Best. eBay. Message. Ever.

[valis2]

Hello, I was the winner of the item : [blah blah blah video game title] for $6.00 and I'm going to pay you the item and the shipping. ABout the method to pay, I live in [town name], Alabama, so the best way for me is to pay you by a bank account, I just need your account numbers of different banks and I'll send you the money and after you get it, you send the GAME to my address. If you know another way tell me please. Thank you.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

He doesn't seriously think I'm going to send him my bank account numbers, does he?

*dies*

Comments

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

You must have different systems there, because I sell most of my ebay stuff via bank transfer. Ebay has all my bank account and bsb numbers on file and sends them to customers directly so they can make payments.

(Not quite sure why he needs different banks, though... that's an odd request).

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I use Paypal, which is essentially the same thing, but handles it for you so that neither person has bank account numbers or credit card numbers for our own safety.

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

I use paypal, but the fees are high for a seller. Bank transfer has no fees for either buyer or seller, so it's more popular with local sellers. In fact, a lot of Australians won't take paypal, they will only take bank transfer, which I find annoying as there is more work in bank transfer for a buyer. As a buyer I like paypal, but as a seller I like bank transfer as it saves considerable cash.

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

BTW, I'm not saying you should trust this guy. If you smell hink, it's probably hinky, just that I use bank transfer all the time with no problems. BYMMV.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I probably wouldn't be so *eyeroll* about it if he had contacted me prior to bidding.

Contacting me after he's won said item? Grr.

Haven't done a bank transfer--I'm just a little skeeved by the idea, truthfully.

According to the spellchecker, I should be sleeved by the idea. Now I'm all entranced with thinking about sleeve as a verb. "To sleeve, perchance, to dream..."

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

If you didn't have bank transfer listed as a payment option, then you are under NO obligation to accept it. Say 'my auction accepts paypal only' and if he won't go ahead with that, neg the bastard!