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Is this a fraud?
A customer and I agreed on a selling price and he request that I send a PayPal money request to his email and he will transfer money immediately. Has anyone ever done this? I read payment policy but couldn’t locate this type of payment. I can send him a payment request through eBay but I know nothing about a PayPal request.
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comics-scifi-collectibles
Mentor2 years ago@myladydawg71. This is a scam. All payments need to be made using eBay check out.
The paypal payment will look real but it's totally fake.
Add the buyer to your blocked buyer list.
eburtonlab
Mentor2 years agoAs a new seller, you will attract many more scam offers than legitimate ones.
A message that says "I am interested in your item, kindly text me", an offer equal to or greater than your buy it now price, asking for your PayPal email address or a request for a gift card is generally the start of a scam where the scammer winds up sending a phony payment email that makes it look like the seller has received a payment when none has actually been received. Scammers like to target new sellers, particularly those selling expensive items.
Sending contact information (text or email) prior to a transaction payment is a violation of eBay policy; this policy is designed to protect honest buyers and sellers from this sort of thing, and to prevent off-eBay sales.
Never buy a gift card for anyone unless you are giving someone a gift.
As a seller you should always check your account directly (not following a link in an email) to see if you have actually been paid prior to shipping. If an actual buyer does not send an actual payment, after four days you can cancel for nonpayment; this will prevent either party from leaving feedback and give the "buyer" a nonpayment strike. Be sure to set your buying requirement to reject bids or purchases from users with two or more strikes in the last year.
eBay will likely remove the scammer's account shortly, but the scammer will just create a new one or hijack an old one and continue sending scam offers and messages. Sellers must remain wary of any user that wants the seller to violate eBay policy.
You can avoid many common scams by listing your item for a fixed price with immediate payment required and by not accepting any offers. That way the buyer must complete checkout and actually pay in order to proceed.