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#6 ·
hello
i would be carefully as he has no feedback and only be a member of ebay from the 1st of april
so ask them for the unit number and check with ap is your best move
good luck adrian
Done that already. I doubt he will provide the unit number, but if he does I'll check with AP. Actually I'm not interested in buying it but posted here as there is a thread on RBW about it. I'm going to stick with it and try and see whether it's a scam..then get it closed.
 
#4 ·
And the discription is very brief for someone looking to part with something of that nature, possibly stolen, probably a scam.
Cash on collection, from Shetland! Or Bank transfers. Most probably a scam.
 
#7 ·
While I would also be suspicious there seems to have been some new selling rules with eBay as I have just sold a Blackberry, so he won't have much choice about payment as paypal will be used, he might prefer bank transfer but the buyer would be crackers to use it.

Also paypal hold the money until the buyer has given positive feedback another change and one I wasn't bothered about as I always use a signed for delivery.
 
#13 ·
Have to say, having punted out a bucketload of money on both Ebay and, bizarrely, sent £1300 by wire to Florida for a camera rig based on 6 emails and some uploaded pictures, sold a £17k car on ebay, I am looking at my buying habits and revising them now. i.e. no way unless certain security measures in place.

I did get an absolute bargain recently from an ebayer with no rep selling an expensive Gitzo tripod from Norn Iron, but only after a lot of email passed back and forth, including some quite in-depth questions. Even then, the type of emails coming from the seller indicated a potential scam (can't get ebay checkout to work, having difficulty uploading pictures, not sure how paypal works etc). Was waiting for the "why don't you just send me a cheque/bank transfer/cash" email....but seller checked out and item is in top class condition....and an absolute steal!

If the seller responds with the appropriate answers, serial nos, knowledge etc, will take paypal payment, then may be a bargain to be had, as most buyers on ebay steer clear of new ebayers with expensive items.

I for one will not do another transaction for serious money without having item in hand or some form of protection i.e. credit card payment when cash is handed over - too many scammers catching onto specialist high value item websites e.g. cameras, diving, music etc.

Choose items with your heart, buy with your head screwed on right. If it is too good to be true.....unless it's a Gitzo from Londonderry!! Or maybe an Inspo from Unst ....... :teeth:

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#18 ·
just tried looking at it and it seems to off been removed.
the power of the internet is both good and bad, but watch for it resurfacing (excuse the pun) again.

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#20 ·
I found that same unit on a london internet selling board some weeks ago. When questioned they said unit was in Shetland on Balta sound.
This set alarm bells ringing right away as why was it advertised on a local london site when the unit was supposed to be just about as far as you can get away from civilisation and still be in the UK?
Anyway I asked some questions and said I could collect, nothing more heard so fairly obviously a scam.
There is another unit advertised in the Birmingham area, vision for 2.5k not dived etc etc. Guy provided details well enough right up to unit serial number and can I come and see it then no response.
I have been through this process three times with the same result so obviously he doesn't record the adressess of the folk asking him questions :)
Even the genuine sellers are looking for well above what a unit is worth so I am now looking at buying new, 4k for a secondhand unit from one seller!
 
#26 · (Edited)
what a good chance to ask a lot of questions ,, and add it to a watch list , be a shame to build up someones hopes ,,,, or find someone local to pop by to view it ,,, some days i dont even like myself either:bat:
to be fair though when you look at the sellers profile , it does look believeable , mind you , i think it invest the price of a ticket , and pick it up in person , after checking the serial numbers . just a thought.
 
#30 ·
Starts the bidding at 2000 and as a buy it know price of 2350.

Have to question the small diffrence.
Why? Seems like a good strategy to me. £2000 is the minimum he will take and £2350 is optimistic but he is banking on somebody not wanting to miss out and thus paying over the odds. There is little point in having a big difference between start bid and BIN on eBay (unless you have a reserve) as the BIN disappears after the first bid.

FWIW looks as genuine as you are going to get on eBay.
 
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