i am selling my old mobile phone on ebay and i had a message of someone offering me £20 more than id expect it to go for. i would like to take the offer but i dont want to be screwed out of money or my phone

do you think its safe?

what would you do?

what do you think i should do?

ta. M73A

i dont think its safe

tell him to do it over ebay

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Originally posted by Stigmata
i dont think its safe

tell him to do it over ebay

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hmm

i would have done it if the user had feedback but he joined today and has no feedback...also he is located in singapore..... sounds fraudulent

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewF...3&item=-1&frm=2624

Its actually not safe if you do 'off auction' type sales. Basically you're not covered if he doesnt pay etc plus singapore postage is very high.  Oh infact! when i sold mine i got message from people in Africa asking will they sell it for me, i think they were fraud type so i just didnt.

If he sends you the money first, then do it .

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Originally posted by traxor
If he sends you the money first, then do it .

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Originally posted by mwe99
Its actually not safe if you do 'off auction' type sales. Basically you're not covered if he doesnt pay etc plus singapore postage is very high.  Oh infact! when i sold mine i got message from people in Africa asking will they sell it for me, i think they were fraud type so i just didnt.

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Originally posted by may73alliance

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Originally posted by traxor
If he sends you the money first, then do it .

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yeaa might do...

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Originally posted by mwe99
Its actually not safe if you do 'off auction' type sales. Basically you're not covered if he doesnt pay etc plus singapore postage is very high.  Oh infact! when i sold mine i got message from people in Africa asking will they sell it for me, i think they were fraud type so i just didnt.

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he said hed have sopmeone from his fedex to pick it up

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well this is what is says on his 'profile' when i checked it this mornig
"No longer a registered user
Member since: 30-Jun-05
Location: Singapore"
plus ebay always says to finish the transaction throug them.
is just not safe...only if u get the money first then u can rip him off

anyone know what 'no longer a registered member' means i dont get how his profile would be there then...

Being a seller on ebay myself, if I am not mistaken, its somewhere in the help files about that you are not allowed to do private sales with an item that is listed. I'm certain you are only allowed to do that if no one bids on the item and you can offer it as a second chance offer

EDIT: heres the page from the uk site acout off site sales: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/rfe-spam-non-ebay-sale.html

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Originally posted by Vazza
Being a seller on ebay myself, if I am not mistaken, its somewhere in the help files about that you are not allowed to do private sales with an item that is listed. I'm certain you are only allowed to do that if no one bids on the item and you can offer it as a second chance offer

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Ebay states:

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Originally posted by Ebay Information

If this email is an offer to directly sell you an item without bidding on and winning the item on eBay, please report it to us immediately and do not respond. An offer to sell an item directly to another eBay member through email breaches eBay's policy. It's also extremely unsafe to purchase an item through this email system, regardless of the seller's claims or feedback, as you lose the benefit of eBay's Purchase Protection Programme and risk losing your money.

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Then that would be in voiolation of the the sellers rules and policies. See the link in my previous post

dammmnnn, spose just have to wait and see what happens really... £60

i think it mean that he hasnt check the email that they send you to make sure you have a valid email adress. like a validation
"nevermind "

Well if you wanna go for it, sell it, but just be extra careful that you do get the money

mwe99: he can't as it is a violation of the seller's policy

may73alliance: the best thing you can do is return the email saying you cannot do what he/she is asking as it is again the rules and policies set out by ebay for seller and tell them that they would have to bid on it on the site. If thy want it badly enough, they'll bid through ebay and then at least you would get feedback too.

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Originally posted by Vazza
mwe99: he can't as it is a violation of the seller's policy

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Originally posted by may73alliance

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Originally posted by traxor
If he sends you the money first, then do it .

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yeaa might do...

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Originally posted by mwe99
Its actually not safe if you do 'off auction' type sales. Basically you're not covered if he doesnt pay etc plus singapore postage is very high.  Oh infact! when i sold mine i got message from people in Africa asking will they sell it for me, i think they were fraud type so i just didnt.

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he said hed have sopmeone from his fedex to pick it up

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well i found this...

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/rfe-spam-non-ebay-sale.html

* Vazza bangs her head off the wall

why me?

That was the page I already posted in a previous post here.
In my opinion it would be much safer for you to wait and see if you sell it through ebay and if you don't then you can offer it through second chance. I would also not advise it since it does say thay they are no longer a registered member. Its only my opinion though.

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Originally posted by Vazza
* Vazza bangs her head off the wall


why me?

That was the page I already posted in a previous post here.
In my opinion it would be much safer for you to wait and see if you sell it through ebay and if you don't then you can offer it through second chance. Its only my opinion though

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i'd say he is a fake, especially since...

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Originally posted by eBay - The worlds online marketplace/The Best Website Ever

No longer a registered user
Member since: 30-Jun-05
Location: Singapore

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