Alex_Rally
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Registered: 6th Sep 09
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got a engine on ebay for sale and a guy from germany has offered me the price im wanting for it through paypal.
and said that if i put it on a pallet all strapped down he will have it collected by a courier.
i just dont feel right about the hole deal, it feels dodgy, im thinking he can just say that he never recived the engine then claim the 200+ quid back off me .
and i loose out, how can i stop this happening ????
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mex
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Registered: 25th Apr 10
Location: East Yorkshire
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the courier he send will make you sign something or give you paperwork to prove it was collected
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JaffaTB
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Registered: 7th Oct 09
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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i wouldnt do it tbh, if he pays by paypal and he's using a hacked or frauded account and you go through with the sale you will lose the engine and your paypal account will have a negative balance so you will be out of pocket too
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shaned12345
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Registered: 28th Sep 10
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Tell him bank transfer or nothing.
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Alex_Rally
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Registered: 6th Sep 09
Location: Tyne and Wear, gateshead
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yer it feels wrong to me like.
al see if her can do that money gram thing. where you go to the post office .
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Phoenix Autosport
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Registered: 9th Oct 11
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dealing that way is a common scam, im not saying he is dodgy but i have heard of a lot of people getting stung like that.
it goes something like.
chap pays you by paypal
courier turns up to colllect
day or so later you get a message asking when it will be ready to collect
you say what the hell its already collected
chap says well i didnt collect it must have been someone else, opens ebay/paypal claim
you didnt contract the courier yourself so cant prove you sent
ebay/paypal back the buyer
you loose money and goods
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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If you courier it, you must be the sender so you have the tracking details which you use to qualify for paypal protection.
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Phoenix Autosport
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quote:
Originally posted by johnhara1
If you courier it, you must be the sender so you have the tracking details which you use to qualify for paypal protection.
but he said
quote:
Originally posted by Alex_Rallyand said that if i put it on a pallet all strapped down he will have it collected by a courier.
which means the buyer has the contract with the courier not the seller and as all the details of the shippment are subject to data protection the courier will only deal with him, any tracking you can access will only tell you it has been delivered and wont provide proof of who it has gone to, for proof of delivery (ie a signature) you need to be the person who has contracted the courier to do the job
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JamesMG
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Registered: 14th Nov 06
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I've got exactly this at the moment,
I have sent many parts abroad before inc engines and gearboxes, but this time despite me asking for his address and giving a quote, he keeps telling me his courier will collect...
Im selling a 4motion golf v6 and the guy is from Germany... Reckons he struggles to find one over there 
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samole
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Registered: 11th Aug 10
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Why not just ask for his proffered courier. you will set it up. then you have all the paper work/ proof on your end.
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johnhara1
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quote:
Originally posted by Phoenix Autosport
quote:
Originally posted by johnhara1
If you courier it, you must be the sender so you have the tracking details which you use to qualify for paypal protection.
but he said
quote:
Originally posted by Alex_Rallyand said that if i put it on a pallet all strapped down he will have it collected by a courier.
which means the buyer has the contract with the courier not the seller and as all the details of the shippment are subject to data protection the courier will only deal with him, any tracking you can access will only tell you it has been delivered and wont provide proof of who it has gone to, for proof of delivery (ie a signature) you need to be the person who has contracted the courier to do the job
That's what i meant. The sender as in the person who arranges the courier. 
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corsadonk
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Registered: 4th Jul 09
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Go you to your advert, and change the people you can sell it to. In the revise your ad section.
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Alex_Rally
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Registered: 6th Sep 09
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i messaged them 2 days ago, saying im not keep on the hole idea and have hurd nothing back, i think it must have been a scam... thank fuck.
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