'If you go to DoneDeal you will be done,' says Cork judge in deception case

The accused admitted to not delivering tickets after payment had been received and to stealing post from two postal workers

The court heard a man arranged to send €180 to a ticket seller on the DoneDeal site, but the tickets never arrived. File photo: Dan Linehan

The merits of the DoneDeal website were discussed by a Circuit Court Judge and a detective during a case where a man was duped into paying €180 for tickets he never received.

Detective Garda Mike Dillane said that on November 3, 2017, a man browsing the DoneDeal site saw tickets available for an upcoming event. He arranged to send €180 to the seller, Derek O’Mahoney, but the tickets never arrived.