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Do these sound suspicious and which one would you choose?

waloshin

waloshin

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Ebay:

1) Hello
Can you give me a shipping cost to Chile? maybe trought www.usps.com , You can find a shipping cost in the "calculate postage" section.
And can you mark the item as a "gift" with a lower price? for the customs...(post office)
or maybe as other with a lower price....
I will pay you trought paypal of course

2) Hi, I have recently moved to a new apts. It will take some time to verify this address but I need a new mac ASAP. Would you ship this mac today for tomorrow delivery? Thank you and waiting for your soon reply

3) Hello,

I am really intrested in your item and I need it right away because it will
be a gift. Please email me the final price including shipping to Spain via
FedEx 3 Days Express. For payment I prefer to use an escrow service that
protects both buyer and seller against fraud. I will pay the shipping and
escrow fees. If we agree on the price, we can start the escrow process today
and you can have the money in a few days.

Thanks,
Fabian
 
Rules For Selling Items Online​

1) Do NOT ship overseas to an unverified address.

2) Do NOT ship to Nigeria or Manchester, UK.

3) Do NOT ship to someone who can't use proper grammar, or says "i'm waiting on you to reply soon".

4) Do NOT ship to anyone that uses the word "dear" as a reference to you.

Do not accept any of those offers, the money will be sent from stolen PayPal accounts.
 
Again, they all sound like scams. If someone has to explain their story to you, it's almost certainly going to be a scam.

What you need to do, and I've said this in other ebay threads, is sell it through craigslist, and accept cash only. You might not get as much as you would through ebay, but if you set certain conditions for your sale (cash only, sell local, meet at a public place, etc...) there is a much smaller chance of you getting scammed.
 
waloshin said:
3) Hello,

I am really intrested in your item and I need it right away because it will
be a gift. Please email me the final price including shipping to Spain via
FedEx 3 Days Express. For payment I prefer to use an escrow service that
protects both buyer and seller against fraud. I will pay the shipping and
escrow fees. If we agree on the price, we can start the escrow process today
and you can have the money in a few days.

Thanks,
Fabian
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And what I’d really like to say is that this "escrow service" will send you one thousand Euros and you just need to send make a modest processing fee of 200...:rolleyes:

SCAM!
 
Usually if they don't include what you're selling in their email, it's a scam.
Like when they use "item" and have poor grammar, tell-tale signs.
 
Make sure you get paid via PayPal and call PayPal, there to ones that would cover you if anything goes wrong, so best check with them about your 3 questions.
 
The Ebay account is located in the U.S, he wants it shipped to Chille. I talked to Paypal through the phone, and they said as long as the address is confirmed and the money is in my paypal account then I can ship the Item.

* The buyer wants me to put the item as $100, and as a gift. Now if they item got stolen would I only get $100.00 back?
 
Don't do it. It is most definitely a scam. Just ignore them and re-list if if you really want to sell it through ebay. The paypal account is most likely a stolen account, or he will be paying using a stolen credit card. Yeah, you'll get the money in your paypal account, but after you ship the item the true owner of the money will set up a dispute with paypal. Then you're SOL.
 
waloshin said:
The Ebay account is located in the U.S, he wants it shipped to Chille. I talked to Paypal through the phone, and they said as long as the address is confirmed and the money is in my paypal account then I can ship the Item.

* The buyer wants me to put the item as $100, and as a gift. Now if they item got stolen would I only get $100.00 back?
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If you declare the item as being worth $100 and insure it with the shipper, the most you can insure it for is $100, so if it gets lost or damaged, that's the most you will get. Then someone is on the hook for the remaining value and it won't be a fun fight. That's even assuming it's legit, which it probably isn't. And I'm sure it's illegal to declare something for less than it's value, tell the shipper you'd rather not participate in tax evasion.

it5five said:
Don't do it. It is most definitely a scam. Just ignore them and re-list if if you really want to sell it through ebay. The paypal account is most likely a stolen account, or he will be paying using a stolen credit card. Yeah, you'll get the money in your paypal account, but after you ship the item the true owner of the money will set up a dispute with paypal. Then you're SOL.
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Yeah, in my experience, you can do everything by the book with PayPal, and if a chargeback is filed, you're SOL because 99% of the time, PayPal sides with the buyer in a chargeback dispute, even if you did everything right.

Craigslist and cash only is really the best way to go when selling things.
 
waloshin said:
The Ebay account is located in the U.S, he wants it shipped to Chille. I talked to Paypal through the phone, and they said as long as the address is confirmed and the money is in my paypal account then I can ship the Item.

* The buyer wants me to put the item as $100, and as a gift. Now if they item got stolen would I only get $100.00 back?
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that's right! And why would they give you more since you said it was only worth $100???

and what does Paypal do if it gets stolen? do they refund the buyer's money if he never receives the stolen package?
 
imaketouchtheme said:
Rules For Selling Items Online​

1) Do NOT ship overseas to an unverified address.

2) Do NOT ship to Nigeria or Manchester, UK.

3) Do NOT ship to someone who can't use proper grammar, or says "i'm waiting on you to reply soon".

4) Do NOT ship to anyone that uses the word "dear" as a reference to you.

Do not accept any of those offers, the money will be sent from stolen PayPal accounts.
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Excellent. These seller's commandments should be memorised and cited often whenever anyone asks whether an offer is a scam or not. All of those scenarios sound like scams to me. Don't touch any of them with a bargepole and ask yourself seriously, why would anyone wish you to publicly state a different price than what you are actually asking for?

it5five said:
Again, they all sound like scams. If someone has to explain their story to you, it's almost certainly going to be a scam.

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Exactly. Couldn't agree more.

Cheers and good luck
 
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