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Vmax Senior Member Offline Missing life on two wheels :( Posts: 669 Waterlooville, Hampshire. Gender: Drives: JAGUAR XJ8 SPORT	Sodding EBAY wasters 01. Jun 2009 at 16:35 Sold my spare miggy on EBAY last week. The buyer is in Lancashire I'm on the south coast - No contact yet, Surprise surprise. Really hacked off!!
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nick v6 Omega Baron Offline Posts: 4776 walsall / west midlands Gender: Drives: chrysler grand voyager 3.3v6	Re: Sodding EBAY wasters Reply #1 - 01. Jun 2009 at 17:29 Vmax wrote on 01. Jun 2009 at 16:35: Sold my spare miggy on EBAY last week. The buyer is in Lancashire I'm on the south coast - No contact yet, Surprise surprise. Really hacked off!! report the waster i'm sure you get your fee's back relist it and name and shame the waster
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zirk Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3146 London / Essex Gender: Drives: 3.0 MV6 FL Man Est, 3.0 MV6 FL Auto Est, 2.5TD PF Man Est, RWD RS Sapphire Cosworth	Re: Sodding EBAY wasters Reply #2 - 01. Jun 2009 at 18:38 A week is a bit long, not exactly 'cheques in the post' stuff is it. I would report it and relist.
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RobseyMV6 Senior Member Offline Posts: 710 west sussex Gender: Drives: lots :)	Re: Sodding EBAY wasters Reply #3 - 01. Jun 2009 at 19:00 If it makes you feel better this has happened to me more than once, Sad to say a few from this forum too!! wasters!! Maybe reporting soon...
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Danny Omega Lord Offline BLACK 1.6 BORA SHAPED JETTA!! Posts: 7180 Wigan, Greater Manchester Gender: Drives: 99 1.6 bora, 53 2.6 MV6	Re: Sodding EBAY wasters Reply #4 - 01. Jun 2009 at 19:31 more and more buyers care less and less about what they bid on, because sellers can no longer leave negative feedback
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Mantahatch Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1637 Gender:	Re: Sodding EBAY wasters Reply #5 - 01. Jun 2009 at 20:58 Danny wrote on 01. Jun 2009 at 19:31: more and more buyers care less and less about what they bid on, because sellers can no longer leave negative feedback I agree this is very wrong, I also don't like the idea of bidders ID being hidden all the time, this just makes it easier for people to bid up there own item in my opinion.
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Reply #6 - 01. Jun 2009 at 21:12

Mantahatch wrote on 01. Jun 2009 at 20:58:

I also don't like the idea of bidders ID being hidden all the time, this just makes it easier for people to bid up there own item in my opinion.

Not totally true, if you click on the 'private bidder' it tells you how many times the 'hidden person' has bid on the sellers items, if at all previously, and how many times they have 'retracted' bids.

Bit of checking makes it obvious

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Zulu77 Ex Member	Re: Sodding EBAY wasters Reply #7 - 01. Jun 2009 at 21:13 Danny wrote on 01. Jun 2009 at 19:31: more and more buyers care less and less about what they bid on, because sellers can no longer leave negative feedback Yep, that seems to have backfired a bit on the new rules Danny. Makes selling a potential hit & miss now
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Vmax Senior Member Offline Missing life on two wheels :( Posts: 669 Waterlooville, Hampshire. Gender: Drives: JAGUAR XJ8 SPORT	Re: Sodding EBAY wasters Reply #8 - 02. Jun 2009 at 09:14 Just reported him. apparently they will put a strike against him ..... big deal eh
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Re: Sodding EBAY wasters
Reply #9 - 02. Jun 2009 at 12:01

I have bought and sold quite a lot on Ebay but never a car. 12 months ago I seriously considered bidding on a Mitsibushi 4x4 in London. I had sorted out a flight but got cold feet at buying "unseen". Just as well as the seller mystically withdrew it. Fortunately I hadn't booked the flight!

Do many people actually buy cars off Ebay without first going and trying them??

varche

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Finished breaking the red mfl Elite saloon in Spain. Got a shed load of stuff. Will post parts.

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AndyMV6 Newbie Offline Posts: 40 Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 1999 Omega Elite Tourer!	Re: Sodding EBAY wasters Reply #10 - 02. Jun 2009 at 13:45 Thats a long way for an unseen car, i think depending on the value (or distance) its generally ok. I won a car in Glasgow on ebay ( i live near Bath) flew up and met the guy drove it back 9 hours to find he had left a page of the MOT failure and had lots and lots of rust!!! Never again!
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zirk

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Re: Sodding EBAY wasters
Reply #11 - 02. Jun 2009 at 15:07

Varche wrote on 02. Jun 2009 at 12:01:

I have bought and sold quite a lot on Ebay but never a car. 12 months ago I seriously considered bidding on a Mitsibushi 4x4 in London. I had sorted out a flight but got cold feet at buying "unseen". Just as well as the seller mystically withdrew it. Fortunately I hadn't booked the flight!

Do many people actually buy cars off Ebay without first going and trying them??

varche

Ive had about 8 cars of ebay so far, touch wood 7 of them have been as discribed or better with 1 being ok, but with a missfire.

1 of them I stole of the seller (Auction ended half way through the last England v Germany Penalty shootouts), 4 of them Ive made a profit on by buying in the North and selling in the South within a month or two (I call it free motoring rather than making money).

Think maybe Ive just been lucky.

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Reply #12 - 02. Jun 2009 at 15:56

Eeejuts everywhere...... my 525 TDS was in Edinburgh, I won it after putting on a 'cheeky' bid and forgetting all about it till the invoice came through! Train to Edinburgh, 5 hours then 250 mile drive home... some of the faults immediately apparent, some on closer inspection and after a few miles Undecided

I bought it as I didnt fancy the train home again but it was NOTHING like described... seller had 100% positive feedback and a score of 130.... you cant trust anybody! Have been lucky on 4 motorbikes bought on ebay... all miles away and exactly as described... wont be buying again without viewing....
On a similar note... sold the ex-wifes astra for her a few weeks back, listed all the faults and sold within 8 hours to a trader... he came, paid, advertised it as 'excellent condition with no faults' for £300 more than he paid! His photos seemed to manage to avoid all the dents and scrapes which i had highlighted on my e-bay sale!!
Sorry to hear you found another of the duffers....

Chris

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trainastock Junior Member Offline Posts: 182 st neots cambridgeshire Gender: Drives: omega elite ??	Re: Sodding EBAY wasters Reply #13 - 02. Jun 2009 at 21:27 i brought a xj6 of ebay paid a little bit over the top for it ,but i drove and viewed the car before placing a bid ,am looking for a omega now ,need to view first , would never risk it , to many lemons out there , check and view 1st there are bargains out there , its finding them
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RobseyMV6 Senior Member Offline Posts: 710 west sussex Gender: Drives: lots :)	Re: Sodding EBAY wasters Reply #14 - 02. Jun 2009 at 21:33 I've just found one mv6 manual for monkey nuts!
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