Question
A SCAM?? PLEASE HELP?
Does this lok like a scam? I offered 500 dollars and hes offering to pay more: i am located in Remsenburg city in NY,i really need to buy this and send to my son schooling outside the state as a gift .I have been trying to buy this on ebay but its so very stressful buying on eBay.I will offer you $540 and an extra $100 for shipping so as to close the auction as soon as possible.I will be paying through PAYPAL because i have a verified account with PayPal.So kindly get back with your PayPal email address so i can make payment into your paypal account. Get back to me if my approval is granted.I would like to see the pictures please Lets say i give him my paypal account address. Should I wait until its all approved before i send anything?? And if it turns out to be fake, does this affect me in any way? Im selling it, hes buying it This is through craiglist btw
1 month ago - 6 answers
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I've worked for eBay for nearly 10 years. This is a scam, don't do it. Period... If you follow through with this, you'll lose the money he sent and lose your item too. PayPal and eBay has some insurance for sellers, but it doesn't cover you if you deliberately ignore eBay's advice and policies to sell this item off of eBay immediately. Don't do it... it's 100% scam.
by bluewithoutu
1 month ago
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You should always wait until the payment is made before sending the item. However, ending the auction early like that is suspicious, and probably a scam. Ebay asks that you report users who try to buy things outside of the auction process.
by L L- 1 month ago
Never send anything until u have the money in your account!!
by ?- 1 month ago
if he wanting to sell it now tell him to post it on ebay as buy it now then pay pal will give you a invoice for the item other than that no don't do it repeat .....BUY IT NOW........BUY IT NOW
by old doughboy- 1 month ago
Your scammer is planning to do one of two things: (Most likely) he will send you a FAKE email claiming that he's paid Paypal and that the money is in escrow until you can prove you've shipped the item. The FAKE email is from him. It can be quite slick as the scammers work months on making them look good. The scammer hopes you don't know that Paypal doesn't work this way, that the money would be visibile in your account. The scammer hopes you send the item then wonder why you never get the money. Let me guess, the son is in Nigeria or some other African country. (Less likely), he does pay, but uses a stolen credit card. You ship to the foreign address--which is not the address on the account. The account owner sees the $640 charge and protests it. Paypal reverses the charge. (Paypal will NOT back you up if you send to any other address, even if you get a signature.) You are out the item, the shipping, the money you thought you were making and a $10 processing fee. Craiglist is for LOCAL transactions.
by the tax lady- 1 month ago