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Originally Posted by dugnsuz
Absolutely Glenhuon - I'm from Edinburgh, yes it's genetic - the canny gene!
It all worked out OK - I relisted the item today and it sold today, and ebay will refund me the scammed fees!!
What peeved me was as a seller the scammer controlled the auction in a way, by clicking on the "buy it now" option - he/she scuppered the auction - that part was outwith my control!
Point is, there's no real way to protect oneself (as a seller) from a scammer coming out of left-field on ebay like this!
That's the point I've been trying to highlight in this thread and to ebay support too - but they send back "don't give out passwords" etc etc.
Standard ebay-member-as-idiot fare!!!!
Cheers
Doug
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Glad it worked out OK in the end Doug. Yes, from the little experience I've had with Ebay's "protection system" it is usually just the standard format reply. Sent them a couple of scam emails but just get the standard reply, don't bother now just delete them. The two guys I was refering to bid the item up to a ridiculous level, far more than it could possibly be worth. Dumped them and things went sensibly thereafter
I'm from just outside Edinburgh, born in Newtongrange, brought up in Gorebridge. A wee miners laddie