It seems to have a potential for being a scam, but it could just as easily be a mistake on the part of paypal or ebay.
I suggest you go to the post office, get a blank delivery confirmation slip at the service counter. Don't fill it out and don't ship the package for 24 hours. But do mark the item as shipped and enter that tracking number in ebay/paypal. If that payment gets reversed again, you know it was a scam and you still have your item. If all is well in 24 hours, ship the item and use that slip you got at the post office (so the tracking number is correct).
The buyer could still reverse the charge at a later time or make a false dispute. But usually, a reversal happens very soon after they *think* the item is in transit.
You might consider refunding the buyer and negate the transaction. Inform them that you are uncomfortable with the circumstances. Do so using the ebay messaging system. If they neg you later, you might use the saved message in your own attempt to remove an improper neg.
NOTE - PP may have reversed the charge due to suspicious activity on the part of the buyer. Perhaps that buyer used a questionable payment source. Perhaps PP detected the potential that the buyer was using a hacked PP account and was not the true owner of that PP account.
Truly but rarely, sometimes they ARE looking out for *US*!
Last edited by Vicvelcro; 05-08-2010 at 08:21 PM.
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