glassgrl
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posted on July 27, 2010 03:58:18 AM
OK so I was watching an auction that I had a bid on - 12 minutes to go - all the sudden, the bid goes from $787 to $1715. I look at the bid history and the new bidder is 0 feedback. Hmmm. I click on the name and I see they have placed bids on 4 cell phones, 4 laptops, 10 diamonds, 2 TVs in the last hour. OMG.
Now I had contacted the seller earlier in the week and asked what her reserve was so I already had her email address so sent her an email and told her to take a look and sent her the link.
Auction over and she emailed me back and said that the bidder has a Texas address but wants her to send it Africa Express Mail and will send her an extra $100 to ship it.
I told her to not communicate with this person anymore and do not sell it to them but she's freaked out thinking eBay will kick her off (she's sort of new at this) if she does not complete the sale. I think this person will be NARU in a week if she sits tight or she can file to cancel the transaction saying she "lost" one.
I sent her the links on how to go into eBay and change where she does not ship to but it's too late for this auction. After I told her not to ship to Africa she told them she would ship to Texas but I still don't think she should even do that. This just has Nigerian Scam written all over it to me. Or some Scam. I know she wants the money but the second high bidder was only $100 under that bid and she might be happy with that amount. I told her she could relist with a BIN and immediate payment required with a PP confirmed address.
Should she just wait? Cancel the transaction saying she lost one?
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hwahwa
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posted on July 27, 2010 04:38:49 AM
why cant she notify Ebay and ask them to take a look first?
Ebay can also look into this bidder Paypal account.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
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glassgrl
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posted on July 27, 2010 07:15:41 AM
Gosh I would hate to have eBay tell her she has to ship this to this scammer. Sometimes they don't look at the facts first - she could get a clueless person that just answers the phone and says "oh you have to sell it".
I thought I'd ask here on her behalf.
Come on. Nobody opens an account and bids on that much stuff in one hour and wants to send it to Africa of all places. They'll send an extra $100 for her trouble of course.
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glassgrl
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posted on July 27, 2010 07:18:37 AM
Never mind - high bidder is NARU.
I thought so.
Cell Phones & PDAs > Cell Phones & Smartphones 1 Seller 1 <1h
Cell Phones & PDAs > Cell Phones & Smartphones 1 Seller 2 <1h
Cell Phones & PDAs > Cell Phones & Smartphones 1 Seller 3 <1h
Cell Phones & PDAs > Cell Phones & Smartphones 1 Seller 4 <1h
Computers & Networking > PC Laptops & Netbooks 1 Seller 5 <1h
Computers & Networking > PC Laptops & Netbooks 1 Seller 6 <1h
Computers & Networking > PC Laptops & Netbooks 1 Seller 7 <1h
Computers & Networking > PC Laptops & Netbooks 1 Seller 8 <1h
Jewelry & Watches > Engagement Rings 1 Seller 9 <1h
Jewelry & Watches > Engagement Rings 1 Seller 10 <1h
Jewelry & Watches > Engagement/Wedding Ring Sets 1 Seller 11 <1h
Jewelry & Watches > Fine Earrings 1 Seller 12 <1h
Jewelry & Watches > Engagement Rings 1 Seller 13 <1h
Jewelry & Watches > Engagement/Wedding Ring Sets 1 Seller 14 <1h
Jewelry & Watches > Engagement Rings 1 Seller 15 <1h
Jewelry & Watches > Engagement/Wedding Ring Sets 1 Seller 16 <1h
Jewelry & Watches > Engagement/Wedding Ring Sets 1 Seller 17 <1h
Jewelry & Watches > Engagement Rings 1 Seller 18 <1h
Electronics > Televisions 1 Seller 19 <1h
Electronics > Televisions 1 Seller 20 <1h
[ edited by glassgrl on Jul 27, 2010 07:32 AM ]
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otteropp
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posted on July 27, 2010 07:52:06 AM
Good for you in spotting it and contacting the Seller.
In this case it looks as though eBay acted swiftly.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on July 27, 2010 01:41:05 PM
Just curious: How was the "winning bidder" going to pay for this?
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glassgrl
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posted on July 27, 2010 04:47:41 PM
PayPal.
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shagmidmod
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posted on July 27, 2010 09:24:35 PM
"paypal"... exactly!
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shagmidmod
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posted on July 27, 2010 09:57:25 PM
the thing that is most disturbing is that eBay let this person even register. they have ruined this womans listing.
If I was the 2nd highest bidder I would decline purchase. The item may have been worth $1715, but how low was the 3rd highest bidder? Perhaps the 2nd highest bidder would have won the item for $787, or $1000.
As far as I am concerned, the auction should be null and void. I really sympathize for this seller. It is frustrating to have this happen.
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hwahwa
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posted on July 28, 2010 12:05:51 AM
If this Nigerian uses a stolen credit card,sellers are not protected under Paypal seller protection policy,so they would be out of their merchandise plus shipping.
But if he uses his own credit card and decides not to pay his credit card issuer,thats a different story.
We all know how 'loose' bankers are,they will even give your dog a credit card.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
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glassgrl
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posted on July 28, 2010 08:36:45 AM
I know - I thought it was sad. The seller only had 26 feedback so I knew she was clueless.
I told her I thought she ought to relist it with a BIN and immediate payment required if the second bidder did not want it at the price she bid. And to make sure she had PayPal confirmed addresses required. And because I wasn't sure if she communicated outside of eBay I asked her to change her eBay and PayPal passwords and she said she did.
I kept explaining how this was going to work out for her if she accepted this payment - she was going to be out the item and her money - no matter how good it looked. She was just so excited it sold for so much. I wasn't trying to get her to sell it to me, I just wanted her to get an honest sale out of it - not to a Nigerian scammer. The second bidder would have outbid me anyway. I told her what my high bid was. I told her it must be a stolen credit card or they would file a chargeback and send something back that would NOT be her item and PayPal would close the case. She should just not ship outside of the USA.
What got me was the buyer had a Texas address so I was afraid that eBay would say she had to send it to them. That would have been a disaster when all the signs were that it was a Scam.
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glassgrl
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posted on July 29, 2010 05:12:01 PM
The seller had a satisfactory outcome after all. She sold them to the second bidder for her ending high bid of $1687. That was a fairly good price and the buyer already received them and left glowing feedback. True, she might have gotten them a little less but I guess she's happy so all well that ends well.
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otteropp
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posted on July 29, 2010 10:37:47 PM
Good for you for helping the Seller. Well done, you were looking out for her and it was a nice thing to do.
As you said she was fairly new and trying to negotiate this minefield we call our 'Venue'.
She could become your 'new best friend'.
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