Buying a motorcycle and have to use giftcards?

[micmil-16]

Buying a Bike and the seller wants tonuse ebay for a Secure Transaction. Ebay then sent me an invoice and it says I have to pay in giftcards. I must go to a store and buy giftcards and call them to confirm it I guess. But the number doesn't seem to match ebay's numbers when I look it up. I think it might be a scam but would like another opinion on it. 

[missjen831]

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@thatsallfolks wrote:

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@nc-daydreamer wrote:

Jen - you know that this is not they type of payment authorized to purchase a vehichle. This is a scam - so why are you encouraging this? I am surprised at you. 😞  

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The problem is not Jen's post; it's your blanket statement that eBay doesn't accept gift cards.

Fellow members would be best helped by confining your statements to the situations in which they're accurate.

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Exactly. Especially when the OPs scammer specifically asked for eBay giftcards. That’s why I was thrown off by the statement that eBay doesn’t accept giftcards for payment. 

[phono_0490xxxxxx]

@micmil-16

You have the good advice to report the scam to ebay and do not make this payment until eBay advise?

Cool, worth asking.

Now, I suggest you 'self report' this thread seeking removal due to personal information unwittingly exposed, Michael.

Top right corner of the post  ...Options > Report Inappropriate Content > type in 'accidental disclosure of personal information"

I'd go further and make a change to your user ID now.

Next time photoshop obscure the names and addresses [and item number] out, and then post. 

[robot-hands]

Never ever use email to do ebay transactions.

Why do people keep doing that?

[missjen831]

It’s not even an eBay transaction. 

[robot-hands]

Makes perfect ebay sense!

[castlemagicmemories]

SCAM!!!!!

[castlemagicmemories]

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@thatsallfolks wrote:

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@nc-daydreamer wrote:

Jen - you know that this is not they type of payment authorized to purchase a vehichle. This is a scam - so why are you encouraging this? I am surprised at you. 😞  

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The problem is not Jen's post; it's your blanket statement that eBay doesn't accept gift cards.

Fellow members would be best helped by confining your statements to the situations in which they're accurate.

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I agree.  The blanket statement created a false impression of how Ebay works.