Scam???

[liengel-4]

I received and offer from a buyer for $45 on an item that is listed for $15.  I accepted the offer and immediately received an response asking for my email address and cell phone number so they can pay through PayPal and send me a text message when they pay.  I then sent a message to the buyer asking if they meant to offer $45 and they again immediately responded with yes I did please send me your email address and phone number.  I do know the saying to good to be true and yes this does seem too good to be true.

My question is:

I'm fairly new to selling on eBay and so far all of my transactions have been handled through eBay.  Is this how PayPal payment are handled through eBay?

[jack_bucks_ghost]

yes, scam, definitely scam

[soh.maryl]

Please make a note:  NO buyer ever needs any more information than he sees on the invoice he receives after buying an item listed on eBay.

That means that ANY attempt by a buyer to get further info from you is probably the first step in a scam.

[stainlessenginecovers]

Scam

[liengel-4]

So, I tried to cancel the order and eBay doesn't give an option that this would fall under.  How can I cancel it or should I just let time run out on them to pay?

[liengel-4]

Also, is there a way to alert eBay of this scam?

[soh.maryl · Accepted solution]

He is not going to pay.  If it's still unpaid at 4 days, eBay will cancel, refund your fees and give him a strike.

eBay already knows about this kind of scam.  Reporting it would be energy wasted on your part.