two different buyers with the same address? scam?

[j_cod32]

I received an offer for $550 and an offer for $570. my item is listed at $577 and they seem legitimate until I actually looked at the shipping address for both offers which are are both in Queens, New York. it also says the person who offered 550 is in Germany. I'm assuming these are both scam offers?

[nobody*s_perfect · Accepted solution]

It's probably a forwarding service.  Most transactions that involve forwarding services go smoothly. But you will be charged the 1.65% international processing fee for a non-US transaction, so take that into account when deciding whether an offer is adequate.

[fashunu4eeuh]

I agree with @nobody*s_perfect .

However, if i were you, i would not accept offers on this item. If you intend to sell it here, set the price at what you want for it, and then list it with Immediate Payment Required. This discourages many of the more common scammers. It won’t stop them, but it helps.

You are a new seller with a pricey item that is in a high fraud category. Do you really want to sell this internationally? That’s more risk. So to substantially diminish the risk, consider selling locally for cash. Otherwise, i would sell it fixed price with IPR and omit offers, with domestic shipping only.

Are you familiar with eBay’s Money Back Guarantee and your obligations as a seller?

[american-photography]

First, it is against board policy to reveal personal information like buyer's id's.  You can explain the problem without revealing personal details.

Second, as a new buyer selling an expensive electronic, you are at high risk of being scammed.

Decline the offers since these are highly suspicious.

[ittybitnot]

@j_cod32 

The address is that of a freight forwarder.   As a new low feedback seller, you are a scam magnet for this type of item.  Personally, selling locally for cash is probably the best idea.  Check to see if the member who made the second offer is still a registered user. 

[a_c_green]

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@j_cod32 wrote:

I'm assuming these are both scam offers? 

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Almost certainly yes. Most likely they are hoping to work around any Immediate Payment Required setting on your BuyItNow price, and by making an offer you accept, they can then attempt to get off-eBay contact info from you by claiming to have questions of some kind and needing you to either text or email them about it.

You don't need to go that route just to answer questions, and by revealing your phone/text or email address, you give them a way to send completely fake payment notifications and shipping directives that eBay cannot intercept.

If you feel you must sell a high-scam item here, list it as Fixed Price only, with no Make Offer and with the Immediate Payment Required option checked, and then no one can snatch your item off the market without actually paying you for it first. The ideal listing for this would be as Local Pickup Only for cash; no one halfway across the country (or halfway around the world) has a pressing need for your specific device.

[nobody*s_perfect]

OP's listing doesn't have IPR.  But still, there is always the potential that a buyer will try to wrangle an off-eBay payment.

[jewelbiz]

I live in a Manhattan apartment building with 144 other residents, people having the exact same identical address as me!  There are apartment buildings in Queens too!

[kh-stanley1]

Hi everyone,

Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread HERE if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

Thank you for understanding.