Odd eBay listing

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I’ve never seen this before - has anyone else? It looks like a genuine listing, but there’s no bid or buy it now button - when you click on the listing you get:



And contact seller lets you send the seller a message via what looks like eBay’s messaging system. Also in the sales description, it says this:



Is this a new thing? A scam? If anyone wants to look and also be kind enough to let me know I’m not losing my marbles, the link is here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/tudor-bl...863644?hash=item3d9c46631c:g:IHoAAOSwp2Vd3AHb
 
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That is odd - how would ebay make money out of it? An up front charge? And I’ve never seen it offered when I’ve listed anything... and surely it would encourage scams as there presumably can’t be any buyer protection?
 
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I remember reading that Ebay was struggling due to intense competition from Amazon for all of the “buy it now” business which accounts for a significant part of Ebay’s income.
So it looks like this would be an attempt at diversifying services, this one for those people who prefer to take more risks (no evaluation, no biding contract) and pay less in commissions.

People like to trash Ebay and its fees but it is a treasure trove for all sorts of things— I can’t begin to imagine if it were to disappear.
 
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I remember reading that Ebay was struggling due to intense competition from Amazon for all of the “buy it now” business which accounts for a significant part of Ebay’s income.
So it looks like this would be an attempt at diversifying services, this one for those people who prefer to take more risks (no evaluation, no biding contract) and pay less in commissions.

People like to trash Ebay and its fees but it is a treasure trove for all sorts of things— I can’t begin to imagine if it were to disappear.

I agree - some of my best (and most interesting) purchases were found idly perusing the odder corners of eBay... my young nephews love holding the dinosaur poo (coprolites) I found for sale..
 
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The scammers are all over these. No protection.

curious, is this based on first hand experience, here say/news, or speculation? I’m also interested to know how “safe” this type of listing is.
 
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This is clearly a scam, or maybe you still believe in Santa Claus? 😀
 
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curious, is this based on first hand experience, here say/news, or speculation? I’m also interested to know how “safe” this type of listing is.
There are some very cheap prices on some omega listings, each ad has a different email contact address but the same seller. I'm happy to be proved wrong if somebody has had a successful transaction. Gav1967 has shown one above.
 
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I’m fairly certain that as Syrte says, it started off as a genuine offering, but having looked at a few listings, there seem to be a lot of scammers all over this - or maybe it’s just one prolific one. What I don’t understand is why eBay hasn’t pulled the plug, given what it just be doing to their reputation....
 
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There are loads of these cropping up... I looked at a good 7 last night. They are all @post24 emails which makes me super sceptical. I think anyone sending cash for any of these will need a good slap round the face! It screams a scam to me!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-Pre...145-022-/223883450929?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276


Ive emailed one of the listings to see how payment is supposed to be made... lets see huh!
 
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I agree - some of my best (and most interesting) purchases were found idly perusing the odder corners of eBay... my young nephews love holding the dinosaur poo (coprolites) I found for sale..


Ebay has corners??? Where is my invite 🙁
 
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I remember reading that Ebay was struggling due to intense competition from Amazon for all of the “buy it now” business which accounts for a significant part of Ebay’s income.
So it looks like this would be an attempt at diversifying services, this one for those people who prefer to take more risks (no evaluation, no biding contract) and pay less in commissions.

People like to trash Ebay and its fees but it is a treasure trove for all sorts of things— I can’t begin to imagine if it were to disappear.


One of the issues with eBay and PP is the brutal 180 day exchange/refund policy that almost certainly blows the buyer with a free BJ when they buy added to the ridiculous fees for both.
 
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It's a "Classified Ad". An option that's been around for a while, though I had only ever seen it for used cars
 
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Update....

Me

Interested in this…

Payment is made how?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-Pre...145-022-/223883450929?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

Reply to my email

Still available.
The delivery is free in the UK mainland and can be sorted within 2-3 days.
The transaction will go through eBay covered by eBay Money Back Guarantee Program.
I can share details if you are interested.

Me: Yes please share

Reply:

Thanks for your reply.
If you want to purchase I will send you the request through eBay.

I will organise the delivery as soon as the payment is confirmed.
The transaction is covered by eBay Money Back Guarantee program.
I'm unable to receive payment via Paypal right now so I will opt in for Bank Transfer.

Please confirm your address for delivery quotes and estimated time of arrival and your eBay username so I can send you the request.

Return Policy:
- You must contact within 30days from the date you receive the item if you have any issues and would like to return.
- The item MUST BE in the same condition as received and you MUST SPECIFY the reason for the return.
- You will receive a full refund after the item is returned and after the transaction is cancelled by both the seller and the buyer.

Me:

Ok bank transfer is great…

Send me the details please.

Reply:

Please confirm your address for delivery quotes and estimated time of arrival and your eBay username so I can send you the request.


To Be Continued...
 
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Funny, because it explicitly states in the screen shot I posted that it's NOT covered by eBay.....

Sounds legit! Tell him you'll take 6 of them!
 
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People like to trash Ebay and its fees but it is a treasure trove for all sorts of things— I can’t begin to imagine if it were to disappear.

One reason people like to trash ebay is because they started off at 5% commission, drew everybody in then once they'd established a virtual monopoly upped it to 10%, acquired Paypal, made all their sellers accept that and eventually extended it to postage costs. Yes it's a useful platform and I use it, but it's hardly surprising if people who remember the alternatives it killed off feel a tad aggrieved.
 
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There are so many scammers on eBay it’s beginning to be ridiculous. I know it’s impossible to filter them all out completely but a fair chunk of the listings for brands like Rolex, Omega, Breitling etc are so obviously fraudulent I don’t know why eBay can’t spot them. There are some photos reappearing on ebay year after year. Different sellers selling the same watch with exactly the same description