transactions on marketplace handled by ebay??

Question

My inlaws are looking at purchasing a golf cart and found one on Facebook market place. The whole thing seems like a scam to me. They claim that the item is in a freight yard and the shipping will be handled by ebay.

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I told them that it was too fishy to bother with. Anyone know if there is any type of shipping handled by ebay that isn't through the platform??

Thanks!

inceptions · Answer

This is a common scam, and your inlaws are dealing with a criminal who is trying to steal their money.

eBay has nothing to do with listings on other sites. If the item isn't listed on the eBay website and if you don't purchase it through the eBay listing, the transaction has nothing to do with eBay.

You can read eBay's warning here:
http://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/security/index.html

You can read the FBI's warning here:
https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-scams-and-crimes/online-vehicle-sale-fraud

Read about eBay gift card scams here:
https://pages.ebay.com/ebaygiftcard/

They can report the listing to the site where they found it.

rfmtm · Answer

This is a well known SCAM. There is no cart, ebay does not work this way. Report the crooks to FB.