would you do this ?

[fishinf]

hi fishfinders i thought id share this
i bidded on and won this boat on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220437112530
its in vic thats no problem ,i emailed the guy and said
(please send me your address and phone number if its allright with you
il come pick up and pay saturday )
he sends his number ,
i rang him and said hows saturday
he says oh if off on holidays for three weeks im leaving friday
but dont worry he says
"il leave it in the carport for ya"and im thinking this dont sound good
then he says "just put the money in my account before fri
i said il wait three weeks because i dont do buisness like that
i might deposit the money ,drive 1000 kms ane there is no boat
anything could go wrong
anyway he got very worked up saying why dont you deposit the money
would you do it im not

[kkw]

Maurice, what boat?

[storms72]

Don't send the $$$$ Maurice! I almost got caught out a while back on a e-bay purchase-I reported the goings on to e-bay and they sorted it out and I kept my money.

[fishinf]

i dont know why the link didnt work
it was just a old stacer center console for $3100.00
il try the link again
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220437112530

[fishinf]

Don't send the $$$$ Maurice! I almost got caught out a while back on a e-bay purchase-I reported the goings on to e-bay and they sorted it out and I kept my money.
thanks jas there are some shonkeys out there hey

[bobby cork]

yea mate dont do it u will never see the boat or the money ill tell ya alot of people do that on ebay and they get the money and the other person gets nothing at all it sucks

[quintrex101]

Haha tell me why you need another boat that size mate :lol:

Just joking wait the 3 weeks mate would be worth it; if it is 3100 is bloody cheap that trailer looks near new !

[fishinf]

hey quinnie i manly wanted the trailer "brand new " the rest i would have
fixed up and sold .....maybe end up with a free trailer

i was happy to wait three weeks
he said no way he needs the money now but wouldnt meet me

[quintrex101]

Dont risk it ! Yeh thats a nice trailer tho; Would suit the Bay Hunter; But you can buy it brand new for $2500 from a dealer and you wont have to worry about it !

[xtosea]

Dont do it Maurice, there are many thieves on E-Bay. They put fake stuff up to sell and keep your money, nothing you can do about it either!!!!!

[Pukunui]

Hell no.

Definitely a scam.

[kkw]

I have no problem buying off ebay. Bought 2 cars and a boat and an outboard at various times. If you can look at the item beforehand, then why worry, and why would it be a scam? In this case however, I notice that the winning bidder left a negative feedback, as he couldn't meet with the seller. Was the bidder, you, Maurice? The seller shouldn't have a problem getting the item viewed before the auction ends. If they do, then yes, be suspicious. As stated, I have bought and sold over 100 items on ebay and not had any problems at all.

[fishinf]

yeah i was the highest bidder and would have gone through with the sale
but not his way

and yeah i agree ive done a few buy/sell on ebay with no problem

and i had no problem buying this boat site unseen it just had to be cash for boat
none of this put the money in my bank and il leave the boat under the carport for ya

anyway thanks for the replys guys
im comfortable knowing i done the right thing

p.s the reason i left negative feed back was to stop him trying to rip someone else off