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@evry1nositswindy thank you for the tag.
@nooni As you state, that message contains a phishing or scam link. Do not click it (well, you did, but you quit before executing the phishing trip).
eBay links can be identified when ebay.com is immediately followed by the first single slash. For example:
https://www.ebay.com/somethingelse/and/more.html
In this case, we can see that the domain is NOT eBay. The domain before the first single slash is "listing-buy-it-now.center" not "ebay.com"
http://listing-buy-it-now.center/ebay
eBay's member-to-member policy page asks that you report eBay-messaging spammers to spoof@ebay.com
https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/membertomember-contact-policy?id=4262
However, that reporting process is normally used for email messages and website URLs rather than for eBay messaging and reporting members. So send the phishing URL to spoof@ebay.com and they can take down the website.
To deal with the person running the scam, you could contact customer support directly from the bottom of the above help page. Click the "contact us" option and type "agent" into the chat box that opens. That is probably the quickest route to terminating the member (or dealing with a compromised dormant account).
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
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.
@evry1nositswindy thank you for the tag.
@nooni As you state, that message contains a phishing or scam link. Do not click it (well, you did, but you quit before executing the phishing trip).
eBay links can be identified when ebay.com is immediately followed by the first single slash. For example:
https://www.ebay.com/somethingelse/and/more.html
In this case, we can see that the domain is NOT eBay. The domain before the first single slash is "listing-buy-it-now.center" not "ebay.com"
http://listing-buy-it-now.center/ebay
eBay's member-to-member policy page asks that you report eBay-messaging spammers to spoof@ebay.com
https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/membertomember-contact-policy?id=4262
However, that reporting process is normally used for email messages and website URLs rather than for eBay messaging and reporting members. So send the phishing URL to spoof@ebay.com and they can take down the website.
To deal with the person running the scam, you could contact customer support directly from the bottom of the above help page. Click the "contact us" option and type "agent" into the chat box that opens. That is probably the quickest route to terminating the member (or dealing with a compromised dormant account).
