What kind of scam is this?

[elizbin9469]

First time seller. What the hell is this? This person supposedly won the item I was trying to sell. What do I do? 

 

[fab_finds4u]

Church member my patooty.  

That is a  scam. It's an attempt to get a free iTunes card and a free item. They'll send you a fake PayPal receipt that says please ship and enter the tracking number to get paid.  Scammers won't pay for the item because then they would be easy to trace.   On the 5th day cancel and relist.  It's a waste of time to report them because it's  like playing whack-a-mole. They'll just pop up with a new name or hijack another account.

[eleanor*rigby]

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@coastaltechsolution wrote:

Ah yes,

thank you for the correction and information 

Here is the eBay article on this topic for those that want total description of the process not mentioned here 

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/getting-paid/resolving-unpaid-items?id=4137

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Did my link to that exact page in my Message #13 not work for you?

[eleanor*rigby]

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@coastaltechsolution wrote:

Just let the sale go for non payment and after (5 days?) eBay will refund FVF (except the .30 transaction fee)

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The $ .30 fee is charged only when there is a consummated transaction. If the "buyer" doesn't pay, there is no $ .30 fee and, therefore, nothing to refund.

So, no, transactions involving non-paying buyers do not cost the seller $ .30.

[toysaver]

I'm going to start going to church if you get birthday presents like that.

[friskya]

A common one.