Nervous transaction through eBay/Paypal.

I'm telling you now, just walk away. Seriously.

I'll tell you what happens next. They will contact you and change the delivery address with some made up story.

You will lose it and the money.
 
Sipha said:
I'm only trying to follow the rules as a genuine seller !

What can I do then at this point to protect myself ? Cancel the eCheque and request an alternative method of payment such as bank transfer or just dive out altogether ?
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Yeah I understand, was only highlighting how ridicuous it is for ebay to charge so much, and offer little in the way of protection.

I would politely tell the buyer because of the high value of the item you've been advised not to proceed with the sale because of their low feedback and possible risk of chargeback. The buyer is welcome however to collect and pay in cash. OR send payment via bank transfer.

Also offer them a discount of £50, and make sure you cancel the ebay transaction otherwise you'll be left having to pay the fees.
 
If you want until it clears it seems fine to me, this doesn't scream scam to be honest. Scammer probably wouldn't speak to you on the phone, and they definitely wouldn't be fine with waiting until the cheque cleared.
 
And also who pays with eCheque, especially for a £1000 laptop. Any sane buyer would want the added protection their credit card offers them.

Sounds like the buyer has fished somebody's bank details and set up a direct debit.
 
Maccy said:
Roughly where is the delivery address?
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eCheque does not automatically mean scam. It means they've linked their bank account to their Paypal account but not backed it up with any card so therefore the cash has to clear out of their account before it appears in your account.

In some ways it's better for the seller when paid by eCheque because it means that the transaction can't be sucked back to a card.

It doesn't mean it's surely legit but it is reasonable for a new account holder to pay that way. It also doesn't automatically mean scam.
 
Gotta say if i was the buyer and the seller changed the terms I'dthink that was fishy .

I'd just get out I think.
 
Strife212 said:
Scammer probably wouldn't speak to you on the phone, and they definitely wouldn't be fine with waiting until the cheque cleared.
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Pay as you go mobile perhaps? Non-traceable.

And even if the cheque does clear, as soon as the fraudulent transaction is reported at the bank it'll be reversed under the direct debit guarantee, and PayPal will initiate a chargeback leaving the seller with a mountain of hassle.
 
norm said:
Yeah I understand, was only highlighting how ridicuous it is for ebay to charge so much, and offer little in the way of protection.

I would politely tell the buyer because of the high value of the item you've been advised not to proceed with the sale because of their low feedback and possible risk of chargeback. The buyer is welcome however to collect and pay in cash. OR send payment via bank transfer.

Also offer them a discount of £50, and make sure you cancel the ebay transaction otherwise you'll be left having to pay the fees.
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At this point in time this seems like the most sensible idea to be honest, throughly ****ed off that it seems to difficult to genuinely sell something thesedays tho. how hard can it be !

thanks.
 
Sipha said:
Am I not safe to wait for the payment to clear into my PP then withdraw into my bank account and then wait for it to clear there also before sending out ??
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You are technically safe, if they do try to pull a scam, you'd be best advised to cut the ties between your bank account and paypal account as paypal will try to pull the money.

They will first put your paypal account in to a negative status, so that'd be -£1000 then try to get it back from your bank account.

Which is why you cut ties between your bank and the paypal account so that they can't take the money. It leaves your paypal account in a negative balance, but it's their issue completely.

Myself, and others on this forum have had this happen with various amounts of money, and the worst that PayPal do is send pretend debt collector letters to you and harrass you for the money that they pretend you owe.

They'd never win in court despite their regular claims that they'll take it that far, so they just keep it to threats.
 
norm said:
And also who pays with eCheque, especially for a £1000 laptop. Any sane buyer would want the added protection their credit card offers them.

Sounds like the buyer has fished somebody's bank details and set up a direct debit.
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Nothing wrong with a echeque, PayPal force you sometimes to use.
 
Let's not forget even if the seller does get the cash, and the buyer gets the laptop, he could still try the old switcheroo trick and send back a broken mac under PayPal's buyer protection policy, like is happening in the other thread on here.
 
norm said:
Let's not forget even if the seller does get the cash, and the buyer gets the laptop, he could still try the old switcheroo trick and send back a broken mac under PayPal's buyer protection policy, like is happening in the other thread on here.
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If I took clear photos of the serial numbers that would protect me from this ?
 
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