Something about this screams SCAM to me!!!

[SparklyGothKat]

look at his feedback and also he doesn't take paypal

it was just that it didn't feel right, the one expensive item he sold the feedback is private... something feel wrong

Yes. Also he is very new. All feedback in the past couple of weeks.

There was a thread on here recently about someone selling buggies and it was a scam. They did a similar thing (sold a few small bits and pieces to build up a feedback rating) then suddenly 'sold' a whole bunch of buggies at very high prices. The buyers never received the buggies and that was that.

So you're right to be suspicious.

I think he's just an old seller who's changed his username to avoid the IR.

If it was a real scam he wouldn't accept personal cheques (which can be reversed although admitedly not as easily as a paypal transaction can be reversed).

so dodgy, but not that dodgy imo.

i'm going to ask if i can collect.....

i don't take paypal and alot of feedback left by people is all they ever type....eg great ebayer a++++ is what they leave for everyone

Spidermama that was my thread, my sister both one of those buggys That is why I am on alert I think.

brought- not both........ pregnancy brain....

So it was Sparkly. Sorry.

I think it does look suspect. How come so many of his feedbacks during his long one month on ebay have come from people with 0 feedback or who are keeping it private?

I would think it's dodgy.

Good idea misdee. Ask if he'd accept cash on collection.

the feedback looks dodgy because although its been left under different names (most with limited feedback themselves) the words are the same, and the spelling mistakes the same in a couple of them. Would not touch with a barge pole.....

Right ok, I did wonder. Will carry on watching the ones that are actual baby shops with lots of feedback.

i think it looks dodgy, the sellers other items are another buggy and ghd's things that go for loads, is there anything that could be done, i didn't think royal mail delivered things that big i thought it would have to be a courier service.

I don;t know how to report him, and has he done anything wrong yet?

definitely dodgy.
the feedbacks are left by members who joined on or around the same day. he will have done all this himself to get the FB rating, but considering the fees he will have had to pay for selling an item to himself one has to wonder about his motives. A lot of effort and a lot of money just to get FB.
Loads of stuff doesn't add up, his location has changed and the P&P is stupid.
Avoid like the plague.

You can report at the end of each listing but finding a sub topic that fits is proving impossible - still, I'm going to report because ...prams for goodness sake - lets rip off new parents eh? like they need it

I've reported him.

I used the report this item at the bottom of a listing and chose freudulent item (I did not bid) - then in the email I stated as many suspicians as poss.

he is listing his items for 1 day - so he is going to grab the money and run before anyone reports him for not sending items

of course my spelling was better in the report to ebay

ta SM, I don't know how to do that. Just seemed dodgy to me.
I will get a 3d buggy, though DH want to buy one from the shops rather than be rip off.

You have good instincts and your DH has good sense

another prob with his listings is he is using stock photos....me? suspicious of all he does?

oh no, people have bid on both buggys...

sparkly? did you used to use the name sparklymeow or something?

yes

what was your old name??

ah ahh - I used to be..erm...zipzip or something (I always forget my name) You were the first Mnetter I spoke to

really!! wow!! you have a good memory. I remember a zip-someone, was it you who I spoke to on the phone, or was that someone else?

it was me