dodgy ebay seller trying to scam me?

[Paddy_g46]

just bought an mp3 player on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150024095450&sspagename=ADME%3AL%3AAAQ%3AUK%3A1&rd=1 and he is just emailed me saying that he has just realised his paypal is fucked and i shoudl pay him to his old paypal accoutn which he supplied details for. is this ok or cud he b tricking me somehow?

 

[LegoHead]

dont listen, it could be some random person. contact seller through ebay, and tell him you are paying through ebays payment system.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Tell me your only prepared to pay via the official paypal / ebay route . If that is not acceptable to him , tell him that your going to report him to ebay .

Just checked out the item . Fcuk me ! His feedback is only 84.8% , i wouldn't touch anybody with any less than 95% even then i would check all the previous transactions / feedback . This guy is keeping his feedback private , which i always view as suspicious .

Odds on he won't be selling anything by the end of the week .

Report him straight away mate .

 

[Paddy_g46]

i just checked and sure enough it says he cannot currently recieve payments, but if it is genuine and i pay him do i still have the paypal/ebay comebacks

 

[Paddy_g46]

Tell me your only prepared to pay via the official paypal / ebay route . If that is not acceptable to him , tell him that your going to report him to ebay .

yeh ill do that

 

[Adamhodg]

dont do it mate. his feedback is private, why would it be private?. you wont be covered through ebay if you use his other paypal account!.

 

[Paddy_g46]

im gonna send this to him,

sorry mate but i am only prepared to pay for this item throught the official pay link on ebay. if this isnt ok with you i will have to contact ebay and explain to them the situation.

that ok?

 

[Ben.]

look at his feedback!!i would stay clear!!!

 

[Paddy_g46]

should i send what i wrote in my last post

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Just report him mate . I wouldn't even bother going through with the transaction if i were you . Even if you receive the mp3 player it might not work and you'll be fighting to get your money back .

 

[MRBILLYUK]

should i send what i wrote in my last post

Yes .

 

[fUbAr]

tell him that you'll use the ebay link, but send him a cheque as payment instead of paypal

 

[theduck]

yeah mate sounds good. Have to say the whole thing seems a bit dodgy

 

[MRBILLYUK]

tell him that you'll use the ebay link, but send him a cheque as payment instead of paypal

I wouldn't send him any money tbh mate . His feedback of 84% is bad for a reason .

 

[Paddy_g46]

i just emailed him that so if he is trying something im sure he will forget it seen as i said im getting ebay involved, only thing im worried about is him leaving me negative feedback

 

[fUbAr]

i just emailed him that so if he is trying something im sure he will forget it seen as i said im getting ebay involved, only thing im worried about is him leaving me negative feedback

prepare yourself for a negative... its likely to happen

 

[Paddy_g46]

b******s!!!!!! im sure ebay could fix it if i explain to them?

 

[MRBILLYUK]

i just emailed him that so if he is trying something im sure he will forget it seen as i said im getting ebay involved, only thing im worried about is him leaving me negative feedback

If you report him to ebay and he does leave you negative feedback ebay can put the transaction into dispute and will remove your negative feedback .

Just report him now . I wouldn't even bother trying to buy it . Tell ebay this guy is trying to do the transaction outside of the official payment method for transactions

 

[Paddy_g46]

how do i go about that?

 

[Paddy_g46]

^^^^^^

 

[DAVE_RSi]

don't go too mad, he hasn't had a negative for over 12 months

if you do want the player i'd advise sending a cheque though unless he can prove all his address details match on both etc

 

[Rob.]

Seller:

jonny4986

(private)

Feedback:84.8% Positive

 

[MRBILLYUK]

don't go too mad, he hasn't had a negative for over 12 months

if you do want the player i'd advise sending a cheque though unless he can prove all his address details match on both etc

He hasn't exactly sold alot in the past 12 months either . I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole . Could even be a hacked account .

 

[Brasseye]

there is a reason his feedback is private and its not cos he is shy ..

 

[MRBILLYUK]

there is a reason his feedback is private and its not cos he is shy ..

Exactly !!

 

[Paddy_g46]

lol so hwo do i report him to ebay?

 

[Paddy_g46]

any1? iv had a lookon the site but cant find anywhere

 

[Limowreck]

Have you checked out the paypal t & c's on buyer protection (pay attention to the bit about a seller's feedback must be at least 98% positive):

Eligibility. PayPal Buyer Protection will be offered on the eBay listings of sellers who meet the qualification requirements at the time of posting the listing. If a listing is eligible for PayPal Buyer Protection, the phrase PayPal Buyer Protection will be inserted in the Seller Information box.

Seller Qualification Requirements. A seller's eBay listings are eligible to qualify for PayPal Buyer Protection coverage if the following conditions are met:

The seller's eBay feedback rating is at least 50;

At least 98% of the seller's eBay feedback is positive. The percentage calculation for this purpose includes feedback from repeat users, and therefore may be higher than the unique positive feedback percentage displayed on eBay.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

any1? iv had a lookon the site but cant find anywhere

Go to safety centre .

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/safetycentre/?ssPageName=f:f:UK