PayPal payments can be disputed and reversed very easily. I would not do it.
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PayPal payments can be disputed and reversed very easily. I would not do it.
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To true there !! It woundnt be a good idea reply to a responce in odd replysOriginally Posted by mikinoz
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this is what you do
take his money first.
Then as soon as it is received, send it manually to your bank account. And do not click on anything he sends you always log in by typing the bank account yourself.
Then once it is received, contact paypal and get them to confirm that the money you receive is in good faith and you will not be returning it under any circumstances.
And a person will never offer more money than you put the ad up for. Then shut down your paypal account and continue with the transaction. if you do it smart you might be able to screw the scammer if he is a scammer ?.
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Best bet not to take the payment from him at all, sounds dodgy.
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Yeah it all happened to me a few months back with a phone I was trying to sell on eBay.
The scammers offered me way more than the advertised price and continued to send me fraudulent e-mails claiming to be from eBay and PayPal (even though the actual e-mail address was niether of these.. They were more like ebaycustomerservice@xxxxx.com). <- Can't find a way to disable the e-mail link.
So as others have advised, don't go ahead. Soon he'll be asking you to ship the car to Nigeria
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If he can pick it up in person he can pay cash in person. I agree with everyone else, it feels like a scam, so stay right away.
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String him / her along, have some fun. Ask for some happy snaps from the oilrig / boat as you have an interest in marine diesels. Go on...
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Do that but make sure you tell eBay once you've finished your contact with them.String him / her along, have some fun. Ask for some happy snaps from the oilrig / boat as you have an interest in marine diesels. Go on...
That way any feedback and fees incurred by the transaction will be wiped clean.
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