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[jimbobmccoy]

Hi

i am selling my first item on ebay, and i have a problem.

IU have one guy who is a genuine bidder, then two more bidders that i am fairly sure are false.

They have bid way over the odds, and i'm contemplating cancelling their bids, cos at the mo noone else is going to bid on my item.

What should i do?  Is this a common occurence, or are they genuine bids too.

I have put the link so people can have a look see for themselves.  Please note, This is NOT an attempt to sell the item on here, and i'm sorry admins if i've broken any rules, i just genuinely want the advice of more experienced ebayers.

The listing ends shortly, so speed is of the essence, but if noone can help thats fine too.

Once again sorry if i have broke any rules, or it looks like i'm pulling a fast one!!

TIA.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320318095407&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38.l1313%26_nkw%3D320318095407%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1

[JamesV6CDX]

Afraid if it's your own auction, it will be pulled

Why not email them to see if they are genuine?

[webby23]

Personally mate if that was me I would remove their bids, cos any genuine buyer now that sees that price aint gonna bid..............

[JamesV6CDX]

Edit - I see its a phone, and given the £700 it's on, it's clearly a joker / hijacked account. Cancel the bids

[JezInBrum]

The way i would judge it is by the number of items they have bought & sold. If this is their first but get a phone number off them. Also check all their feedback

[markey mark]

just go with it think you will end up relisting it though  

[Lazydocker]

Unfortunately I can't see the bidder ID but I'd advise checking their feedback ratings as a first

[andy_hocking]

block their bids if allowed. looks like kids messing around

[jimbobmccoy]

Thanksguys, this is what i thought.

I did message them to ask if it was a genuine bid, and if not, or if i didnt hear back from them shortly i'd cancel their bids so thats what i'll now do.

Really i just needed confirmation of what i thought, which you all have done.

Thanks for the speedy replies, and with reference to the first one, it is my own listing, hence the apologies in advance for any rule breaking.

once again thanks all.

[JamesV6CDX]

definately a con

I bet you get an email soon saying it was a hijacked account that placed the bids....

[kris9128]

i would personally cancell the bids mate. think somebody is having a laugh.
also beware of a scam thats doing the rounds at the moment. happened to a friend of mine recently. they buy and pay for the item via pay pal. as soon as the item arrives they open a dispute with ebay and reclaim the money with pay pals help. hey presto, thy've got a nice shiny phone for free. good luck with the auction tho.

[TheBoy]

Buying or selling phones will always cause grief.  Many won't bid as you are new seller, and many bids you'll get will be false.

Then you will receive the money via Paypal etc, send item off, and about 3months later, paypal will take money back, as buyer will put in a dispute.

[jimbobmccoy]

hmmm, i'm now starting to regret selling this on ebay.

Surely paypal must know of this scam?  How can they get away with that?

Surely if i had transferred the money to my bank from paypal they couldn't do anything or am i being too naive in the ways of ebay?

It all sounds more aggravation than its worth to me, may well be the first and last time i use it.

[TheBoy]

hmmm, i'm now starting to regret selling this on ebay.

Surely paypal must know of this scam?  How can they get away with that?

Surely if i had transferred the money to my bank from paypal they couldn't do anything or am i being too naive in the ways of ebay?

It all sounds more aggravation than its worth to me, may well be the first and last time i use it.

ebay/paypal not too bad, but you are selling a very risky item, high value, and so easy to scam.

Its not Paypal getting away with it, they act the same as any merchant - if the original buyer's creditcard company do a changeback, Paypal just obey.

It matters not if you have removed (or even closed) the money from Paypal - legally, you have to pay whats owed.

You are treated as a commercial business, and the law is on the side of the consumer.


Generally, in my experience, scammers target high value, small, easy to sell items, so never sell mobiles, laptops, jewellery etc via these methods.

[jimbobmccoy]

ah, hind sight is 20/20.

i wish now i'd had stuck to the original plan of taking it to the local market to the stall there that buys them, would have got less for it but would have had none of these worries.

I have cancelled the two ridiculous bids, and will see what happens with the other, but i'm tempted to just retaract the item now, I understand buyers need protection, but what is there to protect the seller?

I've always steered clear of ebay as i believed it full of con merchants, and it would appear i was right to do so.

I'm sure theres probably lots of genuine people out there using it, but for me, its not worth the risk, or hassle, my life is stressful enough as it is!!!!

Thanks to you all one more time for your help though, its greatly appreciated, (and obviously the improved oof server speed helped in the timely delivery of information )