eBay

kathleeminaha0 · ‎07-05-2017

Hello all. I have what I think might be an issue and against eBay policies. I also think it might be a scam. I have an item for sale at a fixed price. I received a message through eBay from a buyer asking me a couple of questions. I responded to that buyer with my answers. Later I received directly from the buyer to my email address, not through ebay. In my opinion, this is probably a scam but want to get someone more experienced with ebay to give me their thoughts. Scam? Against policy? Thank you!

Hello,

I really appreciate your response to my email. I'll like to buy this item for the exact price, so I will employ you to withdraw it from eBay. I will also like you to know that the payment will be paid via a certified bank check. Kindly provide me with the information below to overnight the certified bank check to you.

Your full name to be on the check
Address
Apt#(If Any)
City, State Zipcode
Phone number

Regarding the shipping, I have a private shipping firm that handle pickups for me so you don't have to worry about that as it will be handled by them, so your price should exclude shipping fee

Kindly get back to me as soon as possible so the payment can be sent to you.

fart20cool · ‎07-05-2017

if i got a email like that i would not do it.

klassic*kids · ‎07-05-2017

Scam.

Keep all coorespondence through ebay messaging. How did they get your email address?

Happy 2018! May this upcoming year be a prosperous one!

siayan · ‎07-05-2017

Common scam but they should have no way to get your email. The only way to get an email is after payment through PayPal.

You should report the person to eBAy about your message. They may be shrewd enough to not to have left a trail in the eBay message.

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Prov 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

kathleeminaha0 · ‎07-05-2017

Also - Part of the email message appears to be in Dutch. "heeft een bericht gestuurd" translates to has sent a message...

lintbrush* · ‎07-05-2017

Scam attempt.

The "bank check" will be fake. But if their really going for the big con, later that day it also might include the shipper's payment and they'll ask you to give the shipper the payment in cash as there was some reason they couldn't create a separate bank check.

Their hoping you'll give up the bike and possibly some cash without actually getting paid.

Buyer doesn't need and shouldn't have your email addy to complete a sale. Did you give it to them?

Aside from all of the other red flags with the proposal, you can tell the message is a form letter. They'll never call the item by its name. It will almost always be "the item." Who does that for a cool bike?

pingpong517 · ‎07-05-2017

wow... it amaizing how many maessages about Scams out there, WE all know that ebay has policy and procedures for buying and selling...

so when **bleep** like this comes in and it is SO out of procedure...YOU JUST SAY NO. Delete,. BLOCK, REPORT.

every year lots eople fall for scammes...why? Becasue this one just might be a honest person.....nope!

And I'd be more worried HOW did they get the email account that wasn't trough ebay? That when you worry somerthing is way up!

delete , block...on ebay and your email account...change pass word just because.

siayan · ‎07-05-2017

Also since you are selling a high dollar item remember, they hand cash, you hand item. You should be safe with that process.

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Prov 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

starroute-us · ‎07-05-2017

@kathleeminaha0 wrote:
Hello all. I have what I think might be an issue and against eBay policies. I also think it might be a scam. I have an item for sale at a fixed price. I received a message through eBay from a buyer asking me a couple of questions. I responded to that buyer with my answers. Later I received directly from the buyer to my email address, not through ebay. In my opinion, this is probably a scam but want to get someone more experienced with ebay to give me their thoughts. Scam? Against policy? Thank you!

Hello,

I really appreciate your response to my email. I'll like to buy this item for the exact price, so I will employ you to withdraw it from eBay. I will also like you to know that the payment will be paid via a certified bank check. Kindly provide me with the information below to overnight the certified bank check to you.

Your full name to be on the check
Address
Apt#(If Any)
City, State Zipcode
Phone number

Regarding the shipping, I have a private shipping firm that handle pickups for me so you don't have to worry about that as it will be handled by them, so your price should exclude shipping fee

Kindly get back to me as soon as possible so the payment can be sent to you.

Take notice that this message did NOT state what the item is..

SCAM, do not respond and I would block the buyers ID.

How did they get your email is the bigger question to solve. Never give that out.

retrose1 · ‎07-05-2017

That is such a scam that Craigs List warns about it, that email is almost word for word what they had warning posted in their cars section a few years ago.

Block the buyer. I would report the buyer's message to ebay and then I would ask them why they don't want to just buy my item right now.

(*Bleep*)

rainbowcolorz · ‎07-05-2017

@klassic*kids wrote:
Scam.

Keep all coorespondence through ebay messaging. How did they get your email address?

@klassic*kids, I wondered the same thing. Unless that person got her email address from eBay??

Wow. I hope not.

klassic*kids · ‎07-05-2017

@rainbowcolorz wrote:
@klassic*kids wrote:
Scam.

Keep all coorespondence through ebay messaging. How did they get your email address?
@klassic*kids, I wondered the same thing. Unless that person got her email address from eBay??

Wow. I hope not.

Yikes that would be real bad. A huge open door for scammers to scam sellers, particularly new sellers. But the only way I know you can get someone's address is through paypal and it doesn't sound like that happened. I suspect the OP gave him her address.

Happy 2018! May this upcoming year be a prosperous one!

vintagecraze50 · ‎07-05-2017

SCAM WITH A CAPITAL S.

vintagecraze50 · ‎07-05-2017

Do not let these people get away with this. They will do it to someone else who is new on here and naive. REPORT THEM TO EBAY NOW!

vintagecraze50 · ‎07-05-2017

Ebay is trying to get rid of these types of scammers by monitoring their message system for any keywords that suggest a transaction is going off Ebay. These folks then try to slip through the back door by finding out your regular email messaging through Yahoo, or whatever. I believe this info may be available on Ebay to view.