basically i am looking to buy some wheels that were on ebay but went unsold , i have agreed a price and the bloke is asking me to pay directly into his bank due to pay-pal problems

does this sound dodgy ?
can he obtain my bank details if i send him a payment through my on-line banking ?

 

perfectly safe

 

if your still worried, just pay cash over the counter into his account

 

that was my plan but i cant be bothered to drive down !

only problem i have now is if he doesn't send them

 

depends on how reputable he is on here

 

if you have an email from him stating his name and address and a home phone number along with goods description, as you also have his bank account details you have all the information required to proceed to the small claims court, specially if he is not able to provide a shipping number.

My preferred way of doing transactions

 

not this old chesnut again again, what about if you pay him by cheque? it has your account and sort code on it. so what, what's he going to do with them that you can't do with the same information that you have from him?

 

Ive sent payment now , thanks for the advice people

just hope he sends them now