Any ebay sellers on here?

[AndrewNC]

This is my first time selling on eBay and it's a $1,000+ item...The item got sold in the middle of the night and this morning the buyer texted me off of eBay for my paypal info. I called ebay and they said that this raises red flags because there's no buyer protection.

In the reviews, I hear a lot of the repeating words "pleasant transaction" and "prompt payment"

In the back of my mind, this is raising red flags...

Anyone experienced selling on eBay feel the same thing? Any advice is appreciated!

My gut is saying not to deal with this person

 

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[ralphoi]

Make sure they complete the transaction through eBay and PayPal payment. I've sold tons on ebay and that's your best protection

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[Aimee]

I can't think of any reason why they wouldn't just pay through eBay itself, I'd definitely stay away.

 

[Ecom man]

This is my first time selling on eBay and it's a $1,000+ item...The item got sold in the middle of the night and this morning the buyer texted me off of eBay for my paypal info. I called ebay and they said that this raises red flags because there's no buyer protection.

In the reviews, I hear a lot of the repeating words "pleasant transaction" and "prompt payment"

In the back of my mind, this is raising red flags...

Anyone experienced selling on eBay feel the same thing? Any advice is appreciated!

My gut is saying not to deal with this person

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Run away. 99% of the time if someone "pays" outside of eBay it is a scam. They will either send you a fake PayPal email that says you've received the payment when in fact you haven't, or use a compromised PayPal account. Call eBay back and report the buyer as trying to do the transaction outside of eBay (against eBay's TOS). Tell them you would like to cancel the order with this buyer who is not following eBay's policies.

 

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[AndrewNC]

Thanks all - Told them I only pay through ebay and they came back saying they were having a problem with the payment there and insisted on my paypal address.

Told ebay about it and canceled the sale.

 

[Vigilante]

scam

 

[sWALK90]

Yup i got hit with a bunch of the fake emails....its a fake thing saying they paid and to ship item for it to show in your paypal balance....

i always troll them tell them you shipped it and it will be there soon..lol ..

 

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[amp0193]

If they use the word "kindly".... it's a scam.

 

[evlttwin]

That's broken English. Never do business with someone who says "Kindly confim me"...

It might as well read "This is Prince Hasim from Nigeria..."

 

[Azure]

Are you selling some stuff you picked out of the trash?

 

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[Bigguns50]

I have an Ebay store and have experienced many, many situations with 'buyers'. That was definitely a scam. They should also never email you. All communication is through Ebay.

PM me if you need anything.

 

[OldFaithful]

If they use the word "kindly".... it's a scam.

Kindly refrain from such generalizations please. "Kindly" can be used properly and effectively.

 

[Shades]

Yea you did the right thing. Ebay is full of scammers....and ebay doesnt seem to care all that much.

 

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[RHL]

Scam. 100%.

 

[mayana]

Yea you did the right thing. Ebay is full of scammers....and ebay doesnt seem to care all that much.

So true. I sold a relatively valuable item earlier this year, and almost immediately after the sale ended, I got an e-mail from another e-bay account asking me to ship the shoes to a different address since "they bought it with their husband's account, but really needed it to go to" a different address.

At first, I thought it might be legit, since I don't sell much on E-bay anymore and this had never happened to me.

I e-mailed the actual buyer just to make sure that they had not requested this, and then notified Ebay. They didn't do anything about the scammer's account - it is still active.

Apparently, people watch sales of hot high-ticket items and then wait for the sale to complete and then just message the seller right away to try to get the seller to ship to the wrong address. I would guess that they would then just sell the item themselves. It probably works sometimes.

I got soured on E-bay, since it seems that scammers are getting more creative every day I don't use it for my business anyway, but I would prefer Amazon if I did.