mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
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That may or may not be from a legit problem with the buyer. On December 3rd Ebay closed some buyer and seller accounts due to a glitch without cause. They say they now have them all cleaned up, but you never know.
Since your buyer was completely a new member on Dec. 7th, it is impossible to tell if they closed it because they wanted to, or because Ebay had a problem with the buyer or because there was a glitch.
Just saying there may be more to this story. Just because they asked questions and/or are new does not make them a bad seller out to scam you. It can be dangerous for you to make such assumptions.
You don't have any feedback as a seller yet. I bet you would hate it if other members made assumptions about you because of that!!! We all started someplace, without exception.
@femmefan1946 wrote:You are right that too many posters cry "scam" without considering other possibilities.
But jewelry?
That the "mother of the bride" needs urgently?
And will pay extra to receive fast?
I'm calling shenanigans.
Why? They didn't purchase the item? They only asked questions and then disappeared. I can't count that high as to how many times that happened to me over the years. By new buyers, casual buyers and seasoned buyers. I don't however remember one closing their account, but that may be likely because I rarely if ever look.
Besides wedding plans are often fast moving things. Especially when you are on a time crunch. They may have simply gone a different direction.
But let us be REALLY clear here. There CAN NOT be a SCAM unless there is something in it for the person performing / conducting the SCAM. What happened here was no scam, the seller is only out a few minutes of their time.
@mtgraves7984 wrote:I would say in this instance, a bit of delay in responding to a message served in preventing me from falling victim to yet another scammer.
And Harry Potter would say, "Mischief managed!"
I am really surprised that so many are LEAPING to this conclusion. The buyer asked about getting Expedited shipping AND said they were WILLING to pay for it. What in that statement leads you to believe the buyer was trying to get something over on the seller.
During the time that it took the OP to answer they buyer's email, the buyer's account was closed for a completely UNKNOWN reason to anyone here. Yes some are ASSUMING again it must be for some nefarious reason. WHY?
None of these assumptions make any sense to be. If I were the seller I would have been VERY happy that the buyer emailed me and asked me the question. So many don't, then purchase the item and demand an upgraded shipping without paying for it. This buyer was NOT doing that. I'm simply amazed at these comments. This buyer did NOTHING to give anyone the impression they wanted to steal from the OP. it is all in your imaginations and not based in anything the buyer actually did.
@unionpax wrote:Better safe, than sorry. I would say be vigilant. I am a new seller to ebay but with a legal background in online cyber bullying, and other online related scams, it's more common than one would imagine. I researched 2 prior sellers and both came up on the ebay scam buyer list with both having mail fraud alert on them. Trust your instincts and research every single address. Like I said, I saved myself from a loss of two items, one was a high end item.
So you are of the opinion if a buyer asks you if you would be willing to ship via an expedited method that they were willing to pay for as well, they are a scammer?
This is simply silly. I encourage my buyers to ask questions before purchasing. It can resolve things and avoid problems. While you may have some fantastic legal background. I have 20+ years on the ground dealing with these kinds of transactions and lots of them.
I'm glad you were able to resolve your own issue.
