Who knows, the buyer could've also have you confused with a different seller... I'm not sure what I would make of it but the 10 items/ day or whatever setting is in your buyer preferences, set here:
https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/buyerrequirements
@maubrn wrote:I received it on the first message she sent me mentioning that the system wouldn't let her buy it.
Did you click on the "Unblock sender" link in that email?
I hope not. If you did, you should change your eBay password immediately, just in case.
[FYI - on a side note - even if the message was from a scammer, they might not have anything to do with the buyer who actually bought the shirt. On Terapeak it shows that it was sold at full price. There was also a declined offer on it.]
There are two different (but similar) user IDs partially shown in your screenshot. Are both of those user IDs still members, or do either show "not a registered user"?
That is not a kind of email that eBay normally sends, and they would not normally give you a link to unblock someone like that.
BUT ... there have been a number of hacking scams that have happened recently, which started when a seller receives a message from a member, saying that the seller has to make some change in their account to allow the member to purchase, complete with a helpful link to make the change.
But the link goes to a phishing website, not eBay, and the hacker steals the seller's login information that way. They end up hacking into the seller's account, and most often (at least recently) they send an extremely low offer to another buyer to steal something that the seller has listed for sale. [Of course, the hacker could potentially do a lot of other nasty stuff after they hack the account.]
Here's one seller's story about this:
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/Hacked-and-Scammed-by-a-buyer/m-p/34412473#M2385989
lacemaker3, thanks that was very interesting! I felt a little wary by the two different ID's, eBay had one, she had one, she sent 2 different emails with possibly 2 different IDs, and I remember one had no feedback, then there was 4 feedbacks. I asked her what was the name on the account that wouldn't let her buy it. Her answer showed yet another user Id- screenshot enclosed. And the message giving her name that I asked for was very sweet, and almost too much info. For "not trading on eBay very often" she sure has a lot of user IDs. I'm not mailing it until I speak to eBay. Too many IDs, too little feedback, and a weird note from eBay. I'll ask if they sent it and post what they said. No I didn't click on that "unblock user" that seemed bizarre, and that weirdness fits the scam dynamic you shared about.
I am trying to figure out how to search user ID's on my android and haven't figured it out yet. Going to try to check the address against my BB's.
I reduced it in the listing by $2 and told her so, so she did get her disc yet it shows full price.
I had Terapeak in the late 2000's and it was free or cheap. Now it's expensive but I miss it badly. Do you get your money's worth from it?
@maubrn wrote:I received it on the first message she sent me mentioning that the system wouldn't let her buy it.
eBay didn't send you that message, both messages are from your "buyer". (I think that's what @angelno9 was asking you).
Don't click links, it's a hack. Clicking "unblock seller" will give you a page to log in to eBay and they'll have your password.
The scammers are getting much more sophisticated in trying to steal passwords to give themselves access to your account (possibly to create coupons).
Unknown if the person who bought the shirt is the same person who messaged you, if it was two different IDs, it's probably not the same person. But if you do speak with eBay by phone they can look into the messages you received, advise it's not from them, and confirm if that person who sent you the phishing link bought your shirt or not.
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