Is this a scam?

[aztexsales]

I’ve never posted before, so please excuse me if I’m doing this wrong.

I recently sold an item, and shortly after, the buyer sent me multiple messages telling me the shipping address was wrong and listing the new address. I’m aware that scammers use this tactic, so I cancelled the sale and relisted the item for the buyer to purchase with their correct address.

Later, the buyer did repurchase the item but with a brand new account with 0 feedback. I’m not sure what to make of this. Has this happened to anyone, and am I being set up for a scam?

[inhawaii]

It sounds like for whatever reason, the buyer opened a new account instead of changing the address on his existing account.  I wouldn't worry about it.  As long as you're shipping to the address on the ebay shipping label, you're ok.  

[chrispass918]

No offense but no one scams body building dvds and they’re not that expensive so it doesn’t really matter. 

[coastaltechsolution]

Just ship to the address eBay gives you and only after eBay tells you it is time to ship 

[espresso_warehouse]

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@aztexsales wrote:

I’ve never posted before, so please excuse me if I’m doing this wrong.

I recently sold an item, and shortly after, the buyer sent me multiple messages telling me the shipping address was wrong and listing the new address. I’m aware that scammers use this tactic, so I cancelled the sale and relisted the item for the buyer to purchase with their correct address.

Later, the buyer did repurchase the item but with a brand new account with 0 feedback. I’m not sure what to make of this. Has this happened to anyone, and am I being set up for a scam?

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It's most likely a scam, and the account emailing you likely has nothing to do with your buyer.

Every expensive item I sell, I get a bunch of muppets emailing me pretending to be the buyer. Some even create accounts which mimic the user name of the actual buyer to whatever degree they can determine it. Only ship to the address provided by eBay when you go to print the label.

[iart]

You took an extra step.

Last I knew, buyers can temporarily change their shipping address on eBay. Once you've printed your shipping label, they can change it back.

Many don't know this (it isn't allowed on some other sites). We point this out to buyers. If they cannot change the address, they don't have access to the account and are scamming.

[espresso_warehouse]

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@chrispass918 wrote:

No offense but no one scams body building dvds and they’re not that expensive so it doesn’t really matter. 

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Valid point.

[iamalwaysright]

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@espresso_warehouse wrote:

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@chrispass918 wrote:

No offense but no one scams body building dvds and they’re not that expensive so it doesn’t really matter. 

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Valid point.

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That'd be the perfect crime then. No one would ever suspect you for doing it.

[aztexsales]

Thanks for all the replies. They are much appreciated. I guess I was just being extra cautious due to all the horror stories I’ve read.

[aztexsales]

“Last I knew, buyers can temporarily change their shipping address on eBay.”

Thanks for letting me know about this. I had no idea.

[iamalwaysright · Accepted solution]

Is the address domestic or international?

The brand new account with zero feedback, does the user ID look like weird random letters and numbers? It might just that this buyer purchased as a guest rather than changing their shipping address on their original account. Guest accounts actually get user IDs that look like random gibberish.

[aztexsales]

Ha! Thanks for the laugh.

[aztexsales]

It’s domestic, and I think you hit the nail on the head. They most likely used a guest account. Now, it all makes sense. Many thanks.