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Post by Deepbluedave on Mar 22, 2015 19:26:05 GMT
Go for it Paul is a good deal if you get it for < 1000AUD delivered, no high postage or import fees.
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Post by Paul on Mar 22, 2015 19:43:02 GMT
I'm only bidding half hearted, don't hold back for me  |
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Post by Deepbluedave on Mar 22, 2015 19:47:45 GMT
I decided not to worry about it, would have placed a few bids on the Munich, but I already got a Regent so I am really looking for an Earl.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Mar 22, 2015 21:14:20 GMT
I decided not to worry about it, would have placed a few bids on the Munich, but I already got a Regent so I am really looking for an Earl. Now I would have done it the other way round, you already got a Regent so you should be looking for a Munich :D |
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Post by Paul on Mar 22, 2015 22:14:35 GMT
Think I might stop bidding on principal, looks like his friend is back bidding it up, r***u who has a zero feedback score.
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Post by Afoo on Mar 22, 2015 22:33:01 GMT
yeah, seems sketchy. Wouldn't be able to be comfortable knowing that they got some extra money out from you like that.
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Post by siralan (Sir Alan Adale) on Mar 23, 2015 4:06:17 GMT
Well I see it went for $719.48 US. That is an amazing price in my book. I did inquire prior to the final sale. And they did not accept Paypal. Otherwise I would have been bidding. Even with $100 shipping. It would have been more than worth it. I just didn't want anything to do with a bank transfer. Although it might have been worth it. But oh well that's how it goes in the fast paced high stakes life or death world of "hahaha" sword collecting. Maybe the next one.
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Post by Afoo on Mar 23, 2015 4:54:10 GMT
from the looks of it, his friend managed to do their job quite nicely
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Post by Paul on Mar 23, 2015 19:34:27 GMT
lol got a eBay message from the seller;
"Hey mate the winner has decided not to go ahead before I relist would you take it for 1400"
Replied I'll have to pass but it might be worth contacting the other bidder, r****u who has been pretty active in a few of your auctions??
Sketchy as.
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Post by Afoo on Mar 23, 2015 19:44:24 GMT
Yeah....just a bit. I mean, if you have to go through this level of sketchiness before you even pay, I hate to image what will happen once you actually get it in the mail (if ever)
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Post by Mark T on Mar 23, 2015 20:45:52 GMT
lol got a eBay message from the seller; "Hey mate the winner has decided not to go ahead before I relist would you take it for 1400" Replied I'll have to pass but it might be worth contacting the other bidder, r****u who has been pretty active in a few of your auctions?? Sketchy as. Hi Paul,
Was that message about the Regent?
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Post by Paul on Mar 23, 2015 21:00:16 GMT
Yep the Regent, he changed the listing to start at $400 then started using other accounts to bit it up. I put a couple of bids down but didn't like the feeling of the false bids outbidding me.
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Post by Paul on Mar 24, 2015 1:26:35 GMT
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Post by siralan (Sir Alan Adale) on Mar 24, 2015 1:53:52 GMT
I see that he has changed his description to include the caveat " If you want to pay with PayPal don't bid" now I understand that some people don't like to use PayPal. And far be it for me to understand all the reasons why. But this adamant refusal to except any thing but a bank transfer, coupled with all the other things that have happened. Are a big red flag to me. And its too bad. I would like to get a new regent at a fair price. But this auction smells fishy to me all the way here in MT. USA.
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Post by Mark T on Mar 24, 2015 2:24:46 GMT
This is also in direct contravention of eBay policy:
Accepted payments policy
Our accepted payments policy gives buyers and sellers on eBay convenient payment options. Sellers need to state in their listing specifically which payment methods they accept and only offer payment methods approved by eBay ...
For most categories of listings on eBay.com.au, sellers need to offer at least one of the following safer electronic payment methods:
•PayPal
•Paymate
•Credit card processed through the seller's internet merchant account
Note: Only items paid for using one of these three payment methods are eligible for eBay Money Back Guarantee.
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Additional information
Sellers who state in their listing that they accept certain payment methods must not selectively offer those payment methods to buyers or discourage buyers from using those payment methods.
This means that sellers must always accept payment from buyers through the payment methods they have selected in their Payment Details section of their listing and must not act in any way to discourage buyers from paying by these methods.
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Post by Afoo on Mar 24, 2015 2:26:11 GMT
Paypal Au policy says that the seller must accept either paypal, paymate (whatever that is) or credit card, and cannot discourage the use of any of these accepted methods. Since this seller clearly violates this policy with regards to their refusal to take anything but bank transfer, I reported it as such. Lets see what happens
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Post by siralan (Sir Alan Adale) on Mar 24, 2015 2:33:10 GMT
This is also in direct contravention of eBay policy:
Accepted payments policy
Our accepted payments policy gives buyers and sellers on eBay convenient payment options. Sellers need to state in their listing specifically which payment methods they accept and only offer payment methods approved by eBay ...
For most categories of listings on eBay.com.au, sellers need to offer at least one of the following safer electronic payment methods:
•PayPal
•Paymate
•Credit card processed through the seller's internet merchant account
Note: Only items paid for using one of these three payment methods are eligible for eBay Money Back Guarantee.
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Additional information
Sellers who state in their listing that they accept certain payment methods must not selectively offer those payment methods to buyers or discourage buyers from using those payment methods.
This means that sellers must always accept payment from buyers through the payment methods they have selected in their Payment Details section of their listing and must not act in any way to discourage buyers from paying by these methods.
. Thank you for the info. It does tend to make a person have questions, when one sees these kinds of things on ebay. Sounds like they might be trying to circumvent the money back guarantee. So that the purchaser could end up paying by bank transfer and then have no money back recourse because of it. I guess I will contact eBay and ask their take on this auction. Now my curiosity is piqued. And I was posting this at same time as the following post. I too will file a complaint with Ebay |
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Post by Afoo on Mar 24, 2015 2:38:46 GMT
Hence the report. If more people start reporting the ad, maybe they will be inclined to take action?
EDIT: yeah, did not see Mark T's post before I put mine in. He said it better than I did. Definitely grounds to report this
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Post by siralan (Sir Alan Adale) on Mar 24, 2015 7:33:25 GMT
Well it appears that the sword was pulled from eBay. Apearantly eBay did not like that they were demanding only one form of payment. I think that whole operation was fishy.
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