jrsteeve
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I'm selling something on Ebay now, and i've got a guy who wants to close now for a set price, not a problem.
But he wants to pay by bank transfer. By giving my bank account number and sort code, is there anything he could do fraud wise??
Just being cautious
Cheers guys
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J da Silva
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well when u sell an item u list the payment methods preferred, get him to use one of the methods u listed
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jrsteeve
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I have, but hes saying his PayPal account isn't working at the mo but could send a cheque.
He could be completely genuine, he just seems a bit too keen to want to pay by bank transfer thats all.
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dave17
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jus get a cheque mate. not really worth risking it
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J da Silva
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get him to send a cheque, once its cleared send the item
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Sims
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i'd never send someone my bank details. tell him he will have to send a check and wait for it to clear. i'm sure if he is a geuine person he wouldn't mind
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Ian
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I always pay by bank transfer. Far less messing than a cheque. The only thing you must watch as a seller is that the money can occasionally disappear again if the buyer claims he's transferred it in error. I know this wouldn't work at Barclays as they ask you but some other banks may not within a certain timeframe.
I'd let the auction run though. You've no come back with eBay if you close early, plus you might take less now that it will end at. Let it run and see where you are then.
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J da Silva
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people usually save the bids till the last few hours anyway,so they dont keep making the price higher in the early stage of bidding
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jrsteeve
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Cheers guys, i've asked him for a cashiers cheque saying i can't find my bank details.
Hes offered me a fair amount which i'd doubt i'd achieve in the auction.
Anyway i'll see if he agrees or not.
Cheers 
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jrsteeve
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Oh, by the way, if anyone wants to bid in the meantime -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3078667042&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:UK:1
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Sims
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Time left: 5 days 21 hours
7-day listing
Ends 22-Feb-04 21:13:52 GMT
let the bidding keep going man if hid bid isn't a great deal more than that. cos the top bid will deffo jump up alot more than that
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jrsteeve
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He's offered 250 which i thought wasn't bad as you can buy those cheapo jap imports from woolies for like 200 now. But i'll see what happens.
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J da Silva
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its actually a good trick what hes tried doing, he knows the bidding will go up more than 300ish and wants to try n get them on the cheap
[Edited on 16-02-04 by VenomTurbo]
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jrsteeve
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Was trying to avoid the ebay fees which would be around £20 and the £10 for PayPal, so £250 cash sounded ok.
If he'd paid by PayPal i wouldn't have had a problem, but asking for my bank details is a bit dodgy.
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Ian
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5 days and you're wanting to take 50 pound now?
No no no, wait.
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Craig6682
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I went into my bank (never seen the bird at the till before in my life) and told her i had forgot my card and asked to draw money out and gave her my bank number. The only ID she asked for was my address, no address ID shown. Therefore -- they get your address from eBay and you give them your bank details then bingo, they are rich! I WOULDN'T EVER DO IT AFTER THAT !!!
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jrsteeve
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Okies, looks like its staying up there then. How much would you guys reckons its worth?
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Ian
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Complain to the bank, that should not happen!
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Craig6682
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No it shouldn't! But the thing is, anyone could do it! I've took out protection on my account now.
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Ian
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I'd be complaining rather than paying more for something which should be present anyway.
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Craig6682
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complaining would only sort out that one member of staff !!! That's why i took out the protection. It also covers the AA and mobile thieft.
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