No legitmate transaction begins on another site (facebook marketplace, craigslist, offerup, etc) and ends on eBay. If the "seller" tells you the transaction will be handled by eBay, you have 100% proof it's a scam. There are no exceptions to this rule. All legitimate eBay transactions both begin and end on eBay.
If the "seller" wants you to use gift cards to pay for the vehicle, you again have 100% proof it's a scam. No legitmate seller wants to be paid in gift cards. Think about it; would YOU want to be paid with gift cards.. Once you give them the card numbers, your money is gone forever.
The bait is always, and I mean ALWAYS, a super good deal, such as a 2003 Silverado 4x4 for only $1,000. If it was legit, the seller could call any used car dealer within 100 miles and the dealer would come and get it that day. No need to put it on the internet.
The scammers almost always claim to be a woman. Poor woman doesn't know what it's worth so I'd better jump on it fast before someone else beats me to it.
There is no truck. Only pictures the scammer lifted off the internet. I am glad you came here first. If you can't see it, touch it, test drive it, it is a scam.
