Gumtree sale: Would you ship to Ireland after bank xfer payment?

Megahurtz400

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Hey all,

Selling something on Gumtree worth about £1000, and have someone interested in purchasing it in Ireland and having it posted.

This is usually a red flag and i'd give them the big nope, however they've offered to pay by bank transfer and my understanding that a bank transfer is almost impossible to reverse, is this correct?

As usual, if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is but just wanted to check on how tough bank transfers are to reverse?

Cheers
 
You can in some circumstances still reverse a bank transfer. Like a hacked account.

Also. This person (if legit) is also taking a massive risk. Who risks 1000?
That would make me worry
 
413x said:
You can in some circumstances still reverse a bank transfer. Like a hacked account.

Also. This person (if legit) is also taking a massive risk. Who risks 1000?
That would make me worry
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Exactly the reason for me asking!

Will just wait for some more replies regarding the reversal but can see me saying no thanks!
 
Is the item rare, or hard to get ahold of?

413x said:
Also. This person (if legit) is also taking a massive risk. Who risks 1000?
That would make me worry
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As Alex points out, if the buyer can get a similar item in Ireland for similar cost, why would they pay over the odds to have one shipped over from England.
 
Megahurtz400 said:
Exactly the reason for me asking!

Will just wait for some more replies regarding the reversal but can see me saying no thanks!
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I know everyone's different. But would you send 1000 to someone from gumtree?

Id want to come collect myself!
 
1. Who the heck sells something for £1000 on Gumtree?

2. Who the heck buys something for £1000 on Gumtree?

:confused:
 
Did they try to haggle on price?
In my experience, it's much more likely to be a scam if they offer full asking price straight away.
 
touch said:
Did they try to haggle on price?
In my experience, it's much more likely to be a scam if they offer full asking price straight away.
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This!
Same goes for ebay. I'll often put an item for sale over priced worth best offer.

If someone buys it outright with 0 feedback I don't even post
 
So for anyone looking in the future, I have spoken to Natwest (my bank) and AID (According to AIB, the biggest bank in Ireland) and if you send money via Bank Transfer, and want to try and recover it (Either you've sent it to the wrong person or are being scammed):

  1. Contact your bank
  2. They will request the other persons bank to ask the receiver to agree to send the money back
  3. Only if the person who received the money agrees will you get your money back
Confident after doing some due diligence that there's no way for the payment to be reversed.

Feel free to get your "We told you so!" posts ready for when this all goes wrong and I come back crying :p
 
Gumtree themselves state that all sales should be face to face.

I would not even contemplate selling a Gumtree listed item in this manner.
 
Worth noting that buyers money may not actually be their own money used to pay you (e.g. they are a mule) - Basically using the proceeds of crime to pay you so you are in receipt. Whilst you are receiving in good faith - it could get a bit messy if it turns out to be fraud. Walk away.
 
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