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2008 - SCAM ALERT
Please
note that if you receive an email enquiring about your dress
with similiar wording to any of those below, that it is
a "cashback"
scam. You should NEVER sell to anyone who is not willing
to view/try the dress on or offers more money than the dress
is worth. Please ignore their email and see below for tips
on how to sell your dress safely. We
would suggest ignoring any emails from buyers who are not
in the UK or who are men, regardless of their location and
also ignore anyone who mentions they will send you a cheque
for an increased amount. We strongly suggest you accept
cash and that the buyer visits you to try on the dress.
Latest scams:
Message from Donna white
Contact via donnawhite_2009@yahoo.com or 8033652804
Location: dublin lrland
MESSAGE: Hello,
How are you doing?Am Donna white by name
and i would like to know if your wedding dress is still
forsale and if its in good condition i would like you to
get back to me with the last price and the pics if you have
some,would love to hear back from you soon.
Thanks.
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Message from Luper
Contact via luper_mar00@yahoo.com or 07024052416
Location: Surrey
MESSAGE: Hello,
How are you doing? I am interested in buying your wedding
dress for my fiance for our forth-coming wedding. Also do
you accept payment by bank transfer..
Luper
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Message from Joe
Contact via joebob_1on1@yahoo.coom or +447045733430
Location: Dublin Ireland
MESSAGE: Hello Seller,
Am Joe Bob by name, am interested in buying
your dress and i do want you to know that am ok with the
price but am from Dublin Ireland and the payment will be
by cheque ONLY,as i have a contact in U.K who will make
payment to you on my behalf by cheque drawn from U.K bank
so if you are ok with this,get back to me asap with your
details needed for the addression of the cheque such as
below:
Name to be on the cheque:
Address where cheque will be received by you:
Phone Number's such as Mobile,Land line and Office Number:
As regards the shippment,i have a responsible
shipping agent that will come for pick up as soon as you
received your money and confirm this to me,i will ask my
shipper to come for the pick up asap..
Best regards.
Joel
+447045733430
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Message from ruth smith
Contact via ruth_smith01@yahoo.com or Nil
Location: Dunlace
MESSAGE: do let me know if it still valid for sale...okay
I await your asking price if it still for sale and it pictures..okay
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Message from John Mike
Contact via johnwhite_sug@yahoo.com or 353-4793131011
Location: Dublin in Ireland
MESSAGE: How are you doing?Am John Mike
by name and i would like to know if your weddingdress is
still forsale and if its in good condition i would like
you to get back to me with the last price and the pics if
you have some,would love to hear back from you soon.
Thanks.
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Message from
phillip
Contact via pwilliams212@yahoo.com or +4480229626381
Location: florida
MESSAGE: hello
how u doing and hope u having a great day well my name is
Phillip and i saw your advert posted on for sale and i decided
to contact u cos am having my wedding next month i so much
love the wedding cloth and i want u to get back to me to
my personal email address pwilliams212@yahoo.com and hope
to hear from u there and i will be so happy if u can send
me some picture of its and the last price ok
phillip
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Message from Paul
Contact via paulpeter002@yahoo.com or 07045733430
Location: Ireland
MESSAGE: Hello Seller,
Am interested in buying your dress, and i
do want you to know that am ok with the price, but am from
Dublin Ireland and the payment will be by cheque ONLY,as
i have a contact in UK, who will make payment to you on
my behalf by cheque drawn from UK bank so if you are ok
with this,get back to me asap with your details needed for
the addression of the cheque such as below:
Name to be on the cheque:
Address where cheque will be received by you:
Phone Number's such as Mobile,Land line
and Office Number:
As regards the shippment,i have a responsible
shipping agent that will come for pick up as soon as you
received your money and confirm this to me,i will ask my
shipper to come for the pick up asap..
Best regards.
Paul
+447045733430
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Message from Magret Mayer
Contact via magretcares07@yahoo.com or 7024052416
Location: London
MESSAGE: Hello, How are you doing? I am Magret,
I saw your advert of your weddingdress placed for sale and
i really do have interest in it so that i can use it for
my forth-coming wedding. Well i am okay by the price and
would be glad to make the payment to you by Cheque which
would be send to you in your location immediately you get
back to me.
Also i shall make the shipment for the wedding
dress myself as i have an account with a shipping company
that will come for the pick-up in your location. So please
if you wish to sell it to me, kindly get back to me with
the details below for fast payment because i really want
it..
Name:- (Name to be on Check)
Address:-
Tel:-
Final Price:-
Best Regards
Magret Mayer
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Message from Mary James
Contact via beauty_care100045@yahoo.com or +44-703-194-0918
Location: UK
MESSAGE: Hello,
I am Mary James from UNITED KINGDOM, I came across your
posted ads that you want to sell your WEDDING GOWN, I will
like to know if its still available for sale. The price
involve and the current picture if any is availabe including
the present condition of the WEDDING GOWN. I know you might
be wondering why can't I buy one from my country,but the
problem is that I just love to get things from other country,but
my daughter also insisted that I get her this very one and
I have too just to make her happy on and after her wedding
and because she is the only daughter I have among all my
children ok.
So, I await your swift response asap.( +44-703-194-0918)
Thanks and God bless.
Mary
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Message from
Ansen Donald
Contact via Justansen2003@yahoo.fr or +447024015860
Location: wales
MESSAGE: Am indeed interested in your Wedding Dress you
have for sale. kindly e-mail me with the condition and the
price.....you can call me +447024015860 / Justansen2003@yahoo.fr
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Message from terryfreeman
Contact via terryfreeman2000@yahoo.com or +157-566-3984
Location: USA
MESSAGE: Hello,
This is Mr Terry Freeman, i saw the above mentioned advert
pasted for sale and i am interested in it that is why i
am sending you this message.please let me know if it is
still available and if so kindly get back to me with the
requested details below.
1} FIRSTLY YOUR LAST ASKING PRICE?
2} THE PRESENT CONDITION AND PICTURES
Please get back to me with the requested details so that
we can proceed as soon as possible.hope to earing from you.
Thank you for your time and kindness attention.
I remain
Very truly yours,
Terry Freeman.
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Message from
james
Contact via james_brunojackor@hotmail.com or 7745372112
Location: paris france
MESSAGE: Hello Seller,
Do you still have it for sale.
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Message from moore williams
Contact via moore6000@yahoo.com or 07031839188
Location: london
MESSAGE: Hello miss,my client will like to
pay for your dress......anyway you can ring me or email
me intime so that we can make payment.soon as you get your
money you can get the dress send to my client true any courea
services intime.
Agent moore williams
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Message from David
Contact via david_jon06@yahoo.co.uk or 07024064261
Location: Uk
MESSAGE: Hello,
How are you doing today...I saw your (WEDDING DRESS) and
i have much interesting in buying it from you....I will
like to know your last price and present condition of it,You
may also send the pics of it along...
Mind you...I will be responssible for all
necessary shipping arrangement ok....Get back to me asap...
Regards.......
david_jon06@yahoo.co.uk
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Message from Lisa
Contact via lisawayn@yahoo.com or nil.......................
Location: leeds
MESSAGE: Good day seller,
how are you doing hope all is well today? While i just want
you to know that am interested in your above posted wedding
dress and i will like to know your last asking for it, and
also to know if it still available for sale at this moment.
Kindly get back to.......
Thanks you,
Lisawayn
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Message from Kelly Cole
Contact via Kellycole0064@yahoo.co.uk or +447024015860
Location: wales
MESSAGE: Hello, Kelly Cole by name. I saw
your wedding dress advert place FOR SALE which am indeed
intereted. however,pls e-mail me the price so we can proceed
with the payment...Or call me +447024015860 Kellycole0064@yahoo.co.uk
/ boydgy2000@yahoo.co.uk Regards..
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Message from eliz
Contact via elizcole2000@yahoo.com or nil
Location: dublin
or...
Message from kellymoore
Contact via kellymoore@yahoo.com or nil
Location: london
or:
Message from Jennifer
Contact via jennifer_cole2000@yahoo.co.uk or nil
Location: Dublin
MESSAGE: Hello Dear Seller,
I just mail to confirm if the above name advert placement
is still for sale as am really intrested of buying it kindly
get back to me with
your last offer and also send to me its pictures so,that
i can know if its really worth the amount you are selling
it for me. I expect your urgent response..
Eliz...
How to sell your wedding
dress safely
How do I know whether
my buyer is genuine?
If you have the slightest concern regarding
an email you have received please forward it on to us. There
are scammers out there and usually the email will contain
bad English, bad grammar or just seem "odd" -
this is the first sign that all may not be well.
It is unlikely a man will
want to buy your dress so this could be the first inkling
that all is not well.
No one would buy a dress on behalf of
a "client". What would happen if it didn't fit?
Why would they buy a dress without viewing it? Your first
reply should be to encourage anyone to view the dress -
you will find this deters any fake enquiries as they will
not agree to it.
If people offer to give
you more money than your dress is worth (usually they offer
£3000) or offer to send money without seeing the dress,
this would be part of a scam. NEVER
proceed with a transaction that offers
more than the price of your item.
Remember, never
give out your bank details to anyone.
We recommend
that the potential buyer visits you and inspects the dress
to ensure it is in good condition. If
someone is not willing to view the dress and just asks you
to send it on to them regardless, alarm bells should sound
and you should not proceed without the buyer visiting you.
We suggest that you do not give
out your address initially, once the potential buyer seems
genuine (ask them to call you for a chat if you have any
doubts - this seems to sort the scammers out as you can
never get them on a phone number that is real!) then you
can arrange for them to visit you to view the dress.
A seller is
advised to accept cash only - and for the correct amount
- NOT any larger amount. Accept cheques at your own risk
(we would never advise this) but if you do, never part with
any item until a cheque has cleared. Cheques should be issued
for the correct amount - not an inflated amount - no matter
what reason you are given for an increased amount. The most
common scam is to offer you a larger sum of money than the
goods are worth, sometimes using a cheque for a very large
amount indeed. You may then be asked to refund the ‘difference’,
because the buyer only has a cheque made out from a third
party (usually a reputable company) that the buyer wants
to pay with. These cheques are fraudulent in the extreme,
and will either bounce the moment they hit your bank, or
after the issuing company realises that they’ve been
defrauded. The issuing institution then cancels the purchase,
retakes the money and leaves you badly out of pocket and
without your goods.
Please use commonsense
- remember if it sounds too good to be true then it probably
is. Don't let the excitement of a potential
sale overcome your use of caution when making arrangements
for someone to purchase your dress.
Frequently asked questions
about the website
How do I sell my
dress?
Visit place
an ad and complete the form. Then
either use Paypal to send your payment or send a cheque
to the address on the contact page. Your advert will go
live once your cheque has cleared or within 24 hours of
your Paypal payment being received. You will be notified
once your listing is online. Please let us know when you
have sold your dress.
How will a buyer
contact me?
By phone or by email, using the form
method within your dress listing page. Please
note that you need to send the potential buyer a NEW email,
using the email address they supplied in the form, rather
than clicking "reply" to the form itself. If you
do this your response comes back to the website and has
not been received by the potential buyer.
Do you charge commission?
No - we don't charge commission or referral
fees. The charge to list your dress is £15.
All the proceeds from the sale are yours.
Will you buy my
dress from me?
No - we offer the facility to list your
dresses for sale only. Dress agencies
will buy your dress from you and store it in their show
rooms for potential purchasers to try on but that is why
they charge a percentage of the sale price from you. With
www.sellmyweddingdress.co.uk you keep the dress at your
home until someone views it and then purchases it. That
is why you are able to make more money from the sale of
your dress with us.
How do I send photos
to you?
You can send them by email
or post. If they are sent by email please
ensure they have been saved at a resolution of 72dpi. We
will resize the images to the correct format for your adverts,
free of charge. Don't forget to let us know your details,
so we can identify which photos we receive are yours!
How
long will be advert run for?
For a year. Should your dress remain
unsold after this time you will be contacted to see if you
wish to renew your ad. If during this time your item is
sold, please contact us so we can remove it from the site,
and save you unwanted emails.
What details should
I put on my ad?
You should try to give us much info as
possible, especially if the photos do not do the item justice.
How will people
find my ad?
We do extensive marketing of the website,
both online and offline.
How do I work out
what to sell my dress for?
Your dress will have significant value
to you - both in monetary and emotional terms. However a
secondhand dress will not have the same value as what you
originally paid for it. The best way to decide what price
to sell it for is to think about what you would be willing
to pay for it secondhand. Alternatively, add "ono"
to your listing if you are willing to take an offer.
Do you sell new
and unworn dresses too?
Yes. If possible try and show tags in
your photos or mention that the tags are still intact/the
dress is brand new, in your listing. You will be likely
to get more money for your item than if it has been used
so the price should reflect this.
Can I have my photos
back?
Yes, just send a stamped addressed envelope
with your photos and we will return them to you.
I've had my dress
a while, can I still sell it?
Bridal fashions do change so after a
while your dress may not be as popular as it would have
been previously. The price should therefore reflect this
and it may take longer to sell. We don't recommend trying
to sell your dress on the site if it is more than 2 years
old but it will certainly help if you have as much info
as possible to give in your listing.
Will my face show
in the photos of my dress online?
If you want your face to be blocked out
of the photos please ensure you let us know.
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