Is this buyer trying to scam me?

[biggesmalls]

Hi,
I sold a item yesterday and checked my account today and the buyer who bought the item had left me a messaging asking the item to be sent to a relatives address

There is also a note saying this attached to the payment with the other address.

Just wondering will i be safe sending it to the other address as its not in there paypal but is in a note attached to the payment

Any advice, Thanks

[NoneOther]

If you want to be safe and covered by p/p seller protection then refund the payment and ask them to resubmit it with the correct address they want it delivered to.

Obviously send them a message regarding this before you do anything.

[oompaloompa]

you are not covered by seller protection, with the address just on a message - then again it is probably ok in terms of they are not trying to hide address by emailing you privately etc, probably not a scammer move...depends on how much the value is, for low value I would probably send, for higher I would do as noneother said, refund, explain that it needs resubmitting with postal address added properly as gift address.

[sleepyboyz]

Which country did he want you to send to? Same country? I will only send item if the buyer address and the relative address are living in the same country

[biggesmalls]

Its the same country its being sent to and the value is around 65 quid ,they have around 100 feedback

[GTB]

oomps is spot on as per

if it was a scammer then they would not attach it to the invoice

but there are dumb scammers too so if you feel like it is too big a risk then just mention you wont be covered and want to send to the registered address

they probably would be okay with it although it will be a slight inconvenience,a decent buyer would completely understand

[biggesmalls]

Thanks ill do that its not worth the risk

[GTB]

i think if the buyer is legit they will completely understand and be cool with it

they have no choice anyways,you are well within your rights to cancel

[AmazonStealth]

From personal experience, you need to feel your customer out. If they want you to ship to a different country, thats a huge red flag. If they want you to ship to a different address, but is in the same state or city, than probably not a huge deal as people dont know how to change or are too lazy to change information. I have done this countless times and have had zero issues.

[slapped]

Could also be a Fellow Stealther that simply wants to buy your product but has NO access to his registered Paypal/ebay address,,,Could also be a gift,,,,for a 100 feedback account,,and that amount of money plus the buyers approach as OOMPA Mentioned above,,I DOUBT it is a Scammer,,

[rsot]

They key point is that you would not be covered for sending to address not registered to the pp account.

[GrannyT]

So when we all ask sellers to send to a different address, as so many have said they do, does that mean we are all scammers as well?

Just a thought .....

[GTB]

its all about risk

is it worth the risk

cheap and cheerfull...yeah fck it

expensive goodies...hell no

[biggesmalls]

I messaged the buyer anyway and was proper nice about it and so i took the risk and sent it to his relatives address with no problem at all.

I wouldnt risk it again though,3 times this week ive had people message saying i havent recieved my item ,When ive gone to check the tracking all were signed for over a week ago,If that would of been at a relatives address i would have no seller protection.

There are loads of nice genuine buyers but theres a lot of scaveners trying to get free and discount items everyday

[Thankful]

I get buyers like this all the time- from what i can tell no scams so far but then again the items have not been high value.

Usually alright - check their feedback too!

[Sneakee]

It seemed like a year ago I got more buyers that asked me to send an item to another addy. I never really thought about it and just did it. I don't think it was anything too expensive though. Best of luck. I'm sure it's not a big deal.

[yotano211]

I would never ship anything this way, I don't care if it's high or low value items. I mean, come on, we already pay sky high ebay and paypal fees. I just don't like to lose any of my products to anyone and also pay ebay/paypal fees.

I did this for some laptop memory pieces that sold for $8 last month. I refunded the money and asked the buyer to input his address or I would cancel the transaction. One buyer gave me a negative feedback. I talked to a ebay rep and they took it off cuz I was not protected. I quickly relist the item and sold for a little more. haha, jokes on him (buyer).

*just my 2 cuban cents worth

[biggesmalls]

Alot of people will be genuine people/buyers asking to ship to another address so there is someone in to sign for the parcel/letter.

I checked googled about it at the time and it came up about scams which is probably about 1 in a 1000 chance

Sorry if i dont make sense im hammered i just watched United secure the 20th Leugue Title :-)

[rsot]

What did you decide to do OP?

[biggesmalls]

Originally Posted by rsot

What did you decide to do OP?

I sent the item to there relatives address and there was no problem at all and recieved feedback the day it arrived

[GTB]

nice one bud

showed a lil faith

still be careful,always best to talk to them and see if they sound legit etc

[rsot]

Good stuff to hear.