ebay precautions

[JasmineLouise]

Hi... :)
just thought i'd let everyone know about an issue that has surfaced after doing a little bugaboo research..
After looking online for a second hand prams, i was amazed to see various bugaboo's at such a discounted price online. Being sceptical i emailed some people who had already purchased similar items from this seller and was saddened to learn that no one who had paid for their item had ever recieved them, nor any correspondance afterward:thumbsdown: . Further investigation showed that the seller was then subtracting his membership and resigning with the same items under a different name only to sell them again, and repeating the process. The sellers location is China and he asks for payment in RWB currency via bank or money transfer. His photos are all similar and the english used in the descriptions is not very good. Please be careful with any overseas transactions that sound too good to be true, because as in this case it probably is. :shame:

[sugar n spice]

i never buy overseas but thanks for the warning im sure there are others that buy from overseas

[littlepickle]

Always beware of anyone who gives a seperate email address to be contacted by (besides the contact seller tab) This usually menas that it is a hijacked account. Oh and also beware if anyone asks for western union money transfer usually a scam.. It makes me so angry when I see people trying to rip people off. I always report any dodgy sellers that I see to ebay so that hopefully their account can be suspended before they get too far - but usually I guess they just open a new account!

[Jem]

i never buy overseas... thanks for the warning... sure to come in handy for some :thumbsup:

[jessgray]

i havent brought from overseas coz i dont have paypal :laughing:
i have seen the prams you are talking about though.you should report the seller to ebay

[nina2703]

Good to report these in!! I STUPIDLY bought a brand new side by side pram on ebay a bit over a month ago. It looked great on the pics and site and was everything you could imagine. When it arrived it was a piece of garbage. I could never ever put my children into it its so unsafe and now they wont take it back. Its getting ugly.:banghead: Personally, i think its safer and cheaper to buy from the shops where you can see what you're getting!