topic Re: Supicious Address in Selling

Supicious Address

cricketr76 — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 08:09:36 GMT

I am Selling for the first time and I believe this Address seems Suspicious and The Payment i Have received has been put On Hold

Re: Supicious Address

sandypebbles — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 08:10:37 GMT

You have said you are selling for the first time, so natutally your payment has been put on hold

those are the rules for ALL name sellers, 21 day hold on funds

Have you done a Google search on the address, or sent the buyer a message to double check on it?

How long has the buyer been on eBay for?

You are not allowed to post people's personal information on the forum

If it is a genuine address of a genuine buyer, I cannot imagine they will appreciate you giving out their information on a public forum for anyone in the world to see

Re: Supicious Address

cricketr76 — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 08:40:48 GMT

I have done a Google Search of the Address

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davewil1964 — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 08:52:25 GMT

What was the result?

You asked the question, so is it suspicious or not? In that it doesn't exist?

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cricketr76 — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:19:25 GMT

Still looks very Suspicious to me looks like an old abandoned Warehouse and there's plenty of posts about That address being a Scam when you Include Ebay in the Google Search. Wouls show photos but it won't let me add to my comment

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cricketr76 — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:35:54 GMT

I also asked for his full name and it was completely different than the name on his address and he's already asking when Is the card gettinf posted and needs the Card in a Hurry when I only agreed to sell the card yesterday and i'm from Australia meaning it's going to take a few weeks to send it to him anyway so why the rush

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designers*n*more — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:50:37 GMT

Is the buyer overseas? If you are concerned I would cancel the sale and use the reason "problem with buyer's address" then you will receive a credit for your final value fees. As the payment is on hold, don't refund, let the cancellation process take its course.

did the buyer ask to send to an address different to the PayPal address? If so, DO NOT post to any address other than the PayPal address if you go ahead with the transaction

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*tippy*toes* — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:18:28 GMT

Seriously, the first item you sold was for $3,000, to an overseas buyer. Are they in the US? If not, which country? I would be EXTREMELY reluctant to send that overseas, especially if you are already concerned. That is a lot of money to lose when a buyer claims non arrival or not as described. I would think very seriously about cancelling, as already suggested.

Re: Supicious Address

sandypebbles — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:33:15 GMT

It would have been very helpful to mention all that in your original post to start with

Fellow buyers and sellers cannot give proper advise if we are simply told ‘suspicious address’

Had you mentioned all the things you added later on, we would have said cancel ASAP with the address being the reason for doing so you put as the reason for the cancellation

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wide-world-of-stamps — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:37:24 GMT

@sandypebbles wrote:
It would have been very helpful to mention all that in your original post to start with

Fellow buyers and sellers cannot give proper advise if we are simply told ‘suspicious address’

Had you mentioned all the things you added later on, we would have said cancel ASAP with the address being the reason for doing so you put as the reason for the cancellation

The OP's post has been edited by the moderators.

It originally showed the full name and address, so made a bit more sense then.

Re: Supicious Address

sandypebbles — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:35:16 GMT

Yes I saw that, hence my first reply (which after I posted, OP opened another, identical post, again including the address)

But there was no mention in either of their first posts of them having already Googled the address and it being linked to possible scams, nor that they had contacted the 'buyer' and been given with a different name than what had been used to 'buy'

And no mention of the buyer saying they are needing the card sent in a hurry etc etc

Nothing that said 'this 100% screams scam, cancel and block on the spot

Re: Supicious Address

cricketr76 — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 22:55:19 GMT

My fault for not being super clear to start with, My apologies. So if I cancel stating issues with Buyers Address do i issue a refund on Paypal or do i wait for the cancellation process to happen first

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*tippy*toes* — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 22:58:48 GMT

@cricketr76 wrote:
Still looks very Suspicious to me looks like an old abandoned Warehouse and there's plenty of posts about That address being a Scam when you Include Ebay in the Google Search. Wouls show photos but it won't let me add to my comment

You can add photos to a post by clicking on the icon at the top of the box you are writing in, that has the little mountain in it. 9th from the left. The image must be saved on your computer or device. Never post photos that contain addresses or any identifying details of a buyer, as the mods will remove it.

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*tippy*toes* — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 23:01:46 GMT

@cricketr76 wrote:
My fault for not being super clear to start with, My apologies. So if I cancel stating issues with Buyers Address do i issue a refund on Paypal or do i wait for the cancellation process to happen first

As you are subject to the 21 day funds hold for being a new seller, I'm pretty sure you need to allow the cancellation process to happen. Either way, you need to cancel officially to get your fees back, otherwise you will get a nasty bill next month from eBay! Don't just refund, even if you are able to.

Hopefully someone else will be along soon to clarify for sure. It's been a long time since I had to cancel.

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cricketr76 — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:27:17 GMT

Have officially cancelled the Order How do i block that ebay user

Re: Supicious Address

curraone — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:32:25 GMT

Additionally, if you don't wish to sell to certain eBay members, you can block bidders or buyers from your listings by entering their username. That member won’t be able to buy or bid on your listings.

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*tippy*toes* — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:31:12 GMT

Add their username here......... https://www.ebay.com.au/bmgt/BuyerBlock? You can also add any other usernames of problem buyers in the future, or ones that don't feel right. If they change their username, it automatically changes it on your blocked buyer list (BBL).

A cancellation usually takes around 10 days. If the refund hasn't gone through by then, you should be able to close the cancellation. If it still doesn't go through, then you may have to manually do it through PayPal.

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cricketr76 — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:45:00 GMT

Looks like the cancellation has already gone through and according to my Paypal account the refund has already been issued

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*tippy*toes* — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:49:46 GMT

Excellent!

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designers*n*more — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 03:03:29 GMT

If you decide to resist, I would change your post to "Australia Only" or if you really want to sell overseas, be sure to add insurance, tracking (vist auspost.com.au to find out costs) etc to the postage costs. Also change your handling time to allow for longer delivery, especially with Covid overseas at the moment. A lot of sellers have been the target of item not received disputes, because delivery to o/s is taking a lot longer.