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All my offers ask to be reached by text messages. Do text messages go through eBay security?
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All my offers ask to be reached by text messages. Do text messages go through eBay security?
disneyshopper
Mentor2 years agoDO NOT respond to those text messages. If you respond, the scammer will be able to send you a message stating you have been paid and to ship, hoping you will ship them the item without really being paid.
Keep all correspondence on ebay.
If the buyer has not paid by day 4, on day 5 the seller can file a Cancellation with the reason Buyer didn't pay. The seller gets his/her FVF credited, the buyer gets an unpaid strike recorded on his account, no one can leave feedback. Two or more unpaid strikes, and the buyer will find it difficult to bid/buy from sellers who block buyers with 2 or more unpaid strikes. Do you have your Buyer Blocks in place?
https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/buyerrequirements
As a new seller, you are ripe for scammers. List as fixed price with Immediate Payment Required (you will need to switch to the advanced/business tool for that option, which is located in the upper right corner of the Quick Listing Tool), no Best Offers, and your listing will stay active until someone actually pays for the item.