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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: chrisg on May 18, 2007, 08:23:07 am

Title: strange
Post by: chrisg on May 18, 2007, 08:23:07 am: These 2 buisness's seem to be the same seller yet give different reasons for selling?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Carpet-Cleaning-Business_W0QQitemZ230129039134QQihZ013QQcategoryZ2992QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Carpet-Upholstery-Cleaning-Business-FOR-SALE_W0QQitemZ150122857006QQihZ005QQcategoryZ11762QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

think its a scam?
Title: Re: strange
Post by: PaulKing on May 18, 2007, 09:13:39 am: how do you work out they are the same seller, i must be missing something
Title: Re: strange
Post by: steve k on May 18, 2007, 09:46:22 am: completely different set ups and sellers... ??? ???
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Post by: des on May 18, 2007, 10:07:19 am: Im confused ,The extra water tank how does that work as it looks like it is coming out of the water outlet from main carpet cleaning machine into the extra water tank
Title: Re: strange
Post by: chrisg on May 18, 2007, 11:39:39 am: Read the description, its almost the same, ie giving turnover etc, same font same colour font both say 'heres what you get for your money both then have a list... it goes on..
Title: Re: strange
Post by: chrisg on May 18, 2007, 11:42:08 am: And both say 'starting price is set at realistic level' have a look the simularities suggest the same author. imo
Title: Re: strange
Post by: stains-away on May 18, 2007, 11:49:50 am: There are similarities between the 2 listings, but at least he is registered as a business seller, most sellers on Ebay list as private which gets right up my nose when their clearly trade.

I brought some bits from a seller after asking if he could supply a vat receipt to which he answered yes, after hitting the buy it now button he replied that he couldn't provide a vat receipt but as I had purchased the parts I was legally obliged to pay for them or negative feedback would be left.

After checking his completed items for the last 90 days it turned out that he was turning over £2500-3000 a week on there so I said not a problem I'll take the negative comment and pass your details on to customs and excise, at which point he decided I could have the parts with a 20% discount no vat and free postage, strange some people ;D
Title: Re: strange
Post by: PaulKing on May 18, 2007, 02:56:58 pm: spot on, got what he deserved by the sound of it, did you grass him up to custom as well just for fun?