Baofeng radios

[Metradio]

I think the scam is to get money out of PayPal not you..
But in the end PayPal will claw back the money from all users by upping their charges..

Mike

[Buick Mackane]

Looks like it might be legit, Someone who bought a pair has left the seller positive feedback, Either that or its a friend of the seller whos trying to make it look above board.

[gmham]

The seller on the other thread who was scamming also had a few feedbacks appear whilst we were all eagerly waitting on our radios.all feedback was for very low cost items thou. guess someone landed lucky with there pair off uv-5R handies for a fiver thou !!

[Buick Mackane]

Who knows ? It might be the real deal, Stranger things have happened, For the past few days its said ''almost gone'' But hes still selling about 50 of them per day Maybe they fell off the back of a lorry, Nice little earner as arthur used to say,

[sickboy]

If you look on the feedback that the seller has been leaving for buyers, it seems that Italian is his native language, yet the items are coming from China.
I wonder if it's some kind of drop-shipping scam? The vendor in China recruits unsuspecting drop shippers to advertise the items?

[Buick Mackane]

Well if by some miracle it is for real expect about a million baofengs to pop up in the for sale section in a month or two

[paulears]

I found an auction for another radio item today, and won it for 1p, with £24 postage - another one to wait for?

[stanogs68]

weres that paul lets have a look ??

[ghost123uk]

I found an auction for another radio item today, and won it for 1p, with £24 postage - another one to wait for?

That's against Ebay rules. It's your moral duty to report the seller to Ebay for fee avoidance

[310den]

I found an auction for another radio item today, and won it for 1p, with £24 postage - another one to wait for?

That's against Ebay rules. It's your moral duty to report the seller to Ebay for fee avoidance

Ebay charge you 10% on postage also so the seller cannot win now.

[paulears]

£24 from China is pretty normal - it has been relisted too, so they have quite a few.

It's a clever car radio with USB and gizmos
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-In-Dash-S ... 2157268290?

[ghost123uk]

You often find those in Aldi / Lidl at £19.95. I bought one for the VW camper. Pretty happy with.

1p + £20 odd P&P is still Ebay fee avoidance

Here is a more honest seller of a similar unit = http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Stereo-Au ... 2157268290 - FREE P&P

[Buick Mackane]

Surprise surprise

We had to remove this listing from the site and you're not required to complete the transaction. If you've already sent payment, the sale should process as normal and you don't have anything to worry about. If you have any questions about delivery, please check tracking or contact your seller. If you run into any trouble along the way eBay is here to help. Please visit the Resolution Centre to help resolve any problems you may encounter.

[paulears]

Interesting - my email was different.

Hello
You were recently involved in a transaction for the following item:
2PCS Baofeng UV-5R Handheld FM Dual Band VHF/UHF Two way Walkie Talkie Radio KF

We’re writing to let you know that an unauthorised third party may have accessed the seller’s account to list this item. The item has been removed from the site, and the transaction was cancelled. We ask that you take the following precautions:

- If you already paid for the item, you may be protected by eBay. Open a request with the Resolution Centre and choose, "I bought an item. I haven't received it yet." You can access the Resolution Centre by visiting:
http://resolutioncentre.ebay.co.uk/

- If the transaction doesn't qualify for eBay’s protection, please immediately contact the payment service used to request a refund.

- If you haven't paid for your item, consider this transaction cancelled and do not send payment.

In this situation, your account wasn't accessed by the third party involved. At eBay, we take a number of steps to help ensure the security of your account. Learn more about protecting your account at:
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/account/protecting.html

Thanks,

eBay

I'll let you know if I get a refund.

[Auldgeek]

Interesting - my email was different.
I'll let you know if I get a refund.

I had ordered these too and received the very same email as you.
I've opened a case anyway.