Marking an item as shipped prior to payment.

[pari-7398]

I have a buyer that wants me to mark her items as shipped to "make it easier to pay".  Does this make sense and if so how do I do it?

[ferncliff-39]

@pari-7398 

NO,it doesn't make sense and sounds like a scam - why would you do that?

Tell her/him to pay with eBay Checkout and don't communicate any further.

If they don't pay in 4 days, after that you can Cancel with "buyer didn't pay".

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@ferncliff-39

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Thanks, it didn't sound right to me either.  I wasn't going to actually put them in the mail until they paid.

[ferncliff-39]

@pari-7398 

Make sure eBay confirms the payment in your account, don't go by any email payment notice as they can be faked.

Sorry, we see so many scams reported on these boards we're/I'm very cynical.

Scammers target new sellers like you hoping you don't know how it works and they can trick you.

Keep asking here if you have ANY questions.