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Subject Topic: should i buy this caravan ?
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15/11/2009 at 6:29pm
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Hope everything has gone ok for you - I know what it is to buy on the spur of the moment (hangs head in shame) - we got a damp duffer but after throwing some pennies at it (by the bucketful!) we have ended up with a nice tidy wee van which we love (although its a bit dark but I am dealing with that!)

Let us know whats happened!

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15/11/2009 at 7:44pm
 Location: stoke on trent
 Outfit: Lexus RX300 elddis crusader
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hi and thanks to everyone for your advise for and against myself

i was due to go and get van on saturday i emailed the seller friday mornng again asking to clarrify a couple of qustions, his answer again was simply what time are you coming.

again i emailed saturday, BUT PLEASE ANSWER A COUPLE of qustions ..........

to this i had no answer

so on balance i decided if he could not or would not answer some questions before i drive 200 miles best  not to bother at all ( yes i know this is wrong )

i emailed him again saying i would not be coming to collect the the van and how sorry i was for messing him around and i would pay for his fees to be refunded again i have heard nothing at all? ( not sure if there was something to hide or not )

so still looking but will do some homework before bidding again

thanks again to everyone on this site some great advise including one member who offered to come down and look at it with me !

thanks andy

 



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15/11/2009 at 7:56pm
 Location: west country
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Don't blame you. He sounds like bad news to me

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15/11/2009 at 8:38pm
 Location: Surrey
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Quote: Originally posted by andyjack on 15/11/2009

i decided if he could not or would not answer some questions before i drive 200 miles best  not to bother at all ( yes i know this is wrong )



Not wrong at all - totally agree with you and I would have done the same - there was a story of a guy a few months back who went to collect a car he won on eBay - the 'seller' turned up with a mate who stabbed him and took all his cash.

When I was looking for a van, I responded to several adverts which turned into a magical mystery tour - couldn't get the seller to give me any details. The only info I could get was the different ways to pay them befoe I had even seen the van.

eBay can be fine but you can tell an honest seller a mile off - lots of pics, lots of details in the advert, respond to e-mails by answering what you actually asked. I wouldn't even care if they had zero feedback as long as they did the rest ok...


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15/11/2009 at 9:40pm
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If you buy summat off ebay like a car or caravan you really need phone contact with the seller before you go & collect.

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15/11/2009 at 10:56pm
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No, I think you have been more than fair. You were bidding to buy, so he should have been listing to sell.

I think he would have a hard time holding you to that bargain. Also, I bet you smelt a hughe rat, so I bet he wasn't genuine. If he wanted all that cash he should have answered.



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