Mr Coeur de Lion Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Has anyone used the Petites Annonces service on it?How does it compare to the normal service, and what does ebay get out of it if it is free?Just going to be doing a lot of selling on ebay over the coming weeks to get rid of a load of stuff I have but don't want anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patmobile Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I have used them 3 or 4 times and managed to sell my Smart car for a good price using a small ad.They are free and it beats me what e-Bay get out of it!Recently, though, when advertising high value professional video equipment I received responses from a lot of Nigerian scammers. You'll know pretty much straight away its them because their French is terrible and they always say they want to buy the item for a dear friend to show their affection. My equipment was specialist stuff, so unlikely to be considered an attractive present. The scammers don't bother when you tell them carriage will cost 200 euros, either. I suppose if you're not going to pay, it doesn't matter what price you agree to. The scam itself comes in the form of a fake PayPal acknowledgement of receipt of payment. It's so badly written it's an obvious fake. I reported them all to PayPal by forwarding the emails to [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Cool, thanks for that.Seems an ideal way of selling a couple of sets of gold clubs too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderhorse Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 [quote user="Mr Coeur de Lion"]...Seems an ideal way of selling a couple of sets of gold clubs too.[/quote]But but but... gold is set to rise to meet Asian demand. Don't sell! [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 You have a point there.I'll sell the golf shoes instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Are you trying to raise money for you next risky but lust filled trip nto the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Sort of, but I have a lot of stuff the missus bought which we never really needed (ornaments and stuff like that) so it gets rid of clutter and helps me get to the US of A for a few months.This trip should be less risky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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