How do I tell if an offer is a scam?

[bigti-99]

I am a new seller looking to sell just one item. This item has a lot of value and I have received scam offers for full price and have rejected them. But, I have 2 other offers within $50 of each other and they are in the same location but with different usernames. Are these scams or should I make a counter offer?

All the help I can get would be great. Thanks!

[fadair2591]

I’m having the same issue with a couple of “people” making higher than selling price offers (no bids yet) within a couple of hours of the items being listed.  I accepted the offers to get the buyer’s name and address.  When I looked up the addresses, the locations are not residences.  Clearly, these are scammers or bots being used by scammers to aggressively go after new sellers.  I wish I could find a way to get in touch with someone at eBay to report this.

[henrboswel2]

also a scam can be a new profile created a couple days ago or on the same day when your listing goes live

[rudeturbodog]

Ebay is getting shady when in doubt I'd pass. 

[kh-cathy]

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.