headshot

lads iv had to relist my phone 3 times now how can i stop people bidding with a feedback as low as 0

parsi

see http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/buyer-requirements.html - can't block unless its less than 0 but you can block based on countries...so maybe allow onlyuk /ireland registered buyers...?

Sponge Bob

put 'no nigerian shipping' in the conditions of sale bit if you want, and no WU should be standard condition for everyone its crime central that

Persons with feedback of less than 5 must msg you for clearance before they bid (common that ) and ship to ireland/uk only .

GreeBo

or just use the buy and sell