WTB: Want a middle man help me buy things oversea - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: fuvozay
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 06, 2019, 03:30:43 pm
content: Hi guys, I knew this forum for a long time, but this is my first new account here.I'm a Korean and I'm travelling in China, now I want to buy something on Ebay from USA, but that seems very difficult here.I've heard people can use Taobao and there are some pruchase agent who can help them buying oversea. But I don't even have a Chinese phone number, not to mention a Chinese ID which is nesserary for Taobao account...So I want to ask someone for help here, I send you the item URL and my location address, then you buy the item and tell me the shipping tracking number.Because my account here is new, so I can pay you through bank transfer first, however I need you to be a rather "old" guy because I don't want to lose all my money...If anyone willing to help, please tell me, and also tell me how much fee do you want for this work, thanks!

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2019, 02:23:48 am
content: It works both ways unfortunately, bank transfers can still be fraudulent so there is no guarantee your money is good either. If you can't access ebay.com you may need a VPN, but be aware this could be viewed as illegal there.If people are going to ship to you but have Ebay restrictions sending to China they would have purchase it and receive it themselves first. This would be the same as getting it delivered to Korea by family of friends etc and then forwarding it on. If the items are US shipping only there are several freight forwarding companies you can use to send your Ebay purchases to.Regardless of what you do you cannot bypass import restrictions or taxes without risking getting caught.

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2019, 05:35:33 am
content: Quote from: Shock on June 07, 2019, 02:23:48 ammaybe you can verify this by withdrawing the real money after it appears on your bank statement. but...Quote from: Shock on June 07, 2019, 02:23:48 amimho, useless as in the end, he will have to provide his address in china.Quote from: Shock on June 07, 2019, 02:23:48 amditto. this will cause double the shipping cost, for eq cost of USA->AUS and then AUS->CHINA

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 07, 2019, 08:53:16 am
content: fuvozay- You create an account and within 15 minutes the very first thing you do is ask for a partner in an arrangement that involves financial transactions. This sort of involvement may end up in some very ugly situations as the result of either problems or deceit.You must understand we don't know who you are and we have no way of knowing if you are genuine or a potential scammer. If you had been a member for a year or two and have had some interactions with the membership, then there is something that can be used to get a better feel for the kind of person you are ... but we don't have that experience with you.Please understand that I am not accusing you of anything sinister ... it's just that we do not know you.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2019, 11:08:55 am
content: Quote from: Mechatrommer on June 07, 2019, 05:35:33 amNot even that, unfortunately the banks won't cover you if your buddy commits fraud and transfers money from a stolen account. Once discovered they will want it back to send to the owner, this is how you end up being out of pocket.

author: GigaJoe
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2019, 03:07:13 pm
content: that sound fishy , if it not the case then use a service like this:www.shipito.com

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2019, 01:44:46 am
content: Are you from North Korea by any chance? If so, this will certainly impose additional problems due to embargo restrictions.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 08, 2019, 03:13:24 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on June 07, 2019, 08:53:16 amYep, dodgy fish smell, taking no chances, banned.