[jipsy]

I was the highest bidder for "Barcode" on ebay last week (330136764580).
I foolishly transferred the cash (over 8 grand) direct to the sellers account and haven't seen the print or heard from the seller in days. He said I should have had it by Tuesday and it was sent using DHL. I hope it's a simple case of DHL imcompetence.
To put it polite I am shitting myself. I convinced my wife that this would look great in our flat and not to worry about the credit card bill. What a f*ckin nightmare.

[lellyb]

Get the seller to give you the DHL tracking number and you can track the shipment thru their website.

Truly hope you haven't been shafted.

Good luck!

[Montubu7]

Not much use now but in future NEVER transfer large amounts of cash to some 'Unknown' seller regardless of feedback etc, buy a house, you view it, buy a car you view it, buy a piece of paper for £8k, you view it!

I'm sure it will work out well, but in future buyer beware........!

[dave313perry]

oooh! doesnt sound good to me mate! sounds like you may have been stitched up, with such an expensive item you would think it would be pretty high on somebodys priority list as it is their responsibility to get the print to you! keep us informed and good luck

Dave

[Montubu7]

He has good feedback, doesnt look like a jacked account.
I assume you have his phone number, postal address etc ( if not pull no. from ebay) & ring him for some straight ansers asap...
Did you check he is who he says he is, is the print insured & for future reference ebays standard protection policy would result in F**k all being returned..
Message me if you want any more info..

[ala399]

Still early days, Could be in transit. I've had items returned to sender for no good reason.

Did you pay by Paypal. The seller is a powerseller so not quite that bad.

Failing all other avenues fail and no joy from Emalis and contacts with seller , File a complaint with police and get a ref number. Contact Ebay tell them U suspect fraud and have lodged it with police. Ebay will cooperate and where required will give you sellers details and address as they are Power Seller. Get in touch with seller. Write letters, recorded delivery. Then lodge a County court claim against seller for the sum. U can claim for up to 15000.

Keep us informed

[paulah]

Ouch - hope it works out ok.
As far as I know even a cash transfer takes a few days - so maybe the seller was waiting for the money to clear?

There was a thread a while back about somebody who had got a damaged Dface print - I can't remember the details - but somebody on here knew quite a bit about bank transfers, and what you could do.

Hope it works out ok - good luck!

[Montubu7]

Being a powerseller has nothing to do with anything!!

First things first, make sure you have his CORRECT address/phone number & confirm he lives there!
Confirm the money has gone to his account, in HIS name.
Get the tracking information & find out is as he said it is tube is delayed & find out IF it has been posted!
You * may* have his address details on the invoice, UNLESS he withheld them, they will still be on file with ebay but by requesting his details you will only be given Location & phone number * not the full address* so i would hope for £8k you have it somwhere...

Its a bit too early for county court claims before establishing the facts & wherabouts of the print.

[sputnikeye]

i had a print arrive after a three and a half month postal delay !

[alderevans2007]

Don't panic. It's likley that there is a valid reason for the delay. Personally it looks ok to me.
Even if it is bad news then there there is propably quite a bit you can still do. There must be a way of getting his address, even if it means contacting everyone that has ever given them feedback.

[jipsy]

This is going to sound naive but I didn't realise I could get somebody's address and tel. number from ebay otherwise I would have been on to him days ago.
Where do I get this information?
Thanks for the helpfull input and words of encouragement. I didn't sleep a wink last night and I've been telling my missus that everything's fine.

[Montubu7]

To be fair, it all looks sound, hardly the account of a scammer & its not hijacked either, he has sold similar stuff & has purchased stuff as well.

I would suggest you just get the tracking info & remind him its an £8k print not a £8.00 shat at......so pull his f**king finger out

[blackasmarch]

The account looks okay to me. But not to be in contact when someone has just spent 8k is rude and mad. Let us know what happens. Its a hell of a lot of money- I'm sure we don't need to remind you of that!

[pw]

search.ebay.co.uk/ws/search/AdvSearch?sofocus=bs&sacat=-1&catref=C5&catref=C5&nojspr=y&from=R7&nojspr=y&fsop=1&fsoo=1&fcl=3&frpp=50&sofindtype=9&pfid=
fill out this form and ebay will give you his contact details. try to phone him. if hes given a false phone number try to look up his home number in the phone book, and if that doesn't work drive round there with a few mates. and finally if that doesn't work go to his local police station.

[arcam]

I've my fingers crossed everything turns out ok. As others have said he looks genuine enough.

For large purchases you can use an escrow account. Just for that extra piece of mind.

pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/intl-risk.html

[spartacus]

See what information you get get on the seller.
Check out the address and double check it against the elecoral role etc.
Good luck.

[verbalkint]

find out where he lives and kidnap his girlfriend

[romanywg]

He asks the seller to pay ebay fees which is illegal. He's also only sold cheap tat before hand but it is still early days. Fingers crossed for you. Let us know the outcome.

[dgb133]

I convinced my wife that this would look great in our flat and not to worry about the credit card bill. What a f*ckin nightmare.

You mean ex-wife ;D

But seriously, he isn't supposed to charge you ebay or paypal fees. Against the rules. Christ the guy just made a $16,000 profit and he's too cheap to pay fees ?!?!

Otherwise auction looks legit. Just stay calm and try and work things out. Get in touch via phone asap. Best of luck.

[dawn2006]

Hi really sorry to heat this. That barcode had been relisted i think due to a non payer so maybe he is hust sitting tight until funds clear.
The guys name is Richard and i emailed him on the original listing. He seemed pretty genuine so you just need to establish contact.
Even a trip down to hs house, for that money it's worth it!

[adrscib]

hi guys, when i sold my reaper i travelled from malta personally to deliver in the UK so i dont know why you guys cant contact each other in the same country! and probably in the same city!!! good luck... follow up with a call to reassure yourself.... why wait for an email when its so easy to communicate with mobile/sms today. its ur money after all, up to you.

[worlddomination]

Good luck, Ithink you will be ok looking at the profile, but you have some good advice here from members.

[RBK]

DHL is notorious for holding up things of large value. Use Fedex/UPS in the future.

Hope this all gets sorted for you

[robotoil]

I really hope this has a happy ending... While the person has 100% feedback on 172 unique sales, none of the items (I only checked 10 or so) are above $20. That is not reassuring.

[dog byte]

fingers crossed for you jipsy...

[discoduster]

Really hope this works out for you old boy.

Fingers crossed.

[jipsy]

;D ;D ;D ;D

Print's arrived!!! Maybe I'll get some sleep tonight.
As relieved and happy as I am I still never received 1 reply from the seller over the past days even though I've been frantically mailing him and calling his mobile.
Lesson learned.
Thanks for the tips.
Now I need to convince my better half that we may need some Micallef work to go with the Banksy.

[dave313perry]

BRILLIANT! Panic over!!!!

now lets see some pics.....

Dave

[jellya]

jipsy said:

;D ;D ;D ;D

Print's arrived!!! Maybe I'll get some sleep tonight.
As relieved and happy as I am I still never received 1 reply from the seller over the past days even though I've been frantically mailing him and calling his mobile.
Lesson learned.
Thanks for the tips.
Now I need to convince my better half that we may need some Micallef work to go with the Banksy.

<phew> ;D
Bet you're relieved. Now go and enjoy it

[gbh]

I'm relieved for you, that was shaping up to be a sad tale.