Jambo
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Sold an item yesterday:
Ebay Transformer
Guy paid today via paypal. All seems legit, buyer is from an ebay shop....
He sent a note attached to the payment asking me to ship to a different address than the one posted on paypal as its his friends account.
Sounds dodge to me, is it a regular scam?? There were tons of bids so i can second chance the other guy who lost if hes going to be a chump about it.
I have no problem sending to a different address but i think this would lay me open to no comeback through paypal?!
Helpz
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DannyB
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I've done that before, I often get things delivered to my work address as it's easier, if the item is for the car anyway.
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SR91
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He may have sold it provisonally to someone else then asked you to post to them, i bought a DVD off their a bit ago and it came straight from amazon 
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DannyB
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That's just cheeky SR  not even having the goods to sell, probably buying off Amazon and selling straight away for a small profit.
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SR91
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
That's just cheeky SR not even having the goods to sell, probably buying off Amazon and selling straight away for a small profit.
Just made money on postage was same price on amazon as i paid but postage is free on amazon
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Jambo
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but its a different guys name and address, just seems a bit didgy. why cant he just pick it up off his friend?>
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Carl
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That's awesome. I'd have peaked off that as a kid.
Mail the buyer your concerns, tell him you are only willing to send it in his name, could be an option.
[Edited on 25-06-2009 by Carl]
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Jambo
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i have mailed him explaining im not comfortable with that.
He should of mailed before auction close as well.
It really boils my piss how people have to try and dick around with ebay and make it such a ball ache
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fir3vip3r
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why? I do it all the time, the ebay account is at my dads address, so all i do is ask them to send it to my address, no problems.
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Gareth F
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Just say your posting it to the account holders address as ebay has told you to do so due to stolen accounts. I get stuff delivered to different addresses as im always at work but its always put under the right name.
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Jambo
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Im worried as i send it to a diff address, with diff name, he takes it, refunds money via paypal saying never recieved and i wont have a leg to stand on because the name and address where not on the payapl or ebay account so could of been hacked.
Everyone on ebay, except me is a scammer. Well they could be and id rather not loose the £180 as im skint!
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ssj_kakarot
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only send to registered paypal address, offer a refund if hes arsey.
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Carl
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Best to air on the side of caution Jambo, you do right.
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Joe
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£170 
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Gareth F
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Im not a scammer
I agree with you though, just send it the the given address not the one he says. If anything he should have told you about that situation before he bought it. Then say if he cancels the payment persue him for fees as ebay will back you on that.
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Cavey
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Q: hi i will give you 35.00 for this item. cheers
A: Feel free to place bid then. Regards James
What a joker.
Also, no spell check before you posted it?
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Jambo
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Too risky, he may be genuine, but if hes "mates" with the guy then surely he can just pick it up from his house 
And yes Joe, i was shocked too! One of the last transformers i owned, and it shows cos i hardly ever played with it kept all the bits too.
Well worth the wait to put this on 
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Joe
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Take me to dinner with the money?
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Jambo
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Its a date xxx
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe
£170
£172
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eddiewhiteley
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out of interest, how come you are so against posting abroad?
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pow
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Could not be dodgy.
I bought a new C90 mudgard for Kirstys brother, my account and paypal, had it sent to him, addressed etc.
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by eddiewhiteley
out of interest, how come you are so against posting abroad?
Waste of time, postage costs are enormous, they cant speak english and like the last guy who STILL hasnt picked up his item i sent 6weeks ago from the depo.
Waste of time and money.
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Colin
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I bought some take tht tickets for my maw & had them sent to her address & in her name because they were for her & I was away at work so couldnt give them to her.
Could be genuine!?
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Jambo
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yeah it could be, im sure it is infact. But why risk it?
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