eBay doofus needs advice (anyone speak German?)

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Just won a SUPREME DICKS cd on eBay from some German geezer for the princely sum of 1 Euro + p&p. Unfortunately I forgot to read the payment terms first and it transpires that this guy doesnt take PayPal. Instead he says:

"Hallo Nick Vielen Dank für Dein Gebot und Herzlichen Glückwunsch zur gewonnenen Auktion! Bitte überweise den Endbetrag von 6 EURO Inkl. Porto/Versand auf das Kto.Nr.XXXXXXXX bei der Sparda-Bank Hannover eG (Bankleitzahl 2XXXX500) Iban.DE05 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXX BIC. GEN0DEFXXXX Unter Angabe der Art.-Nr."

Yikes! What the hell does this craziness mean? How the heck do I get this guy his money? Sorry to ask such a dumbass question but my German is not so hot anymore!

― NickB (NickB), Sunday, 27 February 2005 23:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Hello nod thank you for your requirement and congratulations on the won auction! Please transfer the total amount of 6 EURO to inclusive postage/dispatch to the Kto.Nr.XXXXXXXX with the savings since bank Hanover EEC (bank code number 2XXXX500) Iban.DE05 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXX BIC. GEN0DEFXXXX under indication of the art. NR."

― Eindämmung von Bullshit (AaronHz), Sunday, 27 February 2005 23:48 (twenty-one years ago)

That account number looks totally phoney.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 27 February 2005 23:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmmm, clear as crystal. I really have no idea how to go about doing that, now all of eBay will hate me for being a bad payer. The shame!

Also the dood is trying to scam me by saying that the UK needs international postage cos its not part of Europe. WTF? Buy one atlas!

― NickB (NickB), Sunday, 27 February 2005 23:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I dont think that number has enough Xs.

Im so inviting teutonic fury for being such a donkey.

― NickB (NickB), Monday, 28 February 2005 00:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Einshtene Newboaten

― Eindämmung von Bullshit (AaronHz), Monday, 28 February 2005 00:03 (twenty-one years ago)

All is lost and I am surely doomed. Ichten nichten lichten. Mein kartoffel ist ganz sheisse.

― NickB (NickB), Monday, 28 February 2005 00:10 (twenty-one years ago)

My potato is completely shit?

― Don't Ever Antagonize The Horn (AaronHz), Monday, 28 February 2005 00:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, yummy, wire transfers! I won an eBay auction from German once too and forgot to check the terms; again, he wanted a direct deposit into his account...easily enough done, but coming from North America there would have been something like a $50 transfer fee. In Europe you may be able to do a deposit into that account without that kind of wild fee, but you'd have to ask your bank. Ultimately I found someone I knew in Europe who made the transfer for me, so I got off without the massive surcharge (yay). Hopefully you'll be able to do the same if you can't transfer from UK to Germany without a massive fuckoff fee.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Monday, 28 February 2005 00:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, if the guy leaves negative feedback, it'll just be in German that nobody understands, so you're off the hook!

― Mickey (modestmickey), Monday, 28 February 2005 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)

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