Why wouldn't I buy from this chap?

[Wander]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Haibike-xDuro-NDURO-RX-26-E-Bike-Electric-Power-New-Trail-Mountain-Bike-/121412662359?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item1c44c23457

I mean he promises:-
"Item will be delivered within 21-23 days after payment around 14-Sept Paypal only no collection as direct form the distributor with warranty"

& he's got 1 feedback within the last 6 months for a 6p sale.

& he's in Latvia but states that the bike is in Brighton.

What's not to trust?

 

[flecc]

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Go for it, I dare you!
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[Wander]

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Go for it, I dare you!
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Might do. I mean I do like my Haibike & an upgrade would be nice.

Wondering if I should PM Martin & ask:-
a) Will you fit a dongle to it?
b) Will you 100% warranty it & deal with any & all problems I might have in the next 100 years or so even though I didn't buy it from you?
c) If it doesn't come or turns out to be stolen will you agree to replace it for me free of charge even though the original transaction is nothing to do with you?
d) When you collect my bike under b) or send me the replacement bike under c) will you ensure that whatever courier you use hangs about all day & waits for me to get home? (I'm sure Hatti would offer this service now!).

Subject to Martin confirming a) to d) I might just go for it!

 

[KirstinS]

I live in Brighton and will happily check it out for you if you want as your brother/mate/ agent / etc

Be interesting to see what the seller says to that !

 

[electric.mike]

I keep saying this in these situations,just send your money to me then you wont be waiting for a bike that doesn't come and i will have a lot of money

 

[Deleted member 4366]

If you pay by Paypal. you're 100% protected. The worst that could happen is that the bike you get doesn't match the description, in which case you'd lose £35 to send it back to Brighton. Whatever promises you get, you have to make a Paypal claim on day 39 if the bike hasn't already arrived.

 

[Wander]

If you pay by Paypal. you're 100% protected.

Is that right though d8veh?

eBay has you covered

You're covered by the eBay Money Back Guarantee for just about every purchase on eBay.co.uk when you pay with PayPal.
As with every programme like this, there are some rules:

• eBay Money Back Guarantee protects you in case you do not receive your item or if the item is not as described in the listing. If this happens, you need to tell your seller within 30 days of your actual or latest estimated delivery date.
• The programme is designed to protect purchases that are usually sent by post – over 99% of listings on eBay are. It doesn’t include vehicles, real estate, businesses for sale, digitally-delivered goods or services.

Isn't a cycle a vehicle?

 

[grldtnr]

Might do. I mean I do like my Haibike & an upgrade would be nice.

Wondering if I should PM Martin & ask:-
a) Will you fit a dongle to it?
b) Will you 100% warranty it & deal with any & all problems I might have in the next 100 years or so even though I didn't buy it from you?
c) If it doesn't come or turns out to be stolen will you agree to replace it for me free of charge even though the original transaction is nothing to do with you?
d) When you collect my bike under b) or send me the replacement bike under c) will you ensure that whatever courier you use hangs about all day & waits for me to get home? (I'm sure Hatti would offer this service now!).

Subject to Martin confirming a) to d) I might just go for it!

I dunno, nobody does things on trust these days!

 

[electric.mike]

Always possible this guy has had his account hacked,as an infrequent user he probably wouldn't notice until its too late.

 

[trex]

this looks like a scam.
if the item is from bankrupt stock, why can't it be collected or shipped at the close of the auction? why wait 21-23 days after you have paid? why does it have to be shipped from the distributor? if the owner has already gone under, then which distributor is going to ship it out?
it seems that the scheme is just to string you out long enough for paypal protection to run out before you could work out the quiproquo.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Is that right though d8veh?


Isn't a cycle a vehicle?

No. It's Sporting Goods.

 

[KirstinS]

I emailed the seller asking to view it - curiosity more than anything else

The complete lack of response. Is telling IMHO

 

[JohnCade]

Someone should report it. There's a spate of eBay scam listings lately. One of the favourite's is expensive hi fi at cheap prices and being sold from Shetland or the far north of Scotland where it's hard to go and pick it up. When people have messaged them saying that they are there on holiday and can they come and look they somehow never hear back...

 

[Wander]

Well under an hour to go & somebody has bid £3,000!

I predict that it will end in tears.


Edit: £3,000 bid has just mysteriously disappeared, curiouser & curiouser.

1***i

( 198

)Cancelled: £3,000.00Bid:19-Aug-14 22:32:21 BST
Cancelled: 20-Aug-14 10:24:12 BST

 

[electric.mike]

Retracted

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=121412662359&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565

 

[Wander]

Retracted

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=121412662359&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565

Nope, wasn't retracted, was cancelled, big difference.

 

[TinKitten]

I currently have my Street Triple up for sale on an EBay Classified advert. Within 24 hours I had three scam emails, all promising to pay by PayPal and send a courier (of their arrangement) to collect the bike. Of course the PayPal account will be a legitimate one that is hijacked and when the owner notices the money gone then PayPal will take it back as I wouldn't have proof of delivery. Then I'd have no money and no bike.

Rather amusingly the scam email had some parts copied and pasted across the different versions (oil rig worker, lady with hectic schedule etc), which I thought lacked imagination. It's sad some people are so quick to steal from others. I guess those abroad less fortunate than us think we are rich enough to fleece and it doesn''t matter.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Why don't you scam them back by accepting their payment and then not being in when the courier comes? Leave a message that says you've been rushed to hospital with gall stones, so will sort out collection in a couple of weeks. They'll lose the cost of the courier - maybe.

 

[mountainsport]

Why don't you scam them back by accepting their payment and then not being in when the courier comes? Leave a message that says you've been rushed to hospital with gall stones, so will sort out collection in a couple of weeks. They'll lose the cost of the courier - maybe.

Then that would lead to a rocky start.

MS.

 

[shanew4848]

Hi everyone, I have bidded on the following item on ebay, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bodymax-IT9327-4-Stack-Jungle-Machine-Multigym-Weight-Machine-/291239225826 but fear it may be a scam as described above, also my bid was matched to the penny with 5 seconds left, literally jumped from me winning auction with bid of £218 with 3-5 seconds remaining, to someone equaling my bid, lost faith in ebay now, I should not go through with transaction, what happened with the bike?