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Yes I am serious, I really can't see what you are all worried about.. They have not said they will deposit 500 squillion pounds in your account etc or they will pay you after you send the goods, in fact they have been the opposite. Willing to wait till funds clear etc. Why do you seem to think because he has a job away at sea they don't need a bass amp, they may want it for on ship to fill the long hours at sea. You know they might be a Bass player !!
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You must live in a very trusting and idealistic world: it has all the hallmarks of well known scams as detailed above. If I must be pedantic, why have they said "Am really satisfied in buying your ad"? I doubt that is what any genuine buyer would say given Gumtree ads are usually locally based. Why no enquiry about the amp? Why did they say "Ad"? Because they send out hundreds of these scam relies and can't be bothered to tailor them to the actual item being sold. Likely scenario is that the paypal link is false ( or they will send a dodgy link later) and as they have your paypal name already, will then get the ID and away they go. Any monies sent will then be reversed. I doubt Paypal will back you if you have revealed your id albeit through a hacked account, even if they do it will mean loads of hassle.