E-bay buyer - winding me up?

[Kentish]

Selling a set of alloys on e-bay and got a few interested parties asking me to end early and take a price hit for cash sale now.

But.... one did offer the price I want but asked me to meet him at junction 19 on the M1.

That must be over 600 mile round trip for me and not really worth it unless I was to charge extra.

Is he genuine do you think or just messing about?

There's 6 days to go out of 10 day auction.

[alexkp]

Forget it - scam.

[Kentish]

anonymous said:

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Cheers Alex, thought perhaps I'm being too paranoid!

I guess some would find it amusing to make someone take a 6 or 7 hour journey for nowt!

[Egbert Nobacon]

Let it run till the end.

If he's genuine and no one outbids him you have the option to accept his offer.

Unless his feedback is 100% I wouldn't travel that far.
One can imagine driving 300 miles, on arrival - bloke tries to knock your price...etc etc.

Good luck

[Kentish]

Egbert Nobacon said:

Let it run till the end. If he's genuine and no one outbids him you have the option to accept his offer. Unless his feedback is 100% I wouldn't travel that far. One can imagine driving 300 miles, on arrival - bloke tries to knock your price...etc etc. Good luck

[Mrs trackside]

Kentish said:

Egbert Nobacon said: Let it run till the end. If he's genuine and no one outbids him you have the option to accept his offer. Unless his feedback is 100% I wouldn't travel that far. One can imagine driving 300 miles, on arrival - bloke tries to knock your price...etc etc. Good luck

Can you make him pay in advance before you make the journey? He could just be on a windup, ho ho, it's so much fun to make some poor sod travel 600 miles for nothing - OR, he could clonk you over the head and nick the wheels when you get there.

[Kentish]

That's true Mrs TS, good point.

I think I'll let it run and see what happens.

[ZR1cliff]

If he wants the goods so badly i would make him come to you or pay using paypal then you can mail to him/her.
Ive just left a message to an ebay seller offering to pick up the goods as the goods are heavy and pay cash(i will pay upfront if he so wishes using paypal) .

I really want these goods for a collection and am willing to travel so i feel if your buyer is serious then he would close a deal now with you on a similar vien.

Hope this gives a view from a buyers side.

[ZR1cliff]

Sorry should of added,as you have a few interested parties stand your ground.....very firmly.

[Neil_H]

The cost of a 600 mile round trip will probably be about the same as posting them, except you will have to pay it - so I would tell him to bugger off on this basis alone.

[Oi_Oi_Savaloy]

Agreed - I ebay quite a lot and have had good offers for stuff prior to auctions ending in the past.

Always declined (nicely!) - invariably the auction has gone onto achieve a greater price than they were offering and the purchaser has accepted the terms of the auction regarding delivery.

600 mile round trip? time and money ill-spent!

[Kentish]

Thanks all, I politley declined!

[T5-R]

ZR1cliff said:

If he wants the goods so badly i would make him come to you or pay using paypal then you can mail to him/her.

Seconded! Anyone who wants to do a deal at a motorway junction or services sounds a bit dodgy.

As quoted, if the buyer is that serious about wanting them, make them come to you or pay via paypal if being couriered.