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Call Sign : 108 ct 302 - mm0ibe Posts : 261 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2019-07-20 QTH or Location : Prestonpans. East Lothian Equipment Used : SS9900 Age : 55
Subject: Ebay liars Wed Feb 10, 2021 8:03 pm
Hi guys. I had an advert up the other day selling some gear. It did sell. The guy sent me a msg on messenger saying he was in my town and could he pick it up. This guy bought these 3 items from me yesterday " for his girlfriend " now L@@k. Radio opened never used. It's 2 years old, blew a diode a year back and went to Nick for a repair. That's my security seals. Being sold from a silent key sale. What a f@ckin twat. Not bothered about him selling on as he's not making much but the lies on the adverts are pushing it a bit.
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4412 Times Thanked : 161 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Wed Feb 10, 2021 8:35 pm
There are some dodgy people about, Paul.
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6075 Times Thanked : 369 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Wed Feb 10, 2021 8:43 pm
Hi Paul,
I often take everything a private seller states on eBay with a lorry load of salt! It does make it bad for honest sellers though.
Usually you don't see what follows once you've sold something on but unfortunately you have in this case. What can you do? I personally don't let such things get to me, you can develop a serious 'worm' that gnaws away at you otherwise.
Sorry you have experienced something like this first hand. The world isn't full of a***holes, it just feels like it sometimes.
You could pursue it to the ends of the earth or just let it go. The latter is good for your sanity.
All the best, Victor
Sgt Bilko Major contributor
Call Sign : 108 ct 302 - mm0ibe Posts : 261 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2019-07-20 QTH or Location : Prestonpans. East Lothian Equipment Used : SS9900 Age : 55
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:04 pm
Hi Victor / John. I wasn't bothered about him selling the gear on. He's only making about £20. It was the way the ad was worded. Radio opened, never used and from a silent key who's family asked him to sell on for them. Sent him a msg and he has re-worded the ads now.
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John123 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4412 Times Thanked : 161 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:16 pm
At least he has reworded them in the end, Paul.
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6075 Times Thanked : 369 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:49 pm
Well done Paul, that was a result for honesty and sanity. (Could've just as easily told you to s*d off )
43CT016 Major contributor
Call Sign : 43-CT-016 Posts : 363 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-11-17 QTH or Location : Perth Equipment Used : iCom IC-7610/IC-9700/IC-705 Age : 55
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:13 am
I sold a spare FT-2900 to a chap a couple of weeks back via Facebook. Offered to post, but he drove an awful long way to collect a cheapish radio.
Got chatting when he was here, and turns out he drove over because he got screwed in his last transaction, when he bought what he thought was an iCom IC-410 (New model Aus 477MHz CB) and what turned up was an IC-400Pro, (Older model) and the guy tried to tell him they were one and the same.
I have both, so showed him the difference while he was here...poor sod. My conclusion is a lot of people are just shit.
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2587 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:28 am
I had a liner amp for sale (as parts mind you) but said it was tested working and it was. A guy asked me if i would test it on a specific band witch i did. Had to go out to the dark locked shack turn everything on and so on and tested it. I told him the results he put his offer in witch i accepted and that was the last i saw of him. Why get me to do all that then vanish without paying.
UPDATE Is the buyer a member ???. Just got paid. Before buying the emails where going back and forward every minute then nothing ???.
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Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:15 am
I've had that happen to me a couple times one time with a radio I sold someone ,the cheeky sod even used my original advert pictures and description but changed the wording slightly, that also was on ebay, and on Gumtree same type of thing with a car I sold but this time the person was really bull***ing in the about what he had done to the car ie: full service low mileage you know unusual stuff well obviously I knew it was a lie cos I gave him a bit of money off my price at the time selling cos it needed a service and the mileage was a bit high for its year ,so I put another ad up on Gumtree explaining what a lier the ad was ,the seller removed the ad and about week later they put up a new one but totally different.
Sgt Bilko Major contributor
Call Sign : 108 ct 302 - mm0ibe Posts : 261 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2019-07-20 QTH or Location : Prestonpans. East Lothian Equipment Used : SS9900 Age : 55
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:07 am
Thanks guys but it's been resolved. I'm happier that the gear didn't come from a silent key ( ME ) and the radio wording has been changed from Opened but never used to just used.
Paul.
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Sydthecat CT Directors
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 776 Times Thanked : 46 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 59
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:48 pm
Great to hear your still alive and kicking Paul
Some rite cheeky two hats out there
Glad you managed to get the BS retracted
Craig
Sgt Bilko Major contributor
Call Sign : 108 ct 302 - mm0ibe Posts : 261 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2019-07-20 QTH or Location : Prestonpans. East Lothian Equipment Used : SS9900 Age : 55
Subject: Re: Ebay liars Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:15 pm
Cheers Craig. It was a local so no biggie. Still here live and kicking it large. Hope all's well at your end and keeping safe.
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