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I'm selling a car on Ebay. It was listed with a Buy it Now of 4,000. Someone purchased the car via Buy it Now. The person has zero feedback and zero history, and is no longer a registered user on Ebay. Sounds fishy.
I (and the car) am in Chicago, IL. Buyer is in FL. I sent the buyer an email stating that if he/she is not serious about buying the car, I'm going to re-list. This is the response I got.
"I will need to know if the item is the same as described in the auctions also if there is anything included which you did not include in the auction in addition payment will be made via any of this means which depends on whichever you prefer Certified Cashiers Check or Money Order and will be sent you via Fedex Express Next Day Delivery as i will be living for Germany in the next few days.The payment (Check)will contain some extra money which you will help me get across to the shipper as we have arranged with a shipper to come and pick up the item from your address.I have few questions to ask you:
1. Will you be able to cash the check the sameday?
2. Will you be available when the shipping agency will come for the pick up
3. Will you be able to help me get the extra money sent to
the shipper upon cashing the check?
4. Is the condition of the item the same as described in the auction.
5. I will need you to email me : Name,Address,cell phone,personal email address where you want the check sent.As soon as youget back to me with all this details,i will have the check sent to you via FEDEX NEXT DAY.Need a response ASAP"
So, what do you make of all this? I guess it's easy enough to not let the car leave the driveway until I have 40 crisp 100s in my hand, but it still sounds odd. No longer a user on Ebay, in Germany for a few days, I have to pay the shipper, can't put together a sentence with any grammar, etc.
Thanks in advance. I dont want to get ripped off, and I don't want to deal with a bunch of shit.
I'm selling a car on Ebay. It was listed with a Buy it Now of 4,000. Someone purchased the car via Buy it Now. The person has zero feedback and zero history, and is no longer a registered user on Ebay. Sounds fishy.
I (and the car) am in Chicago, IL. Buyer is in FL. I sent the buyer an email stating that if he/she is not serious about buying the car, I'm going to re-list. This is the response I got.
"I will need to know if the item is the same as described in the auctions also if there is anything included which you did not include in the auction in addition payment will be made via any of this means which depends on whichever you prefer Certified Cashiers Check or Money Order and will be sent you via Fedex Express Next Day Delivery as i will be living for Germany in the next few days.The payment (Check)will contain some extra money which you will help me get across to the shipper as we have arranged with a shipper to come and pick up the item from your address.I have few questions to ask you:
1. Will you be able to cash the check the sameday?
2. Will you be available when the shipping agency will come for the pick up
3. Will you be able to help me get the extra money sent to
the shipper upon cashing the check?
4. Is the condition of the item the same as described in the auction.
5. I will need you to email me : Name,Address,cell phone,personal email address where you want the check sent.As soon as youget back to me with all this details,i will have the check sent to you via FEDEX NEXT DAY.Need a response ASAP"
So, what do you make of all this? I guess it's easy enough to not let the car leave the driveway until I have 40 crisp 100s in my hand, but it still sounds odd. No longer a user on Ebay, in Germany for a few days, I have to pay the shipper, can't put together a sentence with any grammar, etc.
Thanks in advance. I dont want to get ripped off, and I don't want to deal with a bunch of shit.
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