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carog_7694 · ‎10-01-2021

mtgraves7984 · ‎10-01-2021

Your English... isn't. Please try again more slowly.

carog_7694 · ‎10-01-2021

Everytime I sale something the buyer will ask me to do them a favor after I give them my phone number like get ebay gift cards and send along with

product

toysaver · ‎10-01-2021

SCAM. Run for the woods. Don't engage the buyer. Only use eBay messages.

femmefan1946 · ‎10-01-2021

SCAM!!

Any request for your phone number is a scam.

Any mention of gift cards is a scam.

Any demand that the buyer be allowed to set up his own shipping (eg send the seller a label) is a scam.

fab_finds4u · ‎10-01-2021

You don't give your phone number or email address to buyers. You don't text them or take texts from them. ANYONE wanting a favor like sending a gift card is a scam. They'll promise you extra money but the payment will be fake.

If they won cancel the transaction with a problem with their address and block them and relist. They are not going to pay for their item. They're trying to trick you

popblox · ‎10-01-2021

@carog_7694 wrote:
Everytime I sale something the buyer will ask me to do them a favor after I give them my phone number like get ebay gift cards and send along with
product

That's because you've been a seller for less than 30 days, you have 0 feedback, and you're trying to sell ridiculously high value items. Scam buyers are taking advantage of your lack of experience and knowledge.

There is a very small chance you'll get an honest buyer, as well as a 99.99% chance that you will get scammed if you sell anything under your current circumstances (even if a buyer appears legitimate).

If you want to know why you're a target for fraudulent purchases and/or how to improve your odds on eBay, try searching the forum using the keywords "scam buyer" or "new seller scam".

ittybitnot · ‎10-01-2021

@carog_7694

Do not reply to the "text me" scammers. They are not buyers, they are criminals. The only money you will ever get is in the form of a FAKE notification that you have been paid. There will be no money.

iart · ‎10-01-2021

Okay, so people have made it clear that this is a scam.

Will the OP come back and heed the warnings or are they out buying gift cards?

tdumonde2014 · ‎10-01-2021

Imagine that, a scammer scamming a scammer.

This cent is worth about 5 cents and in case you were wondering they made over 650 million 1942 cents without a Mint mark.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/313688474769?hash=item49094a4491:g:F-8AAOSw-TlhUHUv

This mangled cent is worth one cent.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/313694925278?hash=item4909acb1de:g:PQ8AAOSwBythVxxs

"Those who enter the arena unarmed or unprepared are quickly dispatched."

maxine*j · ‎10-01-2021

Look at the Sold Listings, too. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

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house*of*paws · ‎10-01-2021

Hi @carog_7694

ONLY A SCAMMER does any of the following:

Offers you more money than the item is listed for.
Asks you to text, email or phone them before payment is received.
Requests your PayPal email address or other personal info.
Asks you to include a gift card with the item.

tdumonde2014 · ‎10-01-2021

Those are probably purchases by the scammers who attempted to scam the OP. The whole Coin section is a mess, there are hundreds of sellers selling no mint mark common cents and asking hundreds of dollars for them.

"Those who enter the arena unarmed or unprepared are quickly dispatched."

orangehound · ‎10-01-2021

@popblox wrote:
That's because you've been a seller for less than 30 days, you have 0 feedback, and you're trying to sell ridiculously high value items. Scam buyers are taking advantage of your lack of experience and knowledge.

There is a very small chance you'll get an honest buyer, as well as a 99.99% chance that you will get scammed if you sell anything under your current circumstances (even if a buyer appears legitimate).

This is wise guidance.

Let me put it in different terms ... the only people on eBay who are willing to OVERPAY for an item are thieves and scammers because they have no intention of paying.

If you want to attract honest buyers, you have to price your items at market values.

(It has been a long time since I've worked with coins, but it looks like you are asking $1,500 for a 1942 coin that has a value under a dollar ... makes me wonder what you are trying to do).