selling laptop on ebay, is it safe?

AMDPower

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Hi all

I Want to sell two laptops and can only think of eBay, but i am scared of scammers as i have never sold anything on eBay before and worried of scammers. They are both worth over a £1000 each.

I don't want someone to buy these and send them back in sent worser condition than before i sent it.

was wondering if anyone could offer some advice or any other avenues that is more safer like gumtree?

would really appreciate some feedback,

thanks all
 
Given the amount of 'I've been scammed' threads we get on GD I imagine you'd be better leaving them on the pavement with an honesty box than selling online.

You could specify collection only and cash on collection.
 
i have tried members market but no luck, looks i might be stuck with them.

is selling on eBay that bad? I originally bought them from there.

does eBay not cover the seller in situation like this.

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AMDPower said:
does eBay not cover the seller in situation like this.
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I've sold a couple of laptops in my time on ebay. Providing you are honest in your description and have plenty of photos you should be okay. Just make sure you take good photos before you ship. It also might be worth auctioning rather than fixed price as you will likely generate more interest.
 
No problems here either. Just note down all the serial numbers as well and set all the buyer blocks up in eBay preferences.
 
i wouldnt, your bound to get ripped off, il take them off your hands for £3k each.. can you post them to my son who is studying hees exhams in nirgerea thankyou please
 
With all the horror stories, I would note down/photo all serial numbers.

Ideally take a video showing the serial numbers, then it fully working, and then you packing it in the box. Should make it harder to argue with if the buyer tried to then send you back his faulty laptop.
 
I sold a laptop on there last week. Take multiple pictures of everything, pictures to show them working and describe every little thing in the description. I also specified to be paid for within 24 hours or it will be relisted. Saves on the "i won your item but don't get paid until next week" people.

Got positive feedback for it today and £300 in my bank.

For the sake of 2x £1000 laptops though i'd be inclined to sell them, withdraw the money and if anything was to be put through a paypal claim by the buyers just write the paypal account off and never use it again. Make a new account, job done.
 
I've sold a couple on eBay before and always get a little disappointed at the final monetary gains due to fees and PayPal cuts.

My last one I sold on Gumtree, and met the buyer in person in a public place for a handover of cash. It did make me a little nervous, especially as it was £1300 in cash but I'm a pretty big chap and met them in a coffee shop in a train station.

TL;DR : eBay for security, Gumtree for extra cash, Members Market for the WIN
 
Have sold a few laptops on Ebay over the years. As others have said you rarely get the price you're expecting, and end up feeling bent over and buggered sideways by Paypal and Ebay fees. Cash on collection is another way to go.

Protip: Only sell to UK addresses with a registered Paypal account and Ebay feedback > 0. It's still not guaranteed you'll get a decent buyer but it helps even the odds a little.
 
I've sold dozens of laptops on ebay but they were all mainly in the sub £200 price bracket. Only had a couple of issue's with buyers and could take the hit if I got scammed but it's different altogether for something worth over a grand.

If I were selling a £1k laptop then I would sell with an instant payment required so you are not left waiting for the buyer to pay. If the buyer has a high rating you could also offer to deal outside of ebay to save on auction costs and Paypal would then still cover you both. That's why ebay make it difficult to send each other your email addresses in their messaging system.

Paypal should then tell you if the seller is confirmed or not and if it's okay to send. There's no accounting for someone who clearly wants to try and rip you off, say for example if they had an identical laptop which was faulty and then intended to buy yours and swap out the innerds or other parts and then make a claim.
 
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