Am I being scammed!

Trendyxpressions · 08-29-2008, 12:06 AM

I placed a listing last night with very specific directions. First, I don’t ship to unconfirmed PayPal addresses, and two, bidders with zero feedback must contact me first before bidding. Well this morning that item sold for $400 dollars with the "buy it now" option and I received an instant payment from him, which was placed in PayPal’s 21 day hold. My question is, can I trust a buyer with zero feedback and their address is unconfirmed by PayPal? Their account has been opened since 2006, but they don’t have any feedback, so I am a little nervous that he may be trying to scam me.

doughboykilla · 08-29-2008, 12:31 AM

wait till the 21 day hold is up before sending the item. Theres no way i would send it untill them and with a uncofrimed address at that way to risky.

**aspkin** · 08-29-2008, 12:51 AM

I would NEVER send to an Unconfirmed address. Not even for $50...

Your gut instinct is correct, go with it.

Trendyxpressions · 08-29-2008, 01:07 AM

What about with signature confirmation?

Quasi_Mojo · 08-29-2008, 01:26 AM

Refund the money, block the bidder (if that's still an option) and re-list the item.
With all the scamming-buyer horror stories out there, are you really going to trust somebody like this?

Modee · 08-29-2008, 01:50 AM

I send to unconfirmed address from some of my websites, depending on the dollar amount and what product it is. Some of my products are low risk and low (under $100.) dollar amount and people just aren't going to scam for that little money, at least not these types of products. No issues to date.

With EBAY if someone pays instantly and the address is unconfirmed, that might be a red flag but waiting 21 days would not save you from a dispute anyway. By the way, if you refund money on a PP that has no SS # attached, for some reason this tends to trigger that request for the social security number, so beware.

Trendyxpressions · 08-29-2008, 08:50 AM

Damn, that pp account has $1500 in it and its a pre 11/2007 account without a ss#. So if I refund the money pp will put a limit on me? Should I just ship the item out and take it as a lost, so I can keep my account open?

Trendyxpressions · 08-29-2008, 03:05 PM

Am I better off sending the item and maybe take it as a lost, rather than getting my pp account closed?

Quasi_Mojo · 08-29-2008, 05:59 PM

You can request that the buyer get the address confirmed before you ship.
Hell... I couldn't take a $400 loss. If you can, you might want to go for it.

alexzin · 08-30-2008, 09:45 AM

Well,i wouldn't ship the item,i will refund the money first and contact the buyer to see if he would like to resend it and providing the confirmed address.

Jonas · 08-31-2008, 09:53 AM

Why didn't you set in paypal to block payments from unconfirmed addresses?

08-29-2008, 12:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Trendyxpressions eBay Newbie iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 24%	Am I being scammed! I placed a listing last night with very specific directions. First, I don’t ship to unconfirmed PayPal addresses, and two, bidders with zero feedback must contact me first before bidding. Well this morning that item sold for $400 dollars with the "buy it now" option and I received an instant payment from him, which was placed in PayPal’s 21 day hold. My question is, can I trust a buyer with zero feedback and their address is unconfirmed by PayPal? Their account has been opened since 2006, but they don’t have any feedback, so I am a little nervous that he may be trying to scam me.

08-29-2008, 12:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
aspkin Administrator iTrader: (4) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 4,009 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Activity: 81% Longevity: 100%	I would NEVER send to an Unconfirmed address. Not even for $50... Your gut instinct is correct, go with it. __________________ Join the eBay Suspension Forums. Subscribe today! EBay Stealth - Get all the details for a stealthy eBay account! A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. — Einstein.

08-29-2008, 01:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Modee Tech Support Guru iTrader: (67) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 3,898 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Activity: 95% Longevity: 99%	I send to unconfirmed address from some of my websites, depending on the dollar amount and what product it is. Some of my products are low risk and low (under $100.) dollar amount and people just aren't going to scam for that little money, at least not these types of products. No issues to date. With EBAY if someone pays instantly and the address is unconfirmed, that might be a red flag but waiting 21 days would not save you from a dispute anyway. By the way, if you refund money on a PP that has no SS # attached, for some reason this tends to trigger that request for the social security number, so beware. __________________ .. . Please read the following threads before you use this forum or create a new thread: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-su...ease-read.html http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...ing-posts.html http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...addressed.html Please read below before you PM me with a question: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...h-support.html I do offer one-on-one tech support! to get you back on EBAY quickly. Last edited by Modee; 08-29-2008 at 01:54 AM.

08-31-2008, 09:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jonas Subscribed Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,428 My Mood: Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Activity: 14% Longevity: 89%	Why didn't you set in paypal to block payments from unconfirmed addresses? __________________ eBay's new requirement that each time deaf users clear their cookies or if they don't have flash enabled that whenever they login or try to list an item they have to answer an automated phone call from eBay, HEAR a number to press, and then HEAR another number to press violates of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Target and AOL have been sued for blind users not being able to using their website http://tinyurl.com/hlynp -- will eBay be next for deaf users?

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08-29-2008, 12:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
doughboykilla eBay Specialist iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 427 My Mood: Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Activity: 55% Longevity: 58%	wait till the 21 day hold is up before sending the item. Theres no way i would send it untill them and with a uncofrimed address at that way to risky.

08-29-2008, 01:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trendyxpressions eBay Newbie iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 24%	What about with signature confirmation?

08-29-2008, 01:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
Quasi_Mojo eBay Mastery iTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 674 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Activity: 19% Longevity: 18%	Refund the money, block the bidder (if that's still an option) and re-list the item. With all the scamming-buyer horror stories out there, are you really going to trust somebody like this?

08-29-2008, 08:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
Trendyxpressions eBay Newbie iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 24%	Damn, that pp account has $1500 in it and its a pre 11/2007 account without a ss#. So if I refund the money pp will put a limit on me? Should I just ship the item out and take it as a lost, so I can keep my account open?

08-29-2008, 03:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Trendyxpressions eBay Newbie iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 24%	Am I better off sending the item and maybe take it as a lost, rather than getting my pp account closed?

08-29-2008, 05:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Quasi_Mojo eBay Mastery iTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 674 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Activity: 19% Longevity: 18%	You can request that the buyer get the address confirmed before you ship. Hell... I couldn't take a $400 loss. If you can, you might want to go for it.

08-30-2008, 09:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
alexzin eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 40 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 3% Longevity: 47%	Well,i wouldn't ship the item,i will refund the money first and contact the buyer to see if he would like to resend it and providing the confirmed address.