Yesterday, I was in contact with a customer about a piece of jewelry. We negotiated a fair price, and part of the deal was that I would not collect sales tax.
After the sale was complete, I received a message from an individual stating they were needing me to ship to a different address, because their father was sick, so they were going to be staying with him. They provided the name and address to ship item. It struck me as odd, because we discussed Texas sales tax, and now they are in New Jersey? Also, the language just didn't sound like the customer I had been in contact with previously. Hmmm...
I messaged back, stating they would need to change their shipping address through Ebay. Then, I went to my other messages and saw that this user was not the buyer. They were just hoping to pull off this scam, and that I'd take their word and ship the jewelry purchased and paid for by someone else.
Unfortunately, Ebay does not make it easy to report users, unless they have purchased something with us. They need to bring back the report button in messages.
The user just set up their account yesterday.
Just thought I'd share. This was a first for me.
