Ah ffs.me too?

[wheresmejumper]

Reading Jim D's and skotls thread today and yesterday.now its me
i have an ad on ebay,message from an ebay member from Belgium.says he presumes i cant post item to belgium but he his mam is in the uk,postcode SN104PP,can i send it to her?
i checked and the user is genuinely registered in Belgium with 70 feedback.no immediate cause for suspicion as ive sent foreigner ebayers,in **** poor translation mind,similar questions before.
whats nudging me is the language used ....'i would really like to buy this welder,its the one i have been looking for'.
Alarm bells.it sounds like a 7 year olds santa letter.
ive replied vaguely compliant but im suspicious

 

[skotl]

Is the ad marked for collection only? If so, stick to that.

All seems very odd that a bloke in Belgium can't find what he's looking for on the European mainland. Put it this way, as you live in Ireland would it occur to you to check ebay Belgium for a welder?

 

[chunkolini]

Hello please my second cousin was killed in a submarine crash in Warwickshire and she have left $5000000 in a trust fund. Can you please see fit to helps me in making this monies safe. I can helps you with a small gratuity of $50000.
I can be Belgium if you like.

 

[wheresmejumper]

Is the ad marked for collection only? If so, stick to that.

All seems very odd that a bloke in belgium can't find what he's looking for on the European mainland. Put it this way, as you live in Ireland would it occur to you to check ebay Belgium for a welder?

Yes,all over the world!i got the welder from germany.they are rareish on 2nd hand market but not hens teeth
in the advert i said id post to Ireland and UK

 

[wheresmejumper]

Hello please my second cousin was killed in a submarine crash in Warwickshire and she have left $5000000 in a trust fund. Can you please see fit to helps me in making this monies safe. I can helps you with a small gratuity of $50000.
I can be Belgium if you like.

Im not retarded chunko.thanks for your input though

 

[chunkolini]

A while back I heard a programme on the radio where they interviewed people who were scammed in that style.
Hilarious hearing stupid greedy people going public and explaining their outrage at being ripped off. Unbelievable that people can be so stupid let alone go public about it.
I have had a couple of these phone scams lately that have had me on the line for more than a few seconds.

 

[wheresmejumper]

Its the only one for sale on ebay in.....
ireland
uk
germany
austria
belgium!!
france
netherlands
italy
spain
it would be insured signed for delivery.but not foolproof by any means.you try to cover all bases but ebay is a buyers bias so its always a risk

 

[skotl]

Its the only one for sale on ebay in.....
ireland
uk
germany
austria
belgium!!
france
netherlands
italy
spain
it would be insured signed for delivery.but not foolproof by any means.you try to cover all bases but ebay is a buyers bias so its always a risk

Well, the good news is that he can fly direct from Brussels to Cork on Friday, for £80 return, with Aer Lingus and give you old fashioned cash;

https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#s...15;r=2015-05-18;sel=BRUORK0EI847,ORKBRU0EI846

So now he doesn't need to involve his poor old mum...

 

[penfold]

Well, the good news is that he can fly direct from Brussels to Cork on Friday, for £80 return, with Aer Lingus and give you old fashioned cash;

https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#s...15;r=2015-05-18;sel=BRUORK0EI847,ORKBRU0EI846

So now he doesn't need to involve his poor old mum...

WMJ could do it and have a day out in Belgium. On second thoughts, maybe not.

 

[Pete.]

WMJ could do it and have a day out in Belgium. On second thoughts, maybe not.

Great idea, then he could bring me back some of their lovely bottled beer like someone did last year. I never thought 11% could actually taste good.

 

[daleyd]

Great idea, then he could bring me back some of their lovely bottled beer like someone did last year. I never thought 11% could actually taste good.

Lost the use of my legs a few years ago through drinking that stuff in a cafe in Belgium. Ordered a few bottles and didn't take any notice of the strength, thought it tasted just like a normal lager, not at all strong, then stood up to go for a pee and stumbled through a load of tables!!


Looked at the strength when I staggered back and it was something ridiculous, can't remember exactly but over 10%.

 

[Benthosboy]

Hello please my second cousin was killed in a submarine crash in Warwickshire and she have left $5000000 in a trust fund. Can you please see fit to helps me in making this monies safe. I can helps you with a small gratuity of $50000.
I can be Belgium if you like.

Oh dear, PMSL and breakfast cereal spat out all over the dashboard .

 

[wheresmejumper]

Well, the good news is that he can fly direct from Brussels to Cork onaay, for £80 return, with Aer Lingus and give you old fashioned cash;

https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#s...15;r=2015-05-18;sel=BRUORK0EI847,ORKBRU0EI846

So now he doesn't need to involve his poor old mum...

Its big and awkward,over 40kgs.never get on a plane.
he has clicked the buyitnow button and is organising payment after belgian bank holiday tomorrow,so monday he says.
it gives me time to check with ebay and paypal whether anything has been hacked

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Maybe he wants it to weld this.......

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.2...ata=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sSXqE5dcfiLu97lVohkAtNQ!2e0

 

[Gareth J]

Sounds ok to me. Follow the PayPal rules, send it to the address listed on the PayPal payment (if wrong, refund him and get him to do it again, he will be able to put in any delivery address)

Post only using recorded, signed for delivery. Insurance will only cover the delivery side of things but if you can get him to pay for it, won't hurt.

He didn't need to contact you at all to do what he is asking...

 

[Richardjjj]

Hi.
Have been following this thread and a couple of similar with interest.
A long time ago I fell foul of Paypals interpretation of 'significantly not as described' not meeting my mine, live and learn, so I now ask a lot of questions if unsure about anything I am buying.
A question which someone may have had an experience of -
In section 13 . 4 -vi "Conditions for Reimbursement" - "Industrial machinery used in manufacturing" is specifically excluded. https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/upcoming-policies-full?locale.x=GB
A lot of the interest on this forum is in lathes, saws, mills and welders which could all easily fall into this category.
Any experiences of how Paypal interpret that very broad exclusion?
Thanks.

 

[wheresmejumper]

He's paying the extra insurance.ebay said go ahead with it but couldn't guarantee anything.
One step at a time i suppose

 

[Wedg1e]

A while back I heard a programme on the radio where they interviewed people who were scammed in that style.
Hilarious hearing stupid greedy people going public and explaining their outrage at being ripped off. Unbelievable that people can be so stupid let alone go public about it.
I have had a couple of these phone scams lately that have had me on the line for more than a few seconds.

Reminds me of a That's Life story of a guy who paid some pik... er, itinerant driveway tarmaccers... to lay him a new drive. They were quick, efficient and there was no mess, they even drove him to the cash machine to save his fuel
How he ranted when first he drove his Jagexusedes down it and the driveway crumbled, it turned out to be a quarter-inch veneer over the original. What did he expect for a few hundred shillings? The bloody runway at Greenham Common?
Curse those shady characters!, quoth he, apoplectically, as Mrs Teeth struggled to keep a straight face and Cyril tittered in his armchair. Richard Stilgoe wrote a ditty and the electricity board said "This has absolutely nothing to do with us".

 

[julianf]

Just say that you will only post to the registered (verified) paypal address, so his mum will have to pay for it.

I dont care where i send things to. I just print out the labels, and the post office deals with the rest. So long as the customer has paid (and its not going to bounce), what do i care where they are! : )


(about 2/3 of my work goes overseas)

 

[dunk]

if you smell a rat dont do the deal, its your welder you may lose and get no money for it