Buying a vehicle on eBay Motors

Question

I am interested in buying a vehicle but the seller says she wants me to buy it from eBay Motors so that we are both protected. She says I need to provide my name, address, and phone number that she will forward to eBay Motors for me to make the purchase. I am sceptical about this method because I've never used it.Does this sound like it is a safe option?

eburtonlab · Accepted Answer

Beware scammers who advertise on other sites and tell you that the transaction will be handled through eBay. That is not how eBay works. eBay does not rely on users finding ads on Facebook or other sites and sending contact information to a seller. Likely the seller will send a phony "invoice" that appears to be from eBay but is not, asking you to pay with gift cards to have the vehicle shipped to you for a free evaluation period. eBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay...