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Shipping address
Buyer has asked me to ship to a different address than the one that appears from eBay. Should I do this or is this how scammers get merchandise that they haven’t paid for?
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eburtonlab
Mentor2 years agoBuyers can change the shipping address at checkout right up until payment is sent. After that, the shipping address for that transaction cannot be changed.
The seller is required to ship to the address that comes with the payment or lose all protection in the event of an "item not received" case. Scammers often send messages urging the seller to ship to another address, so sellers are rightly wary of such requests.
The seller can cancel the transaction and relist to allow the buyer to purchase again and provide the correct address, but sellers are not required to do any of that.
inceptions
Mentor2 years agoHi @rmwsilver
For seller protection, you are required to ship to the address on the payment. Assuming the member making the request for a change has the same member ID as your buyer, you should cancel the transaction and relist so the buyer can repurchase it, making sure he chooses/adds the correct address at checkout.
If the member ID is different from your buyer's, it's a scammer and you can report that to eBay using the report link in the Actions dropdown in the message.