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Discussion in 'Other Off Topic Forum' started by Skyler, Dec 25, 2004.

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  1. Skyler

    Skyler Formula 3

    May 31, 2004
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    #1 Skyler, Dec 25, 2004
    Hey ya'll, i know this is really amateur of me to ask but i am very new to the ebay and paypal concept. My 1st win of this item

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3948512901&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:CA:6

    When i tried to pay through paypal, it said that it could not be done, a few mins after the end of the auction, i recieved an email from the seller saying

    "Dear clyde_fernan, Merry Christmas! Thank you for purchasing the Racing Jacket. Please send us your preferred size & shipping method to us as soon as possible, so that we can ship you item promptly. We have changed our Paypal account. Please send your amount to [email protected] through 'send money' in Paypal. Regards, Jtmwear"

    ????????? is this safe to do? because i dont want to be left out in the cold, and that is a very nice jacket and a good price, but the seller has a 0 rating!!


    - please offer your thoughts and what i can do... i have no clue
     
  2. Schatten

    Schatten F1 World Champ
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    #2 Schatten, Dec 25, 2004
    hmmm. not sure. this is like most retailers that ebay their stuff. they are all manufactured and shipped from Hong Kong. In a way, I'd trust it, but I'm not the buyer. if you question them, ask them to respond via inquiring through ebay messaging systems.
     
  3. LetsJet

    LetsJet F1 Veteran
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    #3 LetsJet, Dec 25, 2004
    I'm not new to Ebay by any stretch........ I've been on since '98 and have close to 200 transactions, some high ticket items.

    I'd say, taking a quick look at your auction, it doesn't seem right. It looks like a scam to me. But for $30 I might be willing to risk it and expect to loose it. My suggestion is to only bid on items with sellers having around 100 feedbacks w/ over a 96% rating.

    Good luck
     
  4. ashsimmonds

    ashsimmonds F1 World Champ

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    #4 ashsimmonds, Dec 25, 2004
    totally could be legit... one problem i see is that it's just too easy to click on a name and send an email like that.

    i could right now click on your name to send you an email, tell you congrats on winning the item with a couple other specifics easily scraped from the ad, and ask you to pay into another account instead.
     

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