Hang on a minute..................

1. Karl can't view the item before, as the guy has expressed no face to face contact.

2. Yes, on Ebay, you bid to pay, not to view.

3. However, NOTHING overrules your statutory rights.

It might be unfortunate, but certainly not legally wrong. Karl cannot be found guilty of owing any money, as he has offered a solution to the situation that should satisfy both parties, and not inconvenience anybody.

The only way I can see this not being the case is if the seller clearly specified that he would only accept postal order payment and specified that he wanted no contact.

A few years back, I got ripped off the same way.

Guy nice on the phone. Couldn't pick the items up for some reason......... Postal orders sent................. Phone number no longer exists. Typical scam.