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atikovi · ‎04-09-2018

He said he would pay the $300+ fee but I told him no. Seeing that vehicles aren't covered by Paypal buyer protection, should I reconsider? They could still do a credit card chargeback but don't think that works on vehicles either.

legitimate_bidder · ‎04-09-2018

Ah! You already know the answer!

The other possibility (and most likely) is that the dude thinks he is going to scam you with the very common scam of sending you a spoof email pretending to be from PayPal, hoping that you'll click on it and try logging in through the spoof webpage that will appear...and BOOM! They'll have your password......or one of the other common scams, like saying the money is in your account when it isn't, or sending you an overage and getting you to send some back, and then it turns out the funds from them were fraudulent or charged back.

Make the guy stick to the terms which you specified in your listing. You're right on track!

ripsmc · ‎04-09-2018

If the bidder is honest they won't have a problem adhering to your terms; not theirs.

Kind of a mine field anymore.

lex-talon · ‎04-09-2018

@atikovi wrote:
He said he would pay the $300+ fee but I told him no. Seeing that vehicles aren't covered by Paypal buyer protection, should I reconsider? They could still do a credit card chargeback but don't think that works on vehicles either.

If you fall for it, you've only yourself to blame. A no is a no.

legitimate_bidder · ‎04-09-2018

So I just now noticed that Ati is the OP.....

atikovi · ‎04-10-2018

That's what I thought. Odd that he wants to pay me an extra $300 just to use Paypal.

jr-41ford · ‎04-10-2018

@atikovi wrote:
That's what I thought. Odd that he wants to pay me an extra $300 just to use Paypal.

Probably has no cash but a high amount he can borrow on his credit card he has on his PP account.

But the answer is still the same as the others, NO!

legitimate_bidder · ‎04-10-2018

If the dude isn't an outright scammer, then he most likely either believes that he will be protected by PayPal buyer protection, or he wants to keep the option of doing a chargeback on his CC as an ace in the hole/warranty/insurance policy..... No matter how ya slice it, there's a good chance that it'll work out poorly for you.

mr.elmwood · ‎04-11-2018

Or, the guy has $10K in Paypal and no real bank acount. Lots of people are like that. No chequing account, no real way to transfer funds.

Could be the buyer's play money that he does not have to ask the wife about. How many sales die from not checking with the Mrs?

Lot's of reasons why this can be legit.

legitimate_bidder · ‎04-11-2018

@mr.elmwood wrote:
Or, the guy has $10K in Paypal and no real bank acount. Lots of people are like that. No chequing account, no real way to transfer funds.

Could be the buyer's play money that he does not have to ask the wife about. How many sales die from not checking with the Mrs?

Lot's of reasons why this can be legit.

Mmmmmmm, could be [-Bugs Bunny].....but is it worth the hassle/risk to find out? 'Specially when the bidder wants AFTER the fact to deviate from the terms of the listing? Oh...wait...does Ati mean that the bidder is asking while the listing is still live? That would definitely give the guy a lot more credibility and probably rule out the potential of him being a scammer....but there's still the CC chargeback issue....and if the guy doesn't even have a "checqueing" account, he's likely judgement-proof.

mr.elmwood · ‎04-12-2018

No idea what the battery thaw man is selling. I cannot find a listed nor recently ended.

atikovi · ‎04-12-2018

What do you mean? https://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Fiat-500-Abarth-with-FREE-DELIVERY/152974129936?hash=item239df7fb10:g:... doesn't show under my listings?

mr.elmwood · ‎04-12-2018

We had this conversation last year. With this link, I can see it. Going into your "listings", it does not show.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/atikovi/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg