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graememk - 22/10/07 at 12:41 PM

I sold my car on ebay 120169167056, the guy thats bought it took a while to contact me then let me down on saturday when he should of collected it, now hes just call me on my mobile from the phone number he has listed on ebay and wants to pay over the phone by credit card or paypal, which wasnt an opption on my ebay advert, i've checked the guys feed back and it seems ok, is there a scam here or am i just looking to hard ?

Fatboy Dave - 22/10/07 at 12:44 PM

No!

NO NO NO!

Sounds like a dodgy fecker from the start!

Taking Gaypal or credit card payments just leaves you open to said dodgy fooker doing a chargeback and boogering off into the sunset with your car...

Paul TigerB6 - 22/10/07 at 12:49 PM

If he pays by paypal then you will obviously want to get the funds transferred to your own bank account before releasing the car so as with any other form of transaction just insist on cleared funds before releasing the car - whichever way he pays.

IndyJohn - 22/10/07 at 12:52 PM

Hi

I see he also recently bought another car.

I think he is genuine, BUT he has not got the cash. I think he has only got the funds on a credit card thats why he wants to pay over the phone or by paypal.

If he pays by paypal you will have about £100 fees so I would let him pay by paypal if he agrees to pay an additional £100. This is not alowed by eBay rules but you did not list it as an option for paying so just ask him if he agrees then there is no problem once the funds are in your paypal account.

regards john

mookaloid - 22/10/07 at 01:30 PM

I wouldn't do it - even if you get the money out of your paypal account before handing the car over, you will have a problem if he raises a dispute.

I would point out that you made the payment terms clear and if he doesn't want to pay that way then file a non paying bidder report and relist it.

Just my 2p worth.

Cheers

mark

wyatt - 22/10/07 at 01:38 PM

Make him pay the charge if he pays by papal

I would walk away and re list because it sounds he hasn't got the cash!!!

IndyJohn - 22/10/07 at 01:45 PM

site look good , wyatt,

should get some business off here

can you post this in the for sale section?

sorry for going slightly off topic

regards john

coozer - 22/10/07 at 04:58 PM

I'd just offer him cash on collection to get the deal done in one go.

Danozeman - 22/10/07 at 06:39 PM

quote:

I would point out that you made the payment terms clear and if he doesn't want to pay that way then file a non paying bidder report and relist it.


Agreed. COD is always best. Even if he only has credit cards to pay he can still get the cash from them to pay you.

damien - 25/10/07 at 06:55 AM

i think you can go to your bank and get cash out on a credit card if you have some ID with ya, tell him to do that