Hello & Camper Wanted

[kempy]

The bus is yours- you've met the T & C's! Contact the seller again and ask him to reconsider... you can also apply for the sellers' contact details (inc phone number) through eBay to speak to him in person. If all else fail contact eBay for help - you (and the seller) have entered into a contract, both of you should honour it and a bit of pressure from eBay should do the trick...

This may help:

Contacting Your Seller
After you win an item, the Pay Now button is usually the fastest way to pay your seller. The Pay Now button will appear on the item page in My eBay after you win an item, and in the confirmation email you receive from eBay.

However, if you're unable to pay using the Pay Now button because you're missing total cost information, or have questions about the final price, you can request the total from the seller. To do so, click on the "Request Total" link on the item page in My eBay, or during the review step after clicking on the Pay Now button.

If you have a question unrelated to the final costs of your purchase click the "Contact Seller" link on the item page.

If you have tried the options above and are still unable to get a response from your Seller, you can request additional contact information directly from eBay. First, click on the "Advanced Search" link under the "Search" button in the eBay header. Next, click on the "Find Contact Information" link on the left-hand side of the page.

Note: In order to obtain contact information from another member you have to have a transaction in common.

Your Contact Information

Make sure eBay always has your current contact information, such as email address, phone number, and postal address so that your sellers can contact you after you win an item.

If your correct information isn't on file, other members won't be able to contact you or post items to your new address. It's against eBay rules to keep incorrect or out-of-date contact information on file.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/pay/win-contact.html

Good luck, keep us informed...

Don't really want to force this as you don't know what you could be letting yourself in for.

Last thing you want is the seller doing something to the van.

Mike

 

[woodys wacky wheels]

all sounds a bit iffy to me , possibly another scam

tread carefully Mike

will ring you tomorrow afternoon / early evening

 

[Araon]

Could be he was expecting more interest in it and used it as an excuse to bail and relist :x

But to be honest it is yours by rights and at least a viewing now should be on the cards with a chat to aleviate the sellers own fears of being stung whats his feedback like?

 

[kempy]

No not a scam.

The buy is been sold by the dad of the owner. This is the first time he's used ebay and I'm certain doesn't understand how it works and got carried away.

Yes i didn't forward a deposit straight away as i was waiting to hear from him (ie invoice with contact details on )

I recieved an email from him just past 3.00pm, but went out immediatly after the auction ended ang got back just after 7.00pm.

During this time i had recieved 3 more emails demanding payment and the last saying that if i didn't send the deposit before 7.30pm he would offer as a 2nd chance.

I mailed straight away and it went before 7.30pm but he had already offered out. He is since very sorry as realised what he has done but can't now change things.

What really pissed me off was that i resheduled my day around the auction ending time rather that using automatic max bidding. Also he had my mobile number & home number from previous emails and if he was concerned why didn't he ring.

How i look at it now is that it wasn't meant to be.

Mike

 

[Guest]

Man thats a bummer , it looks like a really nice van in those pics.

What really pissed me off was that i resheduled my day around the auction ending time rather that using automatic max bidding.

Mike get yourself Auction Sentry (http://www.auction-sentry.com), a bid sniper proggy, i use it alot, it can place a bid automatically in dying seconds of an auction with your max bid so as not pushing the price way up. I never bid via ebay anymore. you just turn your PC on tell it what your max bid is and when to place it and walk away.

It really useful for tracking all your auctions in one easy window without having to log into ebay either. I reckon its saved me hundreds of pounds already and it only cost £7 to buy.

 

[Justin & Muttley]

...How i look at it now is that it wasn't meant to be.

Mike

That's the way to look at it - there'll be another along soon!

Keeping my fingers crossed...

 

[kempy]

Unbelievable

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-CAMPER-1970-JREG-NEW-MOT-NEW-TAX_W0QQitemZ180153385378QQihZ008QQcategoryZ14256QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Wouldn't take my calls etc.........................

Didn't even follow the rules again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Justin & Muttley]

Report him to eBay - he's a joke isn't he?

 

[kempy]

Not really bothered anymore.

Just don't want neagitve feedback.

Mike

 

[Araon]

You need to report people like that....

£4500 still sounds remarkably iffy unless hes wanting reddies quick..

Basically he's libeled you here and defamed your character in an open forum get onto EBAY thats why they take there commissions...

clear your feedback atleast. Its gone beyond a misunderstanding....

 

[scott wilson]

mike,
the cornish bus is still here and i`d prefer someone like yourself to look after her,
Scott

 

[Guest]

Basically he's libeled you here and defamed your character in an open forum.

where? :?

 

[Justin & Muttley]

I've just tried the eBay link and it looks like it's been removed - have you had some success sorting it out?

 

[Araon]

Johnny


The ebay listings been removed now but he clearly libeled him in print on the relisting. Tried to name and shame him labeling him as a time waster etc...

 

[Guest]

what a bollox! :x

i hate @$$holes like that, i had a similar experience, when the guy clearly let the auction run to the end and then pretended he'd sold it elsewhere cause he wasnt happy with the price, i swore a few times and told him thats what reserves are for.

if you let it run to the end surely your contracted to send? and a time frame of 2 weeks is normally accepted and advised by ebay as a guide.

this behaviour just sux. personally i would take it further :x .

 

[Araon]

My sentiments exactly cant believe it he even let the van go for 3K less in the end which strikes me as very sus.....

 

[kempy]

Contacted ebay last night to report the original and second listing.
Logged on this morning to find it had been removed, but unsure who did it.

Ebay have asked me to forward all email that were involved, but my gut feeling is that he will never use the site again so why bother.

I must have emailed at least 5 times during and after the auction ended for him to call me. The first prior to placing a bid.

At first i thought he was a little unsure of what he was selling as listed as a 1970 when infact a 71 and although it was a Danbury conversion didn't list this either.

The original listing also stated that he was not selling as sold as seen unlike other autions. As i was unable to travel in advance to view ( would have done if called me or took ages in replying to my emails ) I thought what the hell if i get there and its not what described I'd either walk and report as not described in the ad to ebay or move on if need be

I also felt £7300 was a fair price for a RHD Danbury pop top. After the auction ended I went straight out and when got back in I'd recieved 4 emails from the seller. The first email was asking for the full invoice amount via pay pal and the others as listed below in order.

hi mike would you be so kind to place the £100 deposit with refrence to the camper and please could you email me as to regards pick up thanks

hi my email address is ######## i belive you may need this for deposit kind regards.

hi mike please note that if no deposit recieved by 7.30pm (was stated in the ad )i will relist/second chance offer am sorry to sound harsh but am genuine and also expect people bidding to be genuine ! thanks

Yes he did ask for a deposit following the end of the auction but no time scale attached such as 7.30pm. I immediatly replied with the following and sent it @ 7.20pm.

Hi Brad,

Went straight out following the aution ending and just got back in.
To enable me to pay the deposit via paypal you need to send me an invoice for £100 and have an active paypal account ( assume you have done this )
With regard to collection I shall be down in your area early next week and would like to meet up to confirm all paperwork etc...... prior to collection.
Following this I shall arrange a bankers draft and would aim to collect either back end of next week or early the following.

When you send me the invoice please can you let me know your telephone number etc............

Cheers

Mike

Following this email i was informed that it had gone to a 2nd chance offer and that he would no longer sell to me.

I tried loads of times to get the sale back on track with no joy, including the following.

Brad,

Why have you put out a second chance offer. I know you are new to ebay but you needed to send out a invoice for the deposit
If you think I'm a time waster why did i bother to email you so many times to request information and win the aution.
Any concerns pick up the phone & call me.

Mike

He then relisted less than 24hrs and slated me which really pissed me off.

Whats more strange is that he sold the van for £4.5k even though i was one of many bidders on the original auction and it passed this amount days before the auction ended. In fact i was one of four seriously bidding at the time.

Not sure what he was playing at ???

The very last email I got was the best though.

hi mike van has now sold to someone who did manage to pay the deposit my wife and i only ever wanted 4.5k for van which we would have told you once your deposit was recieved as we are not con merchants unlike other van sellers as said before it really is a nice van all the best on finding a new van mat.

YEA SURE !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Araon]

Its laughable but reading in between the lines he doesnt sound like a newbie to ebay... or am i just an old sceptic sod :?: (thats a retorical question)

Oh well keep looking theres something out there for sure

 

[kempy]

Its laughable but reading in between the lines he doesnt sound like a newbie to ebay... or am i just an old sceptic sod :?: (thats a retorical question)

Oh well keep looking theres something out there for sure

Very interested to see if the van shows up on the scene. I'm no fool in parting with my money easily especialy where ebay is concerned.

I've sourced another van that looks good and waiting for the buyer to let me know when i can view. The problem is that there are too many over priced vans out there at the moment that need work, but the prices doesn't reflect this.

Splits are worse. 18 months ago when i sold mine for £22k i was one of a few at that price and it took a while to sell. Since then it seems everyone is asking that type of money and i don't just mean Samba's.

Based on some of these prices if i was selling mine today I'd ask closer to £30k. Maybe i'm in the wrong job, but I'd never pay that type of money. Yes it cost more to do but was spread over several years.

I keep saying to myself that prices will slow down due to increase in interest rates, cost of living, higher unemployment etc..............

I couldn't bring myself to remortgage the house or take a huge loan out for a van.

That's one of the appeals of the early bay. They maintain the classic looks together with all the advantages over a split and are affordable in some cases and realistic in loan repayments if you don't have the cash in hand.

 

[Justin & Muttley]

...hi mike van has now sold to someone who did manage to pay the deposit my wife and i only ever wanted 4.5k for van which we would have told you once your deposit was recieved as we are not con merchants unlike other van sellers as said before it really is a nice van all the best on finding a new van mat...

So he's saying that even if bidding had gone up to 15k he would have just asked you for 4.5k when it came time to pay? I don't get it! And he's got the audacity to call you a timewaster!!! What a w@nker!!

Forget him, forget the bus - I wouldn't trust someone like that as far as I could kick him...