FULL PRICE OFFERS

[justsewnow]

i just opened a new account and i am getting offers ( or so called offers ) at full asking price -- i accepted the first two and they were never paid -- i did not accept the next 2 or three -- each one was followed by an e-mail message thru ebay asking me to text them as they had a question -- i asked ebay about this and they said some like "oh well" -- any thoughts on this would be welcome

[alcoforever]

People that offer you full price or over full price are all scammers.  Eventually they want your paypal address so they can send you fake paypal "paid" emails.   Often they will ask you to include some gift cards with the item.   They will offer to pay you for the gift cards and, typically, another $50 or so "for your trouble."   Of course, they never pay for anything.

Your best course of action with such offers is to ignore them.

[justsewnow]

thanks -- that is what i eventually figured -- my only concern is that ebay could not care less

[alcoforever]

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@justsewnow wrote:

thanks -- that is what i eventually figured -- my only concern is that ebay could not care less

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Not much ebay can do about it.   The scammers just create another account and keep on scamming.

[friskya]

Somethings that are almost always true:

1) A "best offer" on a B.I.N. that is at or above your price is almost always the opening of an attempt to scam you.

2) A "best offer" on an auction that is at or above your price may simply be an attempt to purchase your item without having to wait for the auction to end (at a potentially higher/lower price).

Personally, if I submit for an auction, I almost always start by offering the same as their opening bid amount. I've gotten several items this way. If I submit for a BIN, I'll usually start with a reduction equivalent to the eBay estimate of shipping and including a note (when it's allowed - it isn't always) explaining that was what my offer was based on.