@darkofthematinee wrote:
I've been buying and selling on Ebay since the early days. I've completed several thousands of transactions over about 25 years and never, ever received a phone call from an Ebay member. Curious what others might think of this. Should I be freaked out?
I wouldn't say "freaked out," no, but that call was a little on the weird side, yes.
I am a regular buyer from other sellers in my areas of specialty, and have gotten to know a few of them pretty well over the years, but our communications have always at least originated in email, not unsolicited phone calls. I had one seller who was retiring and who offered his old stock to me, which was an enormously generous offer (not a gift; I paid for it all), but even that was done in email, not over the phone.
My $.02: I would not assume the worst, and the "gift" in question might have been something either too big or too fragile to ship (he does, after all, already have your name and address from prior shipments), but he should have at least sent you a message and not dialed you on the phone. I would let it go.
