Tom 13883 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 I'm more worried it's an elaborate scam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17840 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 14/01/2023 at 14:36, Monkeys Fist said: Speaking of German Shepherds, I got attacked by one today. Stood at some bloke’s door, 7a.m. when the neighbour, who’s door was right beside, opened his door and let this furious beast, all teeth and anger, out. Straight up, paws on my chest, going for a face breakfast. I managed to grab it’s collar and get it away, then twisted it to choke the fucker and George Floyded it. Then the fucking owner had a go at me saying I was hurting his dog! Fuck me, it’s not the first time I’ve had to choke an angry bitch, but it was a bit early in the day for that kind of nonsense I mean that's a funny story but honestly it's canny terrifying too when you think what it could do to a kid. If it were me I think I'd report the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17840 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 9 minutes ago, Tom said: I'm more worried it's an elaborate scam It's the start of you being groomed imo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26499 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 34 minutes ago, Tom said: I'm more worried it's an elaborate scam Make sure and record the serial number and send it to eBay before sending it out. It is quite possible he receives it then says it doesn’t work and sends you back a broken one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17840 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Just now, ewerk said: Make sure and record the serial number and send it to eBay before sending it out. It is quite possible he receives it then says it doesn’t work and sends you back a broken one. Fucking hell. See this is why I don't use eBay, scammers paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Aye I once sent a football shirt to a bloke in Canada. He told eBay it "smelled of chemicals"'got his money back and I never seen the shirt again. I was £60 down and had nobody to go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 52 minutes ago, ewerk said: Make sure and record the serial number and send it to eBay before sending it out. It is quite possible he receives it then says it doesn’t work and sends you back a broken one. Tbh my eBay policy is "No Returns" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38853 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Renton said: I mean that's a funny story but honestly it's canny terrifying too when you think what it could do to a kid. If it were me I think I'd report the owner. It was in Westerhope, the kid would probably skin it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26499 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 9 minutes ago, Tom said: Tbh my eBay policy is "No Returns" Doesn't matter if it he says it’s damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Got you! Oh well I'll insure the delivery and hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 6893 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 14/01/2023 at 15:08, Gemmill said: Fucking hell you were lucky. See this story about a 28 year old dog walker being killed by 8 dogs in a park in London. What a way to go. One Leonberger girly at a mere 11stone, collie, cockapoo and two daschunds (others not yet known). I reckon the daschunds did it and are fitting up the big lass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 @Tom I was baffled by your buyer overpaying but Craig's explanation actually seems completely plausible. For returns though you're shit out of luck if they report it as "item not as described" or damaged. Would be surprised if it's a scam though, especially if they've been on eBay at least a few years and have good feedback. Like ewerk said, get photos of the serial number. Also get a photo of the IMEI (turn it on and dial *#06# it'll pop up on screen). Since they overpaid, you've now got a bit of leeway for partial refunds if they get in touch moaning that it has scratches or scuffs they couldn't see in the photos. Honestly man, if it's any reassurance, the overwhelming majority of ebayers I've dealt with have been completely sound. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 5 hours ago, Renton said: Fucking hell. See this is why I don't use eBay, scammers paradise. For buyers it's actually mostly fine, eBay generally always side with the buyer if there's any issues and it's probably no worse than Amazon in terms of counterfeit stiff. I've had to accept a return for a guitar pedal that the buyer said "didn't fit, clothes etc" (fuck knows where he was trying to put it). For sellers it probably depends what you sell, but it's not hard to get fucked over selling on there, even if you're well versed in their policies. I get messages all the time from other sellers on the eBay subreddit, all looking to exchange their "blocked buyer" lists. Funnily enough, I don't think I've ever blocked any buyers. People are fucking strange like but an overwhelming majority of folk aren't scam artists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26499 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 The worst experience I had with eBay was selling an iPhone on it. I listed it as not working/for parts and someone paid the full asking price, no returns accepted. Next thing the dickhead I sold it to issued a claim against me as it wasn’t as described. ebay sided with him and sent the cunt his money back. Obviously he had tried to fix it to sell on at a profit and realised he couldn’t so stuck a claim in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, ewerk said: The worst experience I had with eBay was selling an iPhone on it. I listed it as not working/for parts and someone paid the full asking price, no returns accepted. Next thing the dickhead I sold it to issued a claim against me as it wasn’t as described. ebay sided with him and sent the cunt his money back. Obviously he had tried to fix it to sell on at a profit and realised he couldn’t so stuck a claim in. Aye that's shite, what a wanker. Good chance I've seen that chancing cunt on the soldering subreddit begging for advice. That place has replaced r/diwhy for me in recent years for pure comedy value. Im not religious or spiritual at all but sometimes like to imagine karma catches up with folk like that prick. In a fair and just world his 400°C soldering iron has since fell and landed on his testicles. Fighting returns claims as a seller on eBay (and Reverb) is usually futile though. I'm probably in a minority that most of the stuff I sell there is handmade and mainly attracts total anoraks (swear that's not a dig at @Gemmillor @sammynb) so I probably dont need to deal with the usual level of shithousery a lot of sellers do and I'm probably less jaded as a result. Edit: I'm already cringing at that "less jaded" remark less than an hour after posting it, fwiw. Right now Jaded might aswell be my middle name. Edited January 16, 2023 by Blastronaut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Cheers for the advice lads! I’ll take a picture of the serial numbers etc etc, it works fine. I’m starting to think he’s more likely to be a daft lad who’s misunderstood eBay than a scammer. He could have scammed me at the buy it now price 🤷🏻♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 I bought a phone on eBay and the lass didn’t delete her photos. They were all quite innocent pictures of her dog until there was one of her pussy. It was an unsavoury 2am kebab shop affair. I left her positive feedback like. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Tom said: I’m starting to think he’s more likely to be a daft lad who’s misunderstood eBay than a scammer. He could have scammed me at the buy it now price 🤷🏻♂️ Aye that's my logic. Scam artist surely wouldn't play such a long game and pay over the odds for the sake of £300. Plus it was arguably still the weekend. There's a good-to-fair chance I'll get a phone delivered on Wednesday and wonder where the fuck it came from until I get round to checking my bank statement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26990 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 8 hours ago, trophyshy said: I bought a phone on eBay and the lass didn’t delete her photos. They were all quite innocent pictures of her dog until there was one of her pussy. It was an unsavoury 2am kebab shop affair. I left her positive feedback like. I saw that advert too; 'iPhone for sale, £150 factory reset or £200 with my onlyfans content still in the photo gallery. No returns.' I don't bother with apple so passed on it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 More like fuckallfans, the state of her. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17840 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 9 hours ago, trophyshy said: I bought a phone on eBay and the lass didn’t delete her photos. They were all quite innocent pictures of her dog until there was one of her pussy. It was an unsavoury 2am kebab shop affair. I left her positive feedback like. Why was she taking her cat out to the takeaway at 2 in the morning??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4905 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) My only bad experience with eBay was when I sold a broadband router/firewall. He claimed it never worked and nicked the power supply. Since then ive done no returns. We had a bit of a ding-dong over DM and I was about to have a massive shit in a box and post it to him but the mrs stopped me. Think Ebay stepped in and helped me but can't remember the end result. I think they paid for it as I couldn't do anything without the power supply. He clearly had been reported before. Edited January 17, 2023 by Holden McGroin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14639 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Fuck bent tories, cost of living crisis, strikes, corrupt and predatory police officers…..THIS is the biggest news of the year so far 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17840 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Quite literally this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14639 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Well you’ve just gone down in my estimation Rents. Still fairly high like but disappointing all the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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