Does "unwanted present" always just mean "stolen"?

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I mean, who really receives £25 baby outfits or £300 mobile phones as unwanted presents? I'm always very dubious when I see "unwanted present" in the description and therefore less inclined to bid. Am I being unreasonable in this?

But why would you leave a price tag on if it was a gift?

agree with going back towork too paranoid I think overthinking it a bit

my DD is size 12-18 months but is 23 months have got loads of stuff summer dresses 18-24 months her right age but far too big when they fit it will be january so sold them when got them no point in trying to sell summer dresses in winter, also gift tend to be party dresses etc , I have never had a gift with gift receipt also will shop may be close to purchaser the nearest could be miles away ( personally I love monsoon stuff but it would be 65 miles trip to return something)

unwanted present can be stuff got cheaply in sale then re sold ie boden skirt £5 in sale normally £18 put on ebay sell for £8 then £3 profit ( though technically that's business if just a few items ebay do not care)

I would be more suspicious of brand new nike trainers or designer stuff or digital camera but sometimes people win or get given this stuff but money is tight so sell £350 camera for £225 get cheap £50 one and have £175 for other more necessary stuff

BNWT doesn't mean it still has the price on, just that it still has the tags. The price is often clipped off.

you can normally leave tags on and just rip a tiny bit off bottom which is perforated with price so it has tags not just price tag

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My mother specialises in buying stuff for the dcs that comes witty no gift receipt (think TK Maxx). It frequently finds itself onto eBay - definitely not nicked though.

As for electronics - sometimes it's unwanted prize rather than gift I have a friend who is addicted to competitions and has so far won three laptops, three iPads and several mobile phones. She sells these on as she already has her own, I think it's the buzz of winning more than the prize itself.

(I'm not complaining, she won a Kindle and sold it to me for £50!!)

I have put "unwanted gift" and I didn't steal the items!!

However, you should do a detailed check of feedback and also of what sort of other stuff the person is selling for clues.

Your messages are all very reassuring, thank you. And joules is massively overpriced even though it is good quality, which is why I'm looking on eBay for it. Dd3 has a babygro from joules that she's been in for over a year- still fits and still in very good condition despite numerous washes (maybe 50 or more?). She is a diddy monkey though.

My dcs get tons of high brand clothes from generous relations who outgrow them before they have a chance to wear them.

I got given a pair of UGGs last Christmas ( I didn't even ask for them) and considered eBaying them as I can't see myself wearing them. I am however, reluctant to do so in case someone replaces them with their old ones and claims mine are fake. Two sides of the coin.

use security pens on soles

That is the problem we've just had, not with shoes but what was sent back wasn't what went out

Did you take it up with eBay? We were lucky, but I have learnt my lesson re: security pens after a recent incident.

This is interesting. Never heard of this. What happens?

i sold a bugaboo pram and did put my postcode on frame with security pen.apparently people send back their faulty chassis and keep your working chassis...

A lot of people like entering competitions. Because this is quite time consuming and is a free hobby, quite a few "compers", judging from the forums, seem to be retired, or not in employment (jobseeking or with disabilities, I mean, I'm not talking Jeremy Kyle types). Possibly they would rather have the money than the latest iPad.

As for designer presents, many don't fit. Some people might not like to inform a relative who doesn't live near them that their DD is a beanpole, or that their DC is perhaps not the sleekest specimen, and therefore all their previous presents have been sold on.

I wouldn't be too paranoid. You surely leave a fairly strong trail on ebay, as money has to be transferred to you? An occasional theft might be below the radar, but I'm not sure whether professional thieves would get away with it. If they ever got caught with stolen goods, the police could seize their computer and see their ebay dealings.

Sometimes I suppose... or maybe they bought them in a sale to resell at a higher price. I have sold kids clothes that I /other people have bought and have never been used just because he has so many clothes, or they have been put aside because they are too big and forgotten about.

Take photos showing the pen before you post it (you'll need a little UV torch too), then if it is returned and there's no pen you can show the photos to eBay as evidence.

yes take photos of your item security code marked
and i include in listing that i have done so.no returns and i can vouch for authenticity of my item

my friend sold a bee, got it returned with faulty chassis,the handle slipped out on rhs.got no whwre with ebay.basically buyer did a switcheroo of chassis

Many babies start life too big for 1st sized clothes and grow in uneven spurts so you might decide that eBay new is better than second hand hardly worn because it's really already too small.
DD1 is not skinny, when she was younger she was a bit plump (she is now a tall curvy teen) she has not fitted her age clothes since she was 7. I've had several nice outfits given her that would have needed a home except I have an exactly average sized DD2 to grow into them.

if an unscrupulous buyer does switch an item, you won't have a leg to stand on with paypal, but you could go to the police or pursue them through the small claims court

But a photo of security marks on something will be of no interest to paypal or ebay I'm afraid.

oh,so what do you advise then protect self against a swop or unscrupulous buyer