what do you all think, i think scam

basically, sold some stuff on ebay, now the winning bidder lives in germany, so he e mailed me sayin please post to my mate in UK who will in turn pass on to me when he visits,

so i then get an email from UK guy askin for paypal address,
why does the german not just pay me

its only 10.50 for a map sensor,

what you all think, maybe im paranoid

 

I wouldn't Andy..................only £10.50 but it's the principle. You'll loose out.

 

do you reckon asking for a cheque would be a good idea?

 

That'll probably bounce in 3 weeks............or get stopped and the goods long gone. Cash up front in your bank account via Paypal or fuck off would be my view mate !

 

yes, thank you

 

i think you're paranoid
don't blame you for being paranoid, there's way too many scams around nowadays
however i know for a fact this one is genuine

 

cash or payment into your bank account

 

Only send to there e-bay address m8
people ask me to post stuff elsewhere but i just refuse, not worth the grief

 

Give him your bank acc number and sort code tell him to pay it in... once its in cant be returned

 

think i am trying to be scammed, help?


i bought a core for a turbo on ebay, and paid as soon as it ended on the 29th of april,....it still hasnt turned up,.......have i been scammed....?



carl

 

Not necessarily a scam. Could just be trying to save on postage. Check out his feed back ratings that will tell you if he is genuine.

 

I do that quit often with a good m8 of mine living in Rainham, Kent.
Nothing wrong with it but just ask him to pay into your bank account.
He will need the BIC and IBAN code for that.
You can get those codes of your bank.

 

Can't personaly see what your problem is to be honest

 

me neither sounds fine

 

AJC it's me and a mate of mine.

when he posted me the auction details, i was going to post on here first and ask if it was a user off here, but i did not recognise AJC. i didn't bother in the end, and was also going to ask in my email to you if you were a PF user but again didn't for some reason.

anyway, it's totally genuine. if you've been on here a while you may know that i lived out in germany for 4 years and came back last year, so it's not unreasonable that i might have mates there into cosworths.

anyway, please mail me on the address that i gave you, or pm on here with details of how to pay. i can do either cheque, bank transfer or payment into your bank account.

all of those methods are secure for you anyway. what do you think is the difference between giving the winner of the auction your paypal address, or giving it to anyone else who asks for it? can i somehow take money out of it?

sorry for the upset it's caused you.

 

apologies, i thought it sounded iffy you see, never been 'scammed' or ought via ebay so did not know how they went,

aplogies,

i now know who you are

 

MAP sensor arrived, thanks Andy.

Think I was the one who was scammed though It turned up in a secondhand jiffy bag with a 49p stamp on it, and you charged £5 postage

I realise it's all part of making money out of ebay items and stuff, but for a fellow PF member it's a bit harsh

 

recorded or special delivery, second hand jiffy bag

£5 for 49p postage is taking the piss a bit

 

£5 to post a map sensor????

 

don't get me wrong, I'm not expecting a refund or anything.

all i'm saying is that i would expect a little more for my money like insured recorded delivery

 

piss take. could have sent it to germany for half that