HEADS UP Powerfile

[Shedendman]

Yer i know its silverline,yer i know it may not last,but for this silly price its worth it as a back up
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122411904602?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[Shedendman]

DRAT guess i was too damn left click happy,oh well

 

[brightspark]

make him an offer it may save u a quid sending him the cash for nothing

 

[Shedendman]

As i said,i was to damn trigger happy,its been a long day,
Oh well,tomorrows job has just gone up a tenner

 

[Shedendman]

Might not be a scam at all.

Seller could be a dropship agent - he's based somewhere in the UK but the item is shipped from 'elsewhere'.

I've bought a couple of things that have the location of Portsmouth (where the agent's office is), but get shipped direct from China.

Ymmv, PayPal protection, etc.

yep,ya never know

 

[e5c0rt.mk1]

There seems to be more and more scams with tools on ebay. There was a powermax 45, that was sold the other day for £850. It was readvertised today, by a seller with no feedback, for £450.

Just seen a brand new M18 milwaukee drill for £20, again the seller had no feedback.

 

[Bill Edwards]

Might indeed come.
And as pdg points out, PayPal will sort it out if it doesn't.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Zero feedback, no 'Other Items' - it'll be a scam.

 

[Shedendman]

if it comes,then i'll be happy
If it dont,you all have permission to kick one's backside for not reading the damn listing properly
Oh it was done by PP

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I took a punt on a battery drill, same scenario and have opened a case with eBay [also paid with P/Pal].

 

[gordon stephenson]

0 feedback.

 

[pedrobedro]

Report it and get your case opened it's not looking good.

 

[ibrooks]

My dad's just waiting for a couple of new Ryobi One+ batteries that he paid something like £6.99 for on ebay. He wasn't really expecting them to appear but figured he could risk a few pounds with Paypal for a month and make a claim if they never appear. But surprisingly he got an email saying they had been despatched and tracking info. Still not counting chickens but it is looking like they might actually arrive.

There is an increasing amount of stuff that says it's in the UK and obviously isn't and I wish ebay would crack down on it but it's not necessarily a scam as such and Paypals protection for you as a buyer is pretty good so long as you haven't sent the money as a gift.

 

[MCKDAVID]

dropship agent... I din't even know there was a name for it

this pee'd me off no end, I needed brushes for my Makita drill, so scoured the bay of thieves, they're only 4 quid so price wasn't an issue, plenty of ads -pretty much all coming from china, free postage, ideal if you want to wait for 3 weeks for the slow boat. Found a mob in Finland, 1.50 postage. that'll do me, just up the road, here in a few days, need to crack on with a job.. pay the post get them quicker...

all fine, except a week goes past, nothing, checked on the order, delivery date estimated as 3 weeks later... so came from china anyway... b****r I never noticed...

that'll teach me...read the label..

 

[123hotchef]

just clicked buy it now too for a tenner if it don't turn up ill get my tenner back

 

[slim_boy_fat]

dropship agent... I din't even know there was a name for it

this pee'd me off no end, I needed brushes for my Makita drill, so scoured the bay of thieves, they're only 4 quid so price wasn't an issue, plenty of ads -pretty much all coming from china, free postage, ideal if you want to wait for 3 weeks for the slow boat. Found a mob in Finland, 1.50 postage. that'll do me, just up the road, here in a few days, need to crack on with a job.. pay the post get them quicker...

all fine, except a week goes past, nothing, checked on the order, delivery date estimated as 3 weeks later... so came from china anyway... b****r I never noticed...

that'll teach me...read the label..

Just to give the other side of the coin, I ordered something from China on a Fri evening, and it was behind my door with the post on the following Tuesday. It was a small item though, but still..........

 

[cumbriasteve]

Just be careful you don't sign for a box with a brick in it, you would probably still get your money back but would be a much greater battle.

The only thing that looks wrong is the limited quantity, a scammer usually goes for the big hit and would claim to have 100's, unless ebay still has a restriction on new sellers limits.

 

[cumbriasteve]

dropship agent... I din't even know there was a name for it

I have the best ever dropship agent example.

I went to Travis Perkins wanting 12 sheets of plasterboard, they could not deliver for a week due to a backlog of orders.

Actually found them on ebay for £2 a sheet cheaper and free next day delivery so bought them.

Next day at 10am Travis Perkins...yes my local one, arrived with the sheets.

Apparently the seller has such a big account with TP he gets a much lower price and priority delivery status, just sits on his pc all day taking orders and transferring to TP, now that is sheer genius and hats off to him or her.

 

[gordon stephenson]

I got scammed for £700-00 in payment for a "new Kemppi 200 mig " only thing that arrived after much delay was 2 pieces of card in an envelope. Just done so that the scammer could give a tracking number, Went through Ebay system and got a full refund,

 

[winchman]

Any one purchased one yet?
Mines from Aldi its an excellent handy tool.