Have a look at this- beware!!

I have heard that there's no link between the states when it comes to boat rego so people duck down to NSW, flog a boat and bring it to QLD and sell it. Then they nick a boat in QLD, take it into NSW and sell it there etc etc.

Not real flash if it's even remotely true I reckon!

Cheers
Scoey!

There is a system called BoatCode....

It's amazing how many people think that they're clever because they've got a "bargain" on Ebay.
I always recommend that they ask around about the vendor, phone and have a yarn and see how they feel before committing. Better still, pay a few more dollars to deal with a reputable person.
The bad guys are out there, anywhere they can make a fast buck.

Happened earlier this week. Put a bid on a hand winch, got an email a few days later after being outbid that the item was available as the buyer couldn't pay for item. Would I still be interested. Replied they said OK will let Ebay know as per ebay policy and they would send out an invoice.

Got an official looking invoice from ebay. Needless to say I was suss the whole time and insisted it would be COD and I would pick it up.

The invoice arrived for the agreed amount (but in US dollars!)

Long and short of it I reported it to Ebay. Looking in to it the person sending the email was not the person offering it for sale and the bids that had been placed looked bogus. Main concern is Ebay keep (after 6 emails to their "security" section now) insisting they do not give out emails and that the only time the email is exchanged is between bidder and seller. So they still can not tell me how they got my email address from bidding on an item.

It is easy to see how people get caught out. The old saying BUYER BEWARE!