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Watch out for scammers on Marketplace, they will offer to buy your goods via pay pal ,
but it’s a scam!! They tell you they have had to pay an extra £100 to your account because it needs to be a buissnes account .
They then ask you to refund them the overpaid £100 .
end result is you lose £100 .
 
Listening to an item on Radio 4 at the moment and it appears that a lot of scams are via Meta sites. That covers most of Social Media doesn't it? 🤔 I'm really "old school", I go into actual shops, look at the product and if I like it I buy it! Bit retro eh?!
 
Paul Bullinger said:
Listening to an item on Radio 4 at the moment and it appears that a lot of scams are via Meta sites. That covers most of Social Media doesn't it? 🤔 I'm really "old school", I go into actual shops, look at the product and if I like it I buy it! Bit retro eh?!
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Not at all retro... if you are happy to buy what is a.) in stock, b.) readily available to order or c.) happens to be there and second-hand.

On that basis I am all too happy to be retro if I can get what I need. However, in the case of the purchase that spawned this thread, it is a rod that is as rare as rocking horse droppings so retro and local has to take a back seat.
 
Adam Wylie said:
Watch out for scammers on Marketplace, they will offer to buy your goods via pay pal ,
but it’s a scam!! They tell you they have had to pay an extra £100 to your account because it needs to be a buissnes account .
They then ask you to refund them the overpaid £100 .
end result is you lose £100 .
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In the words of Alan Gordon Partridge, "Scum. Sub-human scum."
 
Alan Rose said:
Not at all retro... if you are happy to buy what is a.) in stock, b.) readily available to order or c.) happens to be there and second-hand.

On that basis I am all too happy to be retro if I can get what I need. However, in the case of the purchase that spawned this thread, it is a rod that is as rare as rocking horse droppings so retro and local has to take a back seat.
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Yes, I get that 👍
 
Well the rod has arrived, well packed and the correct number of sections. That’s a relief. It seems in reasonably good condition- tiny bit of damage at the joint of the tip section but I’ve put it together and strung up with 8lb Sensor and given it a good yank- nothing cracked or creaked, so I’m happy overall.
 
Alan Rose said:
Well the rod has arrived, well packed and the correct number of sections. That’s a relief. It seems in reasonably good condition- tiny bit of damage at the joint of the tip section but I’ve put it together and strung up with 8lb Sensor and given it a good yank- nothing cracked or creaked, so I’m happy overall.
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Glad to know it went well, out of curiosity, what’s the rod?
 
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