Dear member,

I would just like to pass on my concerns over products which are for sale from these countries.  In a recent transaction I was almost duped into purchasing a portable in-car dvd player from what appeared to be a reputable seller from Germany (MOLLYPEICK).

Upon further investigation it was found that this was a spurious address and that the actual item which would have been bought was actually an oil painting; but which the seller had hijacked the original sellers web description and selling details. The items which appear for sale are ; portable dvd players, in-car sat nav systems (tom tom) etc, portable laptops and many other electrical items including bags for the carrying of such items.

My advice to anyone who wants to buy one of these items is to first e-mail the so-called seller and find out how they respond. Then to suggest that you only send the postage costs and then you will forward the full payment upon receipt of the product. The reply YOU will get will be that they suggest you send a payment of around £100 and then forward the rest later. My bank has informed me that this is common practise and once they have sent the spurious item you have no come back.

Primarily this is because they ask that you pay by either money transfer (western union) or bank wire transfer or money gram. Which ever of these you are asked for is extremely unsafe and in no uncertain terms will you ever get that money back if there is a problem.  If you do find one of these sites then inform customer support they are really helpful in these matters. My bank informed me that they usually look for a sale in the hundreds of pounds and not thousands as they are less likely to be traced for this matter if that is the case.

Just don't be prepared to be scammed or taken for a ride, I wasn't and the sellers items which were found were removed from the site.

So please first check the sellers address (it will usually be in europe mainland) and then check what currency they want (usually Euros or GBP) then look at the selling amount, if appears too cheap there is the rub (if it looks too cheap it probably will not be the real thing). Then after you e-mail the seller if it they come back saying that the warehouse is in china then avoid the sale with the biggest barge pole you can possibly find on the planet. These people have to be stopped as they are making it unsafe for us genuine buyers to trade on this wonderful site.

If you found these comments useful leave feedback otherwise just take heed and don't get scammed and buy the real thing (if you can fnid it of course).

regards from sorento007

Paul