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Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

sueg57 — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:25:50 GMT

Hi All.. I have a problem in that my mobile phone died in warranty and I really needed another one for work.. so paid heaps to upgrade while still in my contract... My 12 month old phone was sent away for repairs and they sent me a Manufacturer Refurbished model back which is now out of contract and fully paid ... so I don't need 2 phones so I thought I'd relist it and get some of my money back... I put it on at BIN with a Best Offer and had quite a few offers so chose carefully and picked 100% feedback etc... within half an hour of a guy putting in a best offer and me accepting it, he sent me a message saying hey sorry bought another phone don't want it anymore...I didn't think you could do that? So I agreed to cancel and relisted it... same again... quite a few offers and cos I wanted a speedy sale I went for a good feedback buyer etc.. now they're asking questions.. ummm don't you ask questions before you put an offer in? So here I am .. haven't got a clue what they're doing... I asked them if they were going to go through with the transaction after being asked - Is it New - How old is it - etc etc... and their response is ... silence grrrr

I called Ebay and they said I have to use my discretion with mobile phone sales... but all I wanted to know is if you put in a best offer and it's accepted the deal is done isn't it?

I think I'm over it

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

digupatin — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:38:08 GMT

Unfortunately you can't force the buyer to pay if they decide they don't want to.

Just open an unpaid item case with eBay and close it after 4 days to get your fees refunded.

Then add buyer to your blocked list.

I must have been lucky with the couple of phones I've sold on eBay in the past, each sale went off without a hitch.

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

lyndal1838 — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:43:54 GMT

Yes, it is supposed to be a sale if you accept a best offer, but it is like everything else...the buyer can do as they please.

Just wait 4 days and open an Unpaid Item dispute. After 4 more days you can close the dispute and give the buyer a strike and you will get your fees back.

Do not rely on a buyer's feedback to pick which offer you will accept. Sellers can not leave negative feedback for buyers so any member who is only a buyer will have 100% feedback.

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

sueg57 — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:46:05 GMT

Thanks .. yes first on already added to blocked list... you were very lucky - I just think I might keep it now as a spare back up 🙂

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

sueg57 — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:47:47 GMT

Thanks Lyndal... I will do just that.. I know I can't force a buyer to pay and I would never do that but I know that when I put in a best offer for something and it's accepted I pay straight away.. I don't even put in an offer unless I really want the item... so frustrating 🙂 Thanks for your help 🙂

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

bakeandfry — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 23:18:44 GMT

If you do happen to sell the phone, make shure you root the phone first before passing it on.

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

sueg57 — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 23:22:13 GMT

Thanks B&F it's a Manufacturer Refurbished phone they've sent back to me so as good as new ~ so I don't think I have to do anything with it... ??

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

digupatin — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 23:33:12 GMT

@bakeandfry wrote:
If you do happen to sell the phone, make shure you root the phone first before passing it on.

Why is that?

I've sold a couple of phones and have never heard of having to do that before selling them.

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

padi*0409 — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 23:55:50 GMT

@bakeandfry wrote:
If you do happen to sell the phone, make shure you root the phone first before passing it on.

Bake, the mind boggles at that one.....................................

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

designers*n*more — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:06:57 GMT

Hi Sue,

if you decide to relist it again with BIN, select the immediate payment, that way buyers have to pay immediately or they can't buy it and it saves the stuffing around with UIDs. Not sure if you can still have "best offer" (someone may be able to confirm that).

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

bakeandfry — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:13:28 GMT

Sorry, should of made my post a bit clearer (thanks Padi)

I meant with smart phone if you set it up you make up an email account that you can sync to other devices, and access the email change passwords and then get into other accounts, when i changed phones and first accessed my email on it, i got an alert that my email was been accessed by an unknown device.

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

sueg57 — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:19:36 GMT

Thanks D'n'M .. I tried to find that when I just relisted it for the third time but I couldn't find it?? Yes update is ... 2nd buyer decided not to go ahead as it is a Manufacturer Refurbished phone ... well that's what I listed it as .. wish some people would read before they buy 😞 Maybe I'll get a happy ending - 3rd time lucky 🙂

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

sueg57 — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:20:15 GMT

I thought the same thing padi but thought I'd better get my mind out of the gutter 🙂 🙂

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

padi*0409 — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:26:14 GMT

Thanks for the clarification bake - I'm still wiping coffee off my keyboard though.....................

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

bakeandfry — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:27:54 GMT

After thought: also if its not a smart phone and its a dumb phone and it can access internet, make shure you delete all history, bookmarks,ect ect, you would be amazed by what a good phone user can access with these available.

Re: Aaaagh Mobile Phone Selling

designers*n*more — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 20:51:53 GMT

Hi Sue,

when you put the price in the BIN, just above next to the Choose Format/Price is an "add/edit" button, click on that, select Payment, and you should get a screen with the option to tick "immediate payment required"

Hope this helps.