This Is A Rather Bizarre Ebay Scam

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This Is A Rather Bizarre Ebay Scam
Tweet Topic Started: Feb 3 2009, 12:53 PM (629 Views)
AGreyPlays	Feb 3 2009, 12:53 PM Post #1
Level 4 Posts: 273 Group: Members Member #70 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	So I sold my PSP yesterday on Ebay, here's the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190282816655&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DSelling As you can tell, I said shipping to the US only. It went for $150. Today we get an email from the buyer. He says he wants the PSP shipped to Nigeria in gift wrap, where his friend is on an official assignment about chemicals and paints. The buyer said he's in Mexico. Then, we get the PayPal invoice. The PayPal invoice is for $100 more then the selling price. The other strange part, the PayPal invoice says to ship the package to an address in the UK. The whole thing makes no sense. A couple more things I forgot to mention. The buyer has 0 feedback and bid on dozens of other items similar to mine apparently trying to scam a whole bunch of people at once. Edited by AGreyPlays, Feb 3 2009, 02:44 PM.
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Horror	Feb 3 2009, 02:13 PM Post #2
FurFag Posts: 66 Group: Members Member #36 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	I say just start the auction again, and say you had strictly said US shipping only. Not worth selling an item if so many things are fishy about it.



MeanBeanMacheen	Feb 3 2009, 02:37 PM Post #3
Level 5 Posts: 501 Group: Members Member #80 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	I'd stay away from this. I've read about Nigerian scams.



AGreyPlays	Feb 3 2009, 02:39 PM Post #4
Level 4 Posts: 273 Group: Members Member #70 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	Horror Feb 3 2009, 02:13 PM I say just start the auction again, and say you had strictly said US shipping only. Not worth selling an item if so many things are fishy about it. Trust me, there's no way I'm even going to bother replying to the buyer now, seeing as when I checked paypal, to almost no surprise, the balance was $0.
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wastedarse	Feb 3 2009, 02:39 PM Post #5
Level 2 Posts: 50 Group: Members Member #149 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	If it says nigeria stay away from it ive won the nigeria national lottery 9 times its straight scam , all i do is write hurtful and tasteless things about the dudes mother because they ask for your bank account number id number etc so they can "deposite funds " yeah my ass



MrRpgDude	Feb 3 2009, 02:48 PM Post #6
Level 1 Posts: 47 Group: Members Member #225 Joined: Feb 1, 2009	Yeah I wouldn´t even bother starting a new auction.
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Draven26	Feb 3 2009, 02:50 PM Post #7
Posts: 1,328 Group: Founding Members Member #63 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	yeah i would not only cancel the order but make sure to report it to the proper authority figures and ebay as well
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AGreyPlays	Feb 3 2009, 03:22 PM Post #8
Level 4 Posts: 273 Group: Members Member #70 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	MrRpgDude Feb 3 2009, 02:48 PM Yeah I wouldn´t even bother starting a new auction. Why not? I'm planning on holding onto my PSP right now anyway because I wanna be completely sure I wanna sell it before it do, so I don't regret it later. So I'm gonna pick up a couple more games.
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mypersona	Feb 3 2009, 03:30 PM Post #9
Defender of the Velvet Room Posts: 583 Group: Members Member #192 Joined: Jan 28, 2009	Lol. I laugh at scams like this.



xdarnokx	Feb 3 2009, 07:34 PM Post #10
Zelda Collector Posts: 278 Group: Members Member #210 Joined: Jan 29, 2009	Draven26 Feb 3 2009, 02:50 PM yeah i would not only cancel the order but make sure to report it to the proper authority figures and ebay as well I agree. I would report it to eBay and Paypal right away.
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Keroppi Choppi	Jan 30 2012, 04:08 AM Post #11
It's actually 2009 just saying. Posts: 157 Group: Members Member #4,532 Joined: Dec 12, 2011	AGreyPlays Feb 3 2009, 12:53 PM So I sold my PSP yesterday on Ebay, here's the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190282816655&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DSelling As you can tell, I said shipping to the US only. It went for $150. Today we get an email from the buyer. He says he wants the PSP shipped to Nigeria in gift wrap, where his friend is on an official assignment about chemicals and paints. The buyer said he's in Mexico. Then, we get the PayPal invoice. The PayPal invoice is for $100 more then the selling price. The other strange part, the PayPal invoice says to ship the package to an address in the UK. The whole thing makes no sense. A couple more things I forgot to mention. The buyer has 0 feedback and bid on dozens of other items similar to mine apparently trying to scam a whole bunch of people at once. seeems legit hahaa
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J-R	Feb 1 2012, 09:39 PM Post #12
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