01-09-2020 11:07 AM
So I had this buyer last week saying they are busty and asking for more images of the item I was selling. I told them I do not take more images sorry.
A week later on 2 different items someone with a near identical name"sa-then 6 random digits" messaged again asking for photos. I was polite again which sparked the person to send this,
"Oh, okay, that is perfect then! Thanks
I hate to be a pain, but I am looking for a tight fit but I am also very large in the bust - but I am usually a L. Would it be possible to get a few more pictures of the model with an enhanced bust, or to somehow make the pullover tighter or cinched so I get a better idea of how it will fit me? Much appreciated if possible."
Both buyers had nearly identical names and zero feedback. I assume it is someone fishing for "busty" shots of women but wanted to know if anyone else has had weird messages like this from names with "sa-" in the beginning or from other users.
Thanks, wanted to also warn other sellers so they don't send this individual busty shots of themselves or waste their time taking additional photos.
01-09-2020 11:14 AM
Are they guest buyers with automatically-assigned new account names?
01-09-2020 11:16 AM
Yes, sounds like same person ^^^^ as azaz is eluding to. Could be legit, could be something else. No way to tell.
01-09-2020 11:19 AM
We don't sell clothes but it seems like this buyer should not be shopping online. BBL for a request of this nature. Andrew
01-09-2020 11:21 AM
Dear eBayer,
I regret I cannot accommodate your request, but thank you for your interest in my item.
Sincerely,
Seller
This buyer sounds polite, so I believe they will get the message. They could be a fetishist or perhaps they are simply telling the truth. Either way if it makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to accommodate the request.
While I myself have never been asked questions like this, I have read plenty of posts on the forum about such goings on. So you are not alone.
01-09-2020 11:28 AM
That is how I responded last time. The 2nd time I notified ebay and sent them a message to not message me again.
01-09-2020 12:56 PM
@stanleysoverstock wrote:We don't sell clothes but it seems like this buyer should not be shopping online. BBL for a request of this nature. Andrew
BBL is useless if this person is using guest IDs, which it sounds like based on the OPs description is a likely scenario. Guest IDs mean a different ID every time, so the block doesn't work. eBay is very much aware of this loophole, but they won't do anything about it.
eBay can link guest account IDs together and take action against the user, when they want to. I went through over 9 months of hell dealing with a repeat scammer using guest IDs to place fraudulent orders before eBay finally did something about it.
01-09-2020 01:05 PM
OR.....she is hoping that after hearing her description of herself, that YOU'D like to ask for some pictures of HER bust, lol ! 🙂 People fish in the oddest ways!
-Dippitydoo
01-09-2020 01:31 PM
Well, maybe it can't hurt to look for the largest and hairiest man you could find (must be "large in the bust"), and give them what they asked for? Throw in some bonus images with it, how did they word it? "Tighter or cinched". 😜
01-10-2020 09:08 AM
OR.....she is hoping that after hearing her description of herself, that YOU'D like to ask for some pictures of HER bust, lol !
People fish in the oddest ways! dippitydoo
I'll say ! I got a text/ photo message on my cell from a total stranger one day . It was a man's bare foot . Up top it said '' Now it's your turn .. Eeek Tulips
01-10-2020 09:13 AM
I hate to be a pain, but I am looking for a tight fit but I am also very large in the bust - but I am usually a L. Would it be possible to get a few more pictures of the model with an enhanced bust, or to somehow make the pullover tighter or cinched so I get a better idea of how it will fit me? Much appreciated if possible." OP -------------
You know I'd probably advise this person to go do their clothing shopping in person so they can actually try on the clothes to find the best fit . However I suspect that isn't what they are actually looking for . Tulips
01-10-2020 09:23 AM
I have someone who is sending me messages from different users that starts the same like your "buyer".
The questions solicit to try to get me to send my whatsapp number to them.
All these fake users (so far 3) are located in Australia (could be fake also).
I called ebay and let them know and blocked those users.
01-10-2020 09:24 AM
Here 'ya go:
If that don't crank their tractor, nothing will! 😂
01-10-2020 09:32 AM - edited 01-10-2020 09:33 AM
Sorry, couldn't find the quote button thru my fit of choking on my coffee, bwa ha ha ha
01-10-2020 09:58 AM
In my experience, it always starts with a buyer asking for more photos of an item and ends with them wearing your skin like a dress while dancing in font of a mirror.