Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Just won a car on eBay, seller has requested £100 deposit via paypal and the rest on collection. When I go to pay it wants me to pay the full whack. Any way to just pay the £100?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Don't bother, just go there with the proper amount.
He's no way of enforcing it and by the time he faffed about trying to you'd have been and got it. Just tell him you'll be there and go from there.
If you're not messing it's not a worry anyway.
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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If hes no way of enforcing it then I will just do it that way, he even said on the phone he wanted £100 via paypal so I just agreed.
If the car isn't as described am I within my rights to haggle him on the price?
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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You could send him £100 as a gift I suppose. I would just do what Ian suggested though.
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
If hes no way of enforcing it then I will just do it that way, he even said on the phone he wanted £100 via paypal so I just agreed.
If the car isn't as described am I within my rights to haggle him on the price?
no, you have bid, you buy, if you dont buy, he will file a non payment form and you will get a finger wagging
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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Pay him £100 through paypal like he asked and like you agreed, if you're going for the car then what's the problem? he obviously wants a little deposit, no harm in that.
And no, you can't haggle.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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You can ensure it's as described.
I personally wouldn't do the Paypal thing but up to you. What's the worst he can do? Cancel your bids and be left with no buyer? Unlikely.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Wouldn't send as a gift. However if listing says £100 deposit then you should. So many time wasters on eBay, his probably just making sure he doesn't wai around for nothing
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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I've just sent it so its done now. I agreed so no point on going back on my word. Just done it directly through paypal.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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You're not going to waste his time though?
What is the problem with not doing it?
He'll be glad its in cash when he does get it.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Fees for no reason, hassle if it's not as described, etc. etc.
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Fees are down to him so I don't care about that tbh  He has over 500 positive feedback and took a photo of the 'only' damage so fingers crossed all will be fine.
And for anyone whos interested - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320803869837?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_900wt_1185
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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An Auto T5 enjoy massive fuel bills
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Yea it probably won't be too good on the juice Parkers says 25 to the gallon but thats probably more like 10mpg in the city. Probably not ideal but we'll see. 
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Chris
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Registered: 21st Sep 99
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Email him tell him he will get stung on paypal fees, COD is the best bet for him plus u can walk away if its a donkey.
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corsajay88
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Registered: 22nd Aug 11
Location: Upton, Cheshire
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I sold a fridge, cooker etc from my house in manchester on ebay and arranged for them to be collected saturday last weekend. Only 1 person turned up an others kept promising but never arrived. So in short 120 mile round trip and wasted only day off. Sometimes a deposit is nessecary. You could always claim.it back if not as described.
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