Fraudulent message asking to change shipping address

[millenials]

I received a message from adwoodr-0 for a sold Gold Coin. The message requested that I ship to a different address as "will be staying with my parents for a couple weeks". This WAS THROUGH EBAY'S MESSAGES AND SHOWED THE SOLD ITEM AND PHOTO OF THE COIN!! I contacted the buyer as the name didn't match, and it was not the buyer. 

How can Ebay's system allow this to happen internally?? Watch out for adwood!!!

This is a HUGE glitch in Ebay's message system that allows someone full access to respond to a SOLD item after the auction that is not the buyer! We are talking about $2700.00

[luckythewinner]

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How can Ebay's system allow this to happen internally?

If you are asking how the eBay system could allow someone to send a message to a seller, the answer to that should be obvious. eBay encourages communication. 

Someone sent you a message through the eBay system. You wisely checked this person's claim against information that was easily available to you and determined it was not a legitimate claim. 

Congratulations for using common sense and avoiding an obvious scam.

[nobody*s_perfect]

Everyone can see all Sold listings. Any image can be copied. Every listing has a "Contact seller" link at the top. This is not a flaw in the system; it's how eBay is set up.  Congratulations on seeing through this scammer's strategy.

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

@millenials 

You were wise to check this out.

Congrats on this nice sale and for avoiding this potential scam.

[1tuna]

two points for using your head

I can send you a message about the coin just like anyone can. contact seller is under your name

no matter what happens or is said in a message

you need to pay attention to the seller hub "Awaiting shipment"

trixters cant mess around with seller hub and its not going to be hacked

please be on the lookout for more of this

always use seller hub for shipping no matter what the message says

messages have no bearing on the MBG at all. its just hearsay and they can be safely ignored most of the time

@millenials 

[ckimodog]

@millenials 

Congrats on your sale and good call on the scammer.  So many here do not recognize these types of scams and wind up losing the item and the money.  Make sure you insure this coin when you ship it and add a tracking number to cover all your bases.  

Wishing you more successful sales in the future. 

[ittybitnot]

 and it was not the buyer. 

@millenials 

Good for you not falling for this.  You can now report the "change of address scammer" directly from the ACTION tab on the eBay message menu bar.  Do it!!!! 

[monica-sells]

kudos for being alert....score 1 for the good guys

[m60driver]

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@millenials wrote:

We are talking about $2700.00

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All I can say is that you got stones of steel to sell a $2700.00 coin on Ebay.

[susanb1872]

And don't forget signature confirmation!

[sextons-sweet-deals]

You got that right! If they ship, they better insure, priority mail, request signature, check buyers' status, location / google map, and all feedback. 

I would also ship in a decent size package, so it does not get lost and even take photos during the packing process. Not that is a guarantee, but you have a record of the process, packing material, and the box it was shipped in just in case if an issue.

[bargain4812]

It’s still going on. eBay should not allow random people to send messages to anyone on eBay. This happened to me last week. I’m doing everything I can legally including reporting it to the FBI and other agencies. eBay is refusing to report it to authorities or do any investigation. That’s why the same scammers have been running this scam from Delaware and elsewhere for years.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@bargain4812 wrote: ... eBay should not allow random people to send messages to anyone on eBay. ...

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If members couldn't contact sellers, then they would not be able to ask legitimate questions about their listings. For instance, in the case of an item that had been sold, a buyer might ask the seller if they have another such item available.

[kh-adrian]

Hi everyone,

Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

Thank you for understanding.