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stewart38
30th-July-2004, 12:32 PM
Would it be fairly easy to sell a 7ft Marine fish tank on their ? Im moving house

Ive never used it before and the 'buyer' would have to collect

Are there any pitfalls to look out for ?

DangerousCurves
1st-August-2004, 01:44 PM
There is certainly a section where you could advertise it....in the past they have sold one of the bore-machines that dug the channel tunnel, and I even saw an old man try to sell himself as a "Ladies Companion" for Christmas day (he got no bids!!!) - so don't see why your fish tank should be a problem.

If it needs to be collected, you will have to state that clearly in the body of the ad - most people expect to be sent their goods through the mail.

The main thing as a seller is to get your money before you part with your goods - so if they want to pay by cheque, get it to clear before you arrange collection. You can stipulate the payment means you will and won't accept - so you could insist on cash only on collection.

The only other risk is that someone bids and then never contacts you to pay up or collect. If someone bids, you can see how many transactions they've undertaken on ebay by the number in brackets after their name. You can also see their feedback on those transactions (bit like the "rep" system on here, but all comments can be viewed by anyone - and its not anonomous :devil: - which has the advantage that you can even contact previous trading partners if you have an anxiety.)

I have noticed some auctions where the seller says that people with overall negative feedback, or those who'vbe never completed an auction will not be allowed to bid unless they contact the seller first to assure them of their bona fides. I don't know how they set this arrangement up with ebay - but you could always look into that as a further safeguard.

Hope this helps!

Emma
1st-August-2004, 02:10 PM
Are there any pitfalls to look out for ?It's addictive! :wink:

Gareth
2nd-August-2004, 02:50 PM
Today I received a letter pretending to be from EBAY. The hoax letter asked for my password. This should never be forwarded to anyone!

If you get this type of email you should forward it to Ebay. They sent me this response:

Thank you for contacting eBay's Trust and Safety Department about email
solicitations that are falsely made to appear to have come from eBay.
These emails, commonly referred to as "spoof" messages, are sent in an
attempt to collect sensitive personal information from recipients who
reply to the message or click on a link to a Web page requesting this
information.

The email you reported did not originate from, nor is it endorsed by,
eBay. We are very concerned about this problem and are working
diligently to address the situation. We are currently investigating the
source of this email to take further action. You may rest assured that
your account standing has not changed and that your listings have not
been affected.

We advise you to be very cautious of email messages that ask you to
submit information such as your credit card number or your password.
eBay will never ask you for sensitive personal information such as
passwords, bank account or credit card numbers and Personal
Identification Numbers (PINs), in an email itself. If you ever need to
provide information to eBay please open a new Web browser, type
www.ebay.co.uk, and click on the "site map" link located at the top the
page to access the eBay page you need.

If you entered personal information such as your password or credit card
numbers into a Website based on a request from a spoofed email, you need
to take immediate action to protect your identity.

For information on spoof emails and what action you need to take if you
have entered in your personal information, we strongly encourage you to
read our spoof tutorial:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/education/spooftutorial/

If you have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay,
please forward it immediately to spoof@ebay.co.uk and do not respond to
it or click on any of the links in the email message. Please do not
change the subject line or forward the email as an attachment.

Keep in mind the spoof@ebay.co.uk email address is reserved for handling
reports of attempts to impersonate eBay. In order to investigate these
reports in a timely manner, we can only accept forwarded messages at
this address.

Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received.
Your vigilance helps us ensure that eBay remains a safe and vibrant
online marketplace.

Please note that this email has been sent to you as part of an automated
process. Please do not reply to this email as you will not receive a
response.

As always, our goal is to help you with your questions as quickly and
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Regards

Gareth

Dreadful Scathe
2nd-August-2004, 02:57 PM
nice pun Gareth - mentioning a phishing scam when Stewart38 mentioned selling a fish tank on ebay :)

Ignore unsolicited emails, its safer that way :).