Dodgy Ebay Seller? [Archive] - hibs.net Messageboard

Storar

19-07-2008, 05:14 PM

PiemanP

19-07-2008, 05:28 PM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150272176312

One of my mates is trying to get an ipod off ebay and showed me this link that seems too good to be true really.

Does anyone know anything about this so called technique and/or if it's safe to buy from this person.

Thanks

looks a bit dodgy to me :agree: also dont know how long he has had them up for sale....but he's only sold one so far. generally if it looks too good to be true, it normally is.

Jay

19-07-2008, 05:55 PM

check out the comments in his feedback. I would stay well away, I think he is dodgy.

danhibees1875

19-07-2008, 06:07 PM

I would be very sceptical.

If its that easy why doesnt he buy them himself and sell the actual item on ebay.

Brando7

19-07-2008, 06:25 PM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150272176312

One of my mates is trying to get an ipod off ebay and showed me this link that seems too good to be true really.

Does anyone know anything about this so called technique and/or if it's safe to buy from this person.

Thanks

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=sunrays2006&ftab=AllFeedback&myworld=true

If the offer so great why doesn't he purchase them himself then flog them for more on ebay?

IMO i'd stay well clear m8

Storar

19-07-2008, 06:34 PM

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=sunrays2006&ftab=AllFeedback&myworld=true

If the offer so great why doesn't he purchase them himself then flog them for more on ebay?

IMO i'd stay well clear m8

Yeah this was the main thing about it that seemed odd. Just wanted a second opinion.

Conrad Gray

19-07-2008, 09:04 PM

If you read the ad carefully, it is a document/ebook that he is selling. The majority of his recent feedback is from Ebayers with very little feedback - I find this very suspicious, this along with his own feedback means that I would avoid.

Chez

19-07-2008, 09:30 PM

check out the comments in his feedback. I would stay well away, I think he is dodgy.

:agree: Definitely

If you read the ad carefully, it is a document/ebook that he is selling. The majority of his recent feedback is from Ebayers with very little feedback - I find this very suspicious, this along with his own feedback means that I would avoid.

:agree: Trade Descriptions Act comes to mind here - he could be cleary reported and charged for falsely leading buyers :agree:

fordie2

20-07-2008, 10:33 AM

:agree: Definitely

:agree: Trade Descriptions Act comes to mind here - he could be cleary reported and charged for falsely leading buyers :agree:

No he couldn't, he clearly states in the first line of the description

BY OBTAINING THIS INFORMATION DOCUMENT YOU CAN RECEIVE THE TOP OF THE RANGE IPODS AT 90% OFF THEIR ORIGINAL RETAIL PRICE

People need to be more vigilant and read descriptions properly as technically he is doing nothing wrong

Brando7

20-07-2008, 10:53 AM

No he couldn't, he clearly states in the first line of the description

People need to be more vigilant and read descriptions properly as technically he is doing nothing wrong

I wouldnt be willing to pay £45 for a bit of information that works only on his say so :bitchy:

matty_f

20-07-2008, 11:02 AM

No he couldn't, he clearly states in the first line of the description

People need to be more vigilant and read descriptions properly as technically he is doing nothing wrong

:agree: He makes it perfectly clear what he is selling IMHO.

I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole, mind.

Storar

20-07-2008, 11:09 AM

:agree: He makes it perfectly clear what he is selling IMHO.

I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole, mind.

I'm not sure that's allowed though.

I remember when McDonalds were doing that monopoly thing and you had to get the vouchers off the outside of the chip boxes etc. People were selling the 'rare ones' on ebay for hundereds of pounds but at the bottom they had a disclaimer saying that they were just photographs of the vouchers and not the actual things and I'm sure the police got involved and everything?

matty_f

20-07-2008, 11:16 AM

I'm not sure that's allowed though.

I remember when McDonalds were doing that monopoly thing and you had to get the vouchers off the outside of the chip boxes etc. People were selling the 'rare ones' on ebay for hundereds of pounds but at the bottom they had a disclaimer saying that they were just photographs of the vouchers and not the actual things and I'm sure the police got involved and everything?

I think the difference here is that he puts it in large, bold letters in his description. I don't think he's breaking any laws there. I do think the item heading is misleading though.

Scouse Hibee

20-07-2008, 11:25 AM

Someone please buy it and let the rest of us know if it's any good. :greengrin

Danderhall Hibs

20-07-2008, 01:42 PM

I have a rule I go by - never trust anyone that doesn't know the difference between "loose" and "lose". :agree:

Wilson

20-07-2008, 02:18 PM

I have a rule I go by - never trust anyone that doesn't know the difference between "loose" and "lose". :agree:

Yep - you loose every time if you do. :wink:

danhibees1875

20-07-2008, 02:21 PM

I have a rule I go by - never trust anyone that doesn't know the difference between "loose" and "lose". :agree:

You should losen up a bit and loose that attitude. :agree:

*gets coat*

muz1875

20-07-2008, 02:45 PM

If the offer so great why doesn't he purchase them himself then flog them for more on ebay?

He says he has another ebay account where he does exactly that. Whether that's true or not is a different story.

Chez

20-07-2008, 02:56 PM

I think the difference here is that he puts it in large, bold letters in his description. I don't think he's breaking any laws there. I do think the item heading is misleading though.

Lets say I run a cafe and on my menu I have Buttered Toast/Bread - then underneath the heading I put in small writing: Toast/bread, lightly spreaded with margarine, the consumer doesn't read the small bit and just assumes they're getting toast and butter until they taste it and it is indeed margarine. Do you honestly think that the customer has no right to charge me :dunno: of course they do - I am in fact using margarine - not butter - as I originally state on my menu.

matty_f

20-07-2008, 02:59 PM

Lets say I run a cafe and on my menu I have Buttered Toast/Bread - then underneath the heading I put in small writing: Toast/bread, lightly spreaded with margarine, the consumer doesn't read the small bit and just assumes they're getting toast and butter until they taste it and it is indeed margarine. Do you honestly think that the customer has no right to charge me :dunno: of course they do - I am in fact using margarine - not butter - as I originally state on my menu.

His isn't small print, for a start, and actually if you provide the item as described in the menu then the customer has no legitimate come back on it, IMHO.

How often do you see special offers with attention grabbing headlines only to read the actual small print and find out they are not what they first seem?

Chez

20-07-2008, 03:02 PM

His isn't small print, for a start, and actually if you provide the item as described in the menu then the customer has no legitimate come back on it, IMHO.

How often do you see special offers with attention grabbing headlines only to read the actual small print and find out they are not what they first seem?

All the time and can you honestly say that is for certain the item you will receive after you have paid for it :dunno:

matty_f

20-07-2008, 03:09 PM

All the time and can you honestly say that is for certain the item you will receive after you have paid for it :dunno:

No, but that's not my point - my point is that so long as there is a description of the item (or in the competition case, details of conditions) and they are accurate, then the seller or promoter is doing all they need to do.

I see banks advertising 8% interest rates on the tv - if I strolled up to open that account when I got there they'd point out that it's only for balances up to a certain amount and that I'd need x amount of turnover in the account as well to qualify.

That's all fair and well so long as they tell you. If you don't read it or understand it (and to be fair to the boy selling this item, he couldn't make it much clearer IMHO) then that's not the seller's fault.

You could even look at airlines as an example - penny flights? How many folk have ever flown for a penny?

GreenandGlaikit

20-07-2008, 06:31 PM

Newspaper Ad: "Portrait of the King and Coat-hanger for sale - send 1/6 d"

Received: a 2d Stamp and a nail. :greengrin

SlickShoes

21-07-2008, 09:41 AM

Lets say I run a cafe and on my menu I have Buttered Toast/Bread - then underneath the heading I put in small writing: Toast/bread, lightly spreaded with margarine, the consumer doesn't read the small bit and just assumes they're getting toast and butter until they taste it and it is indeed margarine. Do you honestly think that the customer has no right to charge me :dunno: of course they do - I am in fact using margarine - not butter - as I originally state on my menu.

This guy says in the description he is selling a document though, not toast..............

:wink:

Chez

21-07-2008, 10:03 AM

This guy says in the description he is selling a document though, not toast..............

:wink:

:greengrin

MSK

21-07-2008, 10:06 AM

No, but that's not my point - my point is that so long as there is a description of the item (or in the competition case, details of conditions) and they are accurate, then the seller or promoter is doing all they need to do.

I see banks advertising 8% interest rates on the tv - if I strolled up to open that account when I got there they'd point out that it's only for balances up to a certain amount and that I'd need x amount of turnover in the account as well to qualify.

That's all fair and well so long as they tell you. If you don't read it or understand it (and to be fair to the boy selling this item, he couldn't make it much clearer IMHO) then that's not the seller's fault.

You could even look at airlines as an example - penny flights? How many folk have ever flown for a penny?Me & the wife flew to Dublin & back for 1p each a couple o years back ...1p..no airport tax or insurance..:agree:

SlickShoes

21-07-2008, 11:15 AM

matty_f

21-07-2008, 10:06 PM

Me & the wife flew to Dublin & back for 1p each a couple o years back ...1p..no airport tax or insurance..:agree:

I booked 4 flights to Shannon last year for 1p each so a total of 4p, ended up i couldnt get time off so we never went but i still forked out the 4p for flights!

You can't do that now though, can you?:confused:

My experience has always been flights dead cheap, time they're on the credit card they're nowhere near as cheap!

MSK

21-07-2008, 10:25 PM

You can't do that now though, can you?:confused:

Ye never asked that though ..:greengrin

BroxburnHibee

21-07-2008, 10:53 PM

No, but that's not my point - my point is that so long as there is a description of the item (or in the competition case, details of conditions) and they are accurate, then the seller or promoter is doing all they need to do.

I see banks advertising 8% interest rates on the tv - if I strolled up to open that account when I got there they'd point out that it's only for balances up to a certain amount and that I'd need x amount of turnover in the account as well to qualify.

That's all fair and well so long as they tell you. If you don't read it or understand it (and to be fair to the boy selling this item, he couldn't make it much clearer IMHO) then that's not the seller's fault.

You could even look at airlines as an example - penny flights? How many folk have ever flown for a penny?

:agree:

Got flights to Dublin for 7 of my family for a golfing trip with Ryanair didn't even charge us extra for the clubs

Total cost 7p

Dunno if they still do it that was a couple of years ago

matty_f

22-07-2008, 12:01 AM

Brando7

25-07-2008, 05:04 PM

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:agree:

Got flights to Dublin for 7 of my family for a golfing trip with Ryanair didn't even charge us extra for the clubs

Total cost 7p

Dunno if they still do it that was a couple of years ago

Went to Dublin last year for 1p each for me n the girl for 2 days, paid £10 2 take a case but hey was well worth it

Doubt any deals like that these days tho