Harry Potter Triple Auto Who you buy this?

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[HPfamily]

Wow yes, I bet we spend an embarrassing amount of money if you added it all together

That's funny!! Sara and I were just talking about that!! She put it in perspective of prices of traveling!!
*This card is a round trip ticket to...- This Pear Tree card is a nice cruise!!  ) I never thought of it this way!! 
But like you Jules, I have never had a hobby or a bad habit!! So why not!!! 

[DaveH]

Well the Card sold for £215, which is about 1/3 of its value.

Only time will tell if it was a great buy, but I smell a Rat.

Dave.

[Tower]

So do i. 

[Bogleg]

I did ask the seller if I could pick the card up in person and pay cash. I got an email about 1 hour before the end of the auction agreeing to this but I was out and missed the end. Hope it works out for the buyer.

[rns91294]

That's funny!! Sara and I were just talking about that!! She put it in perspective of prices of traveling!!
*This card is a round trip ticket to...- This Pear Tree card is a nice cruise!!  ) I never thought of it this way!! 
But like you Jules, I have never had a hobby or a bad habit!! So why not!!! 

Its true though...and this is what I am going through right now...a vacation...or a case of the GoF update?  But this and playing video games seem to be my only hobbies right now....fishing in the summer too.

As for this card, he agreed that you pick it up in person!  Shame you weren't home.  Maybe this will work out for the buyer, although, I never got the other pictures I asked for and wrote him again asking about them with no respOnse.  It will be interesting to watch the feedback on this one.  Won't we all be kicking ourselves if it was legit!!!

[Bogleg]

Still no feedback on this card  Looks as though I'd still be waiting there 

[Sharon]

Just checked again.  No feedback from either party and the seller is now no longer registered with Ebay.

[Nienna]

Just checked again.  No feedback from either party and the seller is now no longer registered with Ebay.

Guess we're all proved right on this one!!
Sharon - I bet you're relieved you didn't go after the card on this particular auction

[Sharon]

Sharon - I bet you're relieved you didn't go after the card on this particular auction

Well yes and no    In my heart of hearts I am sure there was something not right with all of this but there is a little niggling at the back of my mind that I could have got a triple.  A bit of lousy feedback would have made me feel so much better 

[kbmum]

I think you would have spent the money, but not received the card.  One negative shouldn't have been enough to get the seller kicked off eBay, especially for an inexpensive item.  I think the seller is no longer registered because he/she reneged on the triple auto and was removed from eBay before the triple auto buyer could leave feedback.

[Sharon]

I am not very up on Ebay rules - could one complaint have gotten them kicked off Ebay? (ie if the Triple buyer hadn't received the card)

[Nienna]

I know what you mean about this auction, but paying a couple hundred quid on something you aren't sure you're going to receive and the feedback rating taken into account too, is very risky!
Leaving a scathing negative wouldn't have been enough for you if this seller had waltzed off with your cash would it - I think you'd be after his blood at the very least!
I noticed the comments about their slow shipping too, which makes me wonder if they had ANY of the items they were selling in hand? I had the impression they sold something, got the money for it ... left it two maybe three weeks then when the buyer started asking where 'x' had got to, only then did they bother to find/buy the item and send it.
Now this is purely speculation on my point, but it does make you wonder doesn't it?

I think there's been quite a bit going on behind the scenes with this auction too re: ebay deregistering them and probaly Paypal getting involved.
There might even be something reported in the Press given the amount the card supposedly sold for - I know you don't see or hear of it very often but I think we all agreed there was some sort of scam/fraud going on, so it might get some coverage.

I feel sure there's a Triple out there which is meant for you to own Sharon, so don't lose hope yet!

[kbmum]

I am not very up on Ebay rules - could one complaint have gotten them kicked off Ebay? (ie if the Triple buyer hadn't received the card)

I think it depends on the offense and the seller's feeback score.  The seller already had a negative because a buyer didn't receive an item.  Then if the buyer of the triple auto complained, too, that might have done it.

I logged complaints against a seller for three different items (bought at the same time from the seller's eBay store) that I didn't receive.  The seller would not respond to emails.  Nothing happened to him.  The amazing thing is that he currently has 164 negatives from 139 people over the last 12 months, but he also has 16,828 positives (with a total feedback score of 12,840).  I guess eBay doesn't give a damn about the 139 members who were ripped off by the seller over the past year.

[Sharon]

Unfortunately Cindy I think you are right.  If your seller is putting a lot of business (and money ) Ebay's way they seem to be willing to turn a blind eye.

If this was a fraud I would like to think it would get some publicity to warn others but quite frankly this is small fry compared to some of the dodgy dealings on Ebay.  I read about one lad who sold thousands of pounds worth of goods (none of which he had to sell).  He got caught and prosecuted but the tap on the wrist was so light he did it again as soon as he was out of court!  Someone, somewhere needs to start a regulatory body for places like Ebay, one that can deal with international problems and have some powers to force results.