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is this a scam

  • 08-01-2012 1:20am
    #1
    mick121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 334 ✭✭


    have item up for sale on e bay.got text from a very strange /forign no. asking about the item.i replyed then got a e mail saying am happy with price but am a marine engineer away at sea and sometimes have restrictions on sites visited.want to buy for a friend and dont want him to know untill its delivered to him.i will take care of shipping as have an agent that will pick up for me.i will pay through pay pal which is fast,safe and reliable.if you dont have pay pal log on and get one.i think this is dodgy as goods will be sent to different address than account holders.am thinking i will be ripped off,what you think


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  • #2
    Al Capwned
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,721 ✭✭✭Al Capwned


    Correct me if i've read this wrong but your are selling an item and someone has contacted you outside of ebay?
    Is this not against rules?

    Anyway, if you get paid via paypal, is that not money in your pocket? Hardly matters what happens your item after that, does it?

    |EDIT - seems not..... :) Careful anyway!


  • #3
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,269 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    mick121 wrote: »
    have item up for sale on e bay.got text from a very strange /forign no. asking about the item.i replyed then got a e mail saying am happy with price but am a marine engineer away at sea and sometimes have restrictions on sites visited.want to buy for a friend and dont want him to know untill its delivered to him.i will take care of shipping as have an agent that will pick up for me.i will pay through pay pal which is fast,safe and reliable.if you dont have pay pal log on and get one.i think this is dodgy as goods will be sent to different address than account holders.am thinking i will be ripped off,what you think

    It might be. Send me your eBay username & password and I'll check :P


  • #4
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    It's a scam - stay away. You will see the payment in Paypal and ship the goods. Then the payment will disappear from Paypal as it will have been paid with a skimmed credit card.

    Stick with legitimated deals on ebay.


  • #5
    ResearchWill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭ResearchWill


    mick121 wrote: »
    have item up for sale on e bay.got text from a very strange /forign no. asking about the item.i replyed then got a e mail saying am happy with price but am a marine engineer away at sea and sometimes have restrictions on sites visited.want to buy for a friend and dont want him to know untill its delivered to him.i will take care of shipping as have an agent that will pick up for me.i will pay through pay pal which is fast,safe and reliable.if you dont have pay pal log on and get one.i think this is dodgy as goods will be sent to different address than account holders.am thinking i will be ripped off,what you think

    I have read recently where a person sold item on eBay, person asked to be sent to different address as it was a present. Sent item, after checking with pay pal, then buyer put in clawback request with pay pal, money frozen, and because item was not sent to PayPal address the buyer got his money back.


  • #6
    alfa beta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 763 ✭✭✭alfa beta


    ResearchWill wrote: »
    I have read recently where a person sold item on eBay, person asked to be sent to different address as it was a present. Sent item, after checking with pay pal, then buyer put in clawback request with pay pal, money frozen, and because item was not sent to PayPal address the buyer got his money back.

    that's interesting - I wonder what would happen if the seller transferred the money from his paypal acc to his own bank account before shipping the item.

    (Would paypal be entitled to come after him for the money in the event of a dispute?)


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  • #7
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Generally speaking, if the title of your thread is "Is this a scam?", the answer will be Yes.


  • #8
    mick121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 334 ✭✭mick121


    thanks for your answers folks.Sorry i made a mistake item was on done deal hence i had e-mail and mobile no. on add.once we here pay pal we always think e-bay.i will stay abay from buyer.i dont find pay pal very good when dealing with scams.what i want to know is can i report this buyer to anyone to prevent people being ripped off.i hope so


  • #9
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,269 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    mick121 wrote: »
    thanks for your answers folks.Sorry i made a mistake item was on done deal hence i had e-mail and mobile no. on add.once we here pay pal we always think e-bay.i will stay abay from buyer.i dont find pay pal very good when dealing with scams.what i want to know is can i report this buyer to anyone to prevent people being ripped off.i hope so

    THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!

    Nah still sounds like a scam, stay away!


  • #10
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    mick121 wrote: »
    what i want to know is can i report this buyer to anyone to prevent people being ripped off.i hope so

    No.


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