Possibly Getting Scammed?

[tuye.antho]

I recently sold an item to a buyer with 300+ feedback.

He told me he was going to pay within 48 hours(which he did). The payment had a note to write outside the box (gift=free) and told me to put the invoice inside the box. 

I was wondering is this a scam? I told him I cannot do that and Ill mark the payment as paid on the invoice.

He paid through eBay as well since I had a notification the item has been paid.

Thank you.

[ittybitnot]

Sounds like your buyer is in another country and does not want to pay the fees due to his/her country to import your item.  Thus the request for you to lie saying it is a "gift". 

[helloandgoodmorning]

It sounds like an international buyer who wants to avoid customs fees. It's illegal to circumvent customs fees and mark the item as a gift when it's not.

[tuye.antho]

New York, shipping from Cali.

[tuye.antho]

New York, shipping from Cali...

[loveyourimagination49]

Is the NY address a freight forwarder?

[tuye.antho]

Yes.

[helloandgoodmorning]

That's your answer then - an international buyer is trying to avoid import fees.

Tell the buyer you cannot mark the item as a gift and if they would prefer to cancel the order to let you know by [date / time] when you plan to ship.

[sam9876]

I do what my buyers want me to do.

[dtexley3]

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@sam9876 wrote:

I do what my buyers want me to do.

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And if the buyer asked you to drive 90 mph all the way to PO you would do that?  The buyer is asking the seller to break the law not add an extra layer of bubble wrap to protect the item better.

[tegjik0]

This buyer is trying to avoid customs fees. It not only is illegal in many countries but also if you are going to use insurance, if the package gets damaged you get nothing since you declared the price as free. Don’t do that, i have been there

[hyperrush]

Buyer please pay the fees.