Possible Scam Or Legit Ebay

I agree that this sounds very fishy. I wouldn't do it.
I also think that it is a major red flag when someone asks you to cash a money order or check and send them back the difference. I cannot think of a single legitamate reason for doing this.
 
hi,
thank you all for your replies. i tend to agree with most of you, i cant think of a reason for someone to take amount over bid and send money back, this guy didn't want to do that, he just wanted to probably send me a phony money order, or not send one at all but make his own confirmation letter stating i would receive funds in 7-10 days, my attitude was always then i will ship in 7-10 days.
now for the kicker!!!!! ebay sent me this email this morning:
Please be aware that we have recently cancelled bids for the buyer
noted above due to our inability to confirm his or her contact information
and/or the failure to complete recent transactions. The buyer's
privileges to trade on eBay have been temporarily suspended while we
investigate this matter further.

Our records indicate that this buyer recently attempted to complete a
transaction with you. Since the buyer is not currently registered on the
eBay site, you may consider the transaction null and void if you have
not already shipped the item.

If you have already shipped the item, we advise you to consider taking
the following steps at this time:

1. Contact the company that was used to send payment to verify whether
or not funds have cleared.

2. Contact law enforcement in the area where the buyer lives if you
find that the funds are fraudulent. Be sure to be as specific as possible,
including names, addresses, phone numbers or any other information that
you may have about the buyer. If a detective is assigned to your case,
please ask him or her to contact us so that we can assist in the
investigation.

3. Contact the shipping carrier to determine whether or not it may be
possible to stop shipment on the package.

4. Consider filing a complaint with the Internet Fraud Complaint Center
(IFCC). The IFCC is partnership between the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center. The IFCC will review
and evaluate complaints and refer information to the appropriate local,
state, or federal agency. Every complaint that is referred by the IFCC
is sent to one or more law enforcement or regulatory agencies that have
jurisdiction over that matter. You can file a complaint with the IFCC
at:

http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp

5. If your package was shipped via USPS, you may be able to file a mail
fraud complaint at:
https://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm

6. In the event that you are not able to receive funds for this sale,
you can file for a credit of your Final Value Fees, provided it has not
been 45 days or more since the auction ended. To request a Final Value
Fee credit, please follow the steps below:

1. Click the "site map" link at the top of any eBay page.
2. On the "Site Map" page, click the link "Request final value fee
credit" under the "Seller Accounts" heading in the middle column.

If you have any concerns or questions about this situation or any other
eBay-related issues you can visit our help system by clicking on "Help"
on the navigation bar at the top of any eBay web page.

Regards,

Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc

.I never saw that before. and guess what this buyer emailed also this morning.it is as follows.
as i have tols you that my store is in africa that i want to send it there,do you think i am lying about the paypal all it say is that the page cannot be displayed,and also i have not seen the second you sent,so mail now to know if i should use western union.

needless to say i sent him a reply to say he needs to contact ebay because they will not let me complete transaction with him.

okay last question???
Can he leave me my first negative feedback ever or will ebay knock it out, also i relisted item this morning
 
Originally posted by y2jay76
hi,
thank you all for your replies. i tend to agree with most of you, i cant think of a reason for someone to take amount over bid and send money back, this guy didn't want to do that, he just wanted to probably send me a phony money order, or not send one at all but make his own confirmation letter stating i would receive funds in 7-10 days, my attitude was always then i will ship in 7-10 days.
now for the kicker!!!!! ebay sent me this email this morning:
Please be aware that we have recently cancelled bids for the buyer
noted above due to our inability to confirm his or her contact information
and/or the failure to complete recent transactions. The buyer's
privileges to trade on eBay have been temporarily suspended while we
investigate this matter further.

Our records indicate that this buyer recently attempted to complete a
transaction with you. Since the buyer is not currently registered on the
eBay site, you may consider the transaction null and void if you have
not already shipped the item.

If you have already shipped the item, we advise you to consider taking
the following steps at this time:

1. Contact the company that was used to send payment to verify whether
or not funds have cleared.

2. Contact law enforcement in the area where the buyer lives if you
find that the funds are fraudulent. Be sure to be as specific as possible,
including names, addresses, phone numbers or any other information that
you may have about the buyer. If a detective is assigned to your case,
please ask him or her to contact us so that we can assist in the
investigation.

3. Contact the shipping carrier to determine whether or not it may be
possible to stop shipment on the package.

4. Consider filing a complaint with the Internet Fraud Complaint Center
(IFCC). The IFCC is partnership between the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center. The IFCC will review
and evaluate complaints and refer information to the appropriate local,
state, or federal agency. Every complaint that is referred by the IFCC
is sent to one or more law enforcement or regulatory agencies that have
jurisdiction over that matter. You can file a complaint with the IFCC
at:

http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp

5. If your package was shipped via USPS, you may be able to file a mail
fraud complaint at:
https://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm

6. In the event that you are not able to receive funds for this sale,
you can file for a credit of your Final Value Fees, provided it has not
been 45 days or more since the auction ended. To request a Final Value
Fee credit, please follow the steps below:

1. Click the "site map" link at the top of any eBay page.
2. On the "Site Map" page, click the link "Request final value fee
credit" under the "Seller Accounts" heading in the middle column.

If you have any concerns or questions about this situation or any other
eBay-related issues you can visit our help system by clicking on "Help"
on the navigation bar at the top of any eBay web page.

Regards,

Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc

.I never saw that before. and guess what this buyer emailed also this morning.it is as follows.
as i have tols you that my store is in africa that i want to send it there,do you think i am lying about the paypal all it say is that the page cannot be displayed,and also i have not seen the second you sent,so mail now to know if i should use western union.

needless to say i sent him a reply to say he needs to contact ebay because they will not let me complete transaction with him.

okay last question???
Can he leave me my first negative feedback ever or will ebay knock it out, also i relisted item this morning

I don't think he can leave a neg. feedback, but, if he does, I think ebay can take care of that. Ask them. Better a neg. feedback that you can address than being bilked big time.
 
If he is not a registered user at Ebay anymore, then he cannot leave you negative or positive feedback. You also would not be able to leave him feedback either. That happened to me. Ebay said only registered users are allowed to leave feedback.

This whole thing is so scary. Also, remember that Ebay will never ask you to confirm any private info like your credit card in an email. Make sure you forward those emails to spoof@ebay.com. They do look into these.

Reneé
 

thanks again
i relisted this morning as i said early, someone else has used buy it now and another one of my auctions for a total of 160.00 and is right in harrisburg pa, i live in the poconos, pa. nice and close they said money order will go out asap. so much better.
p.s latest on other guy :
should we forget about the item then,mail now thanks

i said i believe so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I sell on ebay and would definatly NOT trust that. I list my payment terms. Cashiers Check Money Order or Paypal. If they can pay thru Western Union chances are they could set up a paypal account. I wouldn't trust this at all.
 
jgates

The P-p-p-powerbook was the first thing I thought of when I read this thread!
 


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