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Old 16 May 2007, 12:01 PM
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Guy at work just sold N95 at £300. Buyer registered today with ethnic name at Bronx Street E11 3JN which doesn't exist.

Next steps please.

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Old 16 May 2007, 12:15 PM
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That's about typical for ebay You used to able to buy and sell phones on there but now it's hopeless
Old 16 May 2007, 12:15 PM
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phone him up and ask him to clarify?

How did he pay?
Old 16 May 2007, 12:26 PM
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Phone number is begins (703) and paypal is the preferred payment
Old 16 May 2007, 12:27 PM
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ebay is a nightmare now, ill only chuck something on there if i need to.

in answer to your qusetion, try to contact them by email or failling that "request user information" and call them

HTH
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Originally Posted by MattW
Phone number is begins (703) and paypal is the preferred payment
sounds like it may be a scam to me, but before you go all out guns blazing....
check, check and triple check.


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Told him to 2nd chance offer to next person with decent feedback rating, and price acceptable, and to just ignore original buyer.
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looks like a scam. contact ebay, relist the item. you should get fees back.

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