OT: I'm scared of bidding on eBay

[Brian Yennie]

David,

If you haven't paid already, I certainly would not. This seller is  
clearly crooked. I would not fear being held to your contract with  
eBay -- there is no way this guy/gal wants to get eBay involved,  
since that will just lead to getting him/her busted.

If anything, you should report the seller to eBay.


> I DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL BECAUSE MY LAST 2 EXPERIENCES OF PAYPAL WERE  
> SCAMMERS
>> USING STOLEN ACCOUNTS TO MAKE UNAUTHORISED PAYMENTS.
>>
>> I LOST £500 BECAUSE OF THIS SO I HAVE CLOSED MY PAYPAL ACCOUNT. I  
>> WILL NOT
>> MAKE ANOTHER ONE. I DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ACCEPT  
>> PAYMENT BY
>> PAYPAL.
>>
>> I ACCEPT PAYMENT BY BANK DEPOSIT OR BANK TRANSFER ONLY.
>>
>> MY ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM A DISTRIBUTOR IN THE UK VIA 1ST CLASS  
>> POST
>> WITHIN 48 HOURS OF CLEARED FUNDS
>
>
> Reading this and travelling around the links of comments it looks  
> like no
> one much has been a member more than a few weeks in this little self
> congratulatory circle - including the putative "NIGERIAN FRAUDSTER"  
> - its
> that language of it all that my paranoia objects to...
>
> Well I guess - I'll stick to paying up and seeing what happens - is it
> common for people to set up scams with multiple accounts all voting  
> for each
> other?