Mercury Rising Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Just sold an item on Ebay to a guy with an address in the UK but i then received a message from the buyer saying he wanted the item posted to an address in Austria, apart from the difference in postage costs is this some kind of scam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 not necessarily, is it a big ticket item? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Rising Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 what's a big ticket item? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c2 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Only post to the registered address linked to the payment. If he wants it sent elsewhere, then ask him to update the address on the payment - it might be necessary to refund, then receive the payment again with the new address detailed on it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Rising Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 would i be within my rights to send the item to the ebay registered address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 As said above - never send an item to an address other than the one specified by Paypal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 yes - that's the scam They pay by PayPal and ask you to send it to a different address. Then then say that it didn't arrive, and regardless of whether you have tracking and can prove that it was signed for, PayPal gives them the money back (which they take from your bank account) because their Ts & Cs only offer the seller protection if you send it to the address registered on PayPal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Yep listen to the others! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 sounds dodgy to me, I'd avoid it, not worth the risk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Alarm bells would ring for me if someone asked for an item to be sent to an address, other than the one linked to the account 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Don't do it. I was caught out this way but I was returning an item. My son bought something from a company abroad. It needed returning and they gave me the address of their UK warehouse so the postage fees were less. It was tracked, it arrived and was signed for, and then they denied it ever arrived. PayPal wouldn't refund me as it wasn't the address registered with them. Lost the item, my payment and the postage cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 100% certain scam. Just refund his PayPal payment (if he's paid) and ask the next highest bidder if he'd like it. Or relist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Rising Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 Thanks, guys for the advice, refunded and relisted 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Mercury Rising said: Thanks, guys for the advice, refunded and relisted I know it’s an inconvenience but, Best to be safe than sorry 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappindabass Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Is it an Amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Rising Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 It is a Trace Elliott GP7 SM300 bass head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappindabass Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Yes I was watching that. Why not sell on here? Much safer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Rising Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 I'm beginning to wixh I had sold it on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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