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Another ebay question
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I sold something on ebay the other day, they said they were sending a cheque. I've been away for 4 days and got back today, got the cheque but logged on to ebay to find they'd deleted their account. They'd only made it a few days before too so had no feedback. Should I just cash the cheque and send it anyway or leave it?
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As said though, the user was probably a con, though if the cheque didn't bounce, I wouldn't let it bother you. I'd relist it though.
If it was me I would have cashed the cheque and when it had successfully cleared, posted the item as normal.
Id have been pissed off if id sent a cheque for something and you hadnt sent it. They completed their part of the bargain. They (as the buyer) stood to lose more than you did by removing their ebay account after posting the cheque but before receiving the goods
Then they should have waited until after getting the goods before deleting their ebay account.
It's naive to assume that this is anything other than a small-time scam. Various cons work by sending out cheques which appear to clear but are then rejected later.
The brain-damaged sister line just confirms that it is a scam.