on 04-14-2021 12:45 PM
Hello. So, someone just purchased an item an item from me. No payment made, it's just labeled as bought.
The buyer then proceeds to message me, wanting to communicate outside the eBay website through phone text instead.
Asked for my eBay username (which I found odd) and PayPal e-mail. Said they would pay for the item to br shipped elsewhere, to a friend as a birthday gift and for a $300 eBay as well.
Well, I went on a Google search for a $300 gift card and came across numerous stories on here of other people being scammed in a similar fashion.
Only in my case, I don't what to make of it now... If that buyer is legitimate and somehow reads this, I'm sorry, but you can see why I'd be skeptical hehe.
This is a well known scam. You are being set up to receive a fake payment notice as well. After 48 hours open an Item Not Paid dispute, and close it as unpaid if buyer doesn't pay, which he won't. This will alert ebay, put a strike on their account, and credit your fees and let you relist.
You may also want to put this buyer on your blocked bidder list.
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