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Quick eBay question (Round 2)

AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin KoopantinoRegistered User regular
edited July 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
I got another question here... rather than starting a new thread I thought I'd just ask in this one.

Some guy just sent me a message asking if he could pay me by making a deposit to my bank account. This kindof put up a red flag in my little brain... is this guy trying to scam me? Or am I just paranoid?

I have a quick question that I'm asking here because I can't find any info on it in eBay's help section.

If I am putting up an item for auction that someone else has up for auction, is it against the rules for me to send messages to that person's bidders notifying them of my auction?

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  • Stupid Mr Whoopsie NameStupid Mr Whoopsie Name Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    Yeah it's generally frowned upon.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Thought I'd find out before I did it. See I have a rare item I'm going to put up, and there's only one other listing for it up on eBay and it's about to end.

    Is it against the rules or frowned upon to contact those bidders after the other auction ends?

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  • Stupid Mr Whoopsie NameStupid Mr Whoopsie Name Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    Officially, any unsolicited contact is frowned upon, but if its a rare item why not give it a try? The only reason it is frowned upon is because it opens the door to more fruad--keep your intentions pure and if you get yelled at for doing it, then that's probably about the worst that will happen.

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  • Uncle LongUncle Long Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I've had a similar situation where I was selling a prototype yo-yo that never went into production. I contacted the seller directly and asked if he wouldn't mind letting his buyers know that I was going to be having the auction in exchange for waiting until the end of his auction to list my item.

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  • Stupid Mr Whoopsie NameStupid Mr Whoopsie Name Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    TheLong wrote: »
    I've had a similar situation where I was selling a prototype yo-yo that never went into production. I contacted the seller directly and asked if he wouldn't mind letting his buyers know that I was going to be having the auction in exchange for waiting until the end of his auction to list my item.

    That's a smart comprimise

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    That sounds like a good idea. Thanks guys!

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I got another question here... rather than starting a new thread I thought I'd just ask in this one.

    Some guy just sent me a message asking if he could pay me by making a deposit to my bank account. This kindof put up a red flag in my little brain... is this guy trying to scam me? Or am I just paranoid?

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  • capnricocapnrico Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Yeah, that sounds fishy. I'd pull the ol' "well Paypal is linked to my bank account, so you're welcome to pay me using that." line. Assuming you are willing to take Paypal, that is.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I told him paypal only but now I'm kindof worried about what to do if the guy wins the auction...

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  • saint2esaint2e Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    AbsoluteZero wrote: »
    I told him paypal only but now I'm kindof worried about what to do if the guy wins the auction...

    What do you have listed as your "Accepted Payment methods"?

    If it's clearly listed that you only take Paypal, then you're safe. Then if he passes because he can't do the bank transfer, you're given the option to re-list (I believe for free), or you can put it into a temporary state where other bidders that didn't win will be notified of it being in this state, and then can choose to pass, or buy.

    I've had this happen to me a couple times.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Works for me. Thanks again guys!

    I wish eBay's own help section was this helpful.

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