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 AUTIONS, STAY SAFE!!!  

THE VERY FIRST TIME I CAN REMEMBER ANYONE MENTIONING EBAY WAS ABOUT 5 OR 6 YEARS AGO. A LAD CAME INTO MY SHOP AND ASKED ME IF HE BORROW MY DEBIT CARD AS HE WAS STARTING AN EBAY BUSINESS AND NEEDED A DEBIT CARD TO REGISTER!!!! 

FOR THE MOST PART  MY TIME ON THE AUTION SITE HAS BEEN A PLEASURE AND I HAVE ENJOYED IT TREMENDOUSLY.

 IT ALL STARTED FOR ME WHEN A FRIEND SAID TO ME "HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON EBAY." 

OF COARSE I HADN,T I DIDNT HAVE TIME TO MUCK AROUND ON THAT I ENFUSED BUT I TRIED IT.

BIG MISTAKE NOW I HAVE EVEN LESS TIME.

 

I DONT THINK SO       

FORTUNATELY I HAVENT YET BEEN CONNED BUT VERY NEARLY HAVE.

YOU HAVE TO GO VERY CAREFULL WHEN BUYING ON EBAY MOST OF THE TIME EVERYTHING WILL BE OK, BUT SOMETIMES IT CAN ALL GO WRONG.

  THE ONES TO WATCH OUT FOR ARE THE ONES WHERE THEY INSIST ON KEEP EMAILING YOU ASKING IF THE PRODUCT WILL BE THERE BY WEDNESDAY OR WHEN EVER, SAYING THAT THE POSTAL ORDER IS ON THE WAY OR CHEQUE,. AND CAN YOU  POST SO AS THEY CAN RECEIVE THE ITEM,S BEFORE YOU GET THE MONEY . ETC ETC.    

DONT POST IT UNTILYOU GET THE MONEY AND ITS IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT GR8, BUT UNTILL THEN FORGET IT.   

POSTAL ORDERS ARE GRB BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE THEM IN HAND YOU HAVE THE MONEY, MAKE SURE CHEQUES CLEAR BEFORE SENDING MONEY,

E-CHEQUES ARE OK BUT CAN BOUNCE  JUST BE PATIENT AND GET THE MONEY IN HAND FIRST.

AS I SAY THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE HONEST, ALL OF MY CUSTOMERS ARE. HAPPY EBAYING TO ALL    


Guide ID: 10000000010978180Guide created: 06/03/09 (updated 13/03/11)

 
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