nick Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Name: Andrew rout Ebay screen name: andrewrout I emailed the above last weds to enquire about ending an auction early for a logun gun lamp. He said £50 posted so I sent the cheque off the next day. By mon morn he still had not received it and when the auction ended mon night I emailed him to say sorry for any inconvenience (there was none for him as he had made more profit than he would have had he sold it to me) and to ask that if he received the cheque, could he send it back? By thurs there was no reply so I again asked him if he had received my Email and was it ok to return my cheque? I got the following reply – “IF I EVER RECEIVE IT I WILL RETURN YOUR CHEQUE”. I left it at that. The next day I received the following Email – “you will need a much bigger cheque than that when I take you to court for libel you *****”. I emailed him back asking why he was so angry? He said that I had accused him of being a liar and a cheat? (when did that occur?) Im quite worried as this bloke potentially has £50 of my hard earned cash. Anyway, I will not be dealing with him again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Nick, Caveat Emptor, old chap, (let the buyer beware..!!), it's very dangerous to slag somebody off on this forum without giving him a right if reply..Do you agree..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 i agree wholeheartedly. i am not slagging him off though. just letting people know, word for word, what was said. if it seems as though i am slagging him off, i apologise, it was not meant to sound like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibby Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 cancel that cheque asap. Gibby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete k Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 nick cancel the cheque and report him to ebay for abusive language and they will investigate it and probably ban his user name , i have been using ebay for years and have had to deal with people like this all the time . pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 im inclined to believe he really has not received the cheque. what im angry about is the needless agressivness and abuse. plus it costs £10 to cancel a cheque and im hoping he wont be silly enough to do that if he has received it, as i have his address. they are worthless if not cashed withing 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rarms Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 If you report him bear in mind ebay will probably tell you it is your problem as you tried to instigate a deal without their fees being involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 If you report him bear in mind ebay will prolly tell you it is your problem as you tried to instigate a deal without their fees being involved. yeah i know. i just cant believe he became so aggressive over something which is A) not a problem for him not my fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblade Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 this is why ebay warn people about doing deals outside their terms and conditions. the only time i would consider doing a deal like you tried on this one is if i was able to pick the item up in person and make payment in cash. cancell the check and put it down to experiance. have had a quick peek at the guys feed back and 98% out of more than 200 deals is a pretty good feedback level. and if anyone else is curious here is the link to the auction in question: logun lamp auction ROB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthenailer22 Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 if you tell your bank that the cheque has been lost in the post they will normally cancel the cheque for free or at a reduced rate regards bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 If you ever decide to do that kind of deal get the seller to put it on as a buy it now at the agreed price then it can all be done through ebay. You realy should not have offerd him out side of Ebay, that is against ebay best practice. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted April 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 hi all just a quick update. i cancelled the cheque (saying it was lost in the post) about a week ago. since then i have recieved a further two abusive Emails from him (i have sent him none), one of which contained roughly 50% swear words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooter2 Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 I wonder who first told you to cancel the cheque saying it was lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Well nicks sounds like you had a right song and dance with this chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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