New scam??

[adamxyz80]

Hi, 

just received a link from a prospective buyer.

said he was a newbie and I needed to change my settings 

seems like a scam, I obviously didn’t click the link

anyone else seen this

adam

[padi*0409]

Why did they say you need to change your settings ?

[sandypebbles]

Given PayPal has'nt been a thing for sellers for over three years, he's either a scammer or just no too bright

Hope you block him, trouble maker either way IMHO

[adamxyz80]

G'day, mate! Sorry to bother ya, but I've been havin' some trouble tryin' to buy somethin' from your store. I reached out to your customer support, and they said there ain't no issues with my account. It seems like the problem might be on your end, 'cause they mentioned there's a setting that stops new users from buyin' stuff in your store. Since I'm new to eBay, that restriction's affectin' me, and I can't buy what I want from your store. They suggested I look for another seller or pass this link along to you so you can tweak the settings and let newbies like me make purchases. Just copy and paste the URL into your web browser.

[adamxyz80]

This was the message I got from him

[sandypebbles]

Personally, I think you could green the Botanical Gardens for a year with that lot

[padi*0409]

You could do one of two things, either put them on your exemption list or just block them.

I would tend to go with blocking them I think, they could be trouble down the track. But it's up to you.

[ramcycle2010]

If you have your Buyer requirements set like this, maybe that's what your newbie means?

I clicked on the link and it went nowhere.

[countessalmirena]

@ramcycle, 

You should never click onto a scam link. It went nowhere…? But what did you download onto your computer without knowing? The website paying-settings DOT info is not part of eBay, even though the link includes eBay DOT com DOT au as a subdomain designed to trick the unwary.

[imastawka]

OP suggested the link might be a scam, but then went ahead and posted said link on a public forum!

edit:  Moderator has removed the link.