on โ27-02-2015 07:41 PM
on โ28-02-2015 05:37 PM
How long have they being a member,(did they join in the last few days,is it a dormant account).
As it sounds like a standard scam set-up.
They could've paid via a stolen PP account.
Your choice but?
on โ28-02-2015 06:07 PM
Up to you what you do, but I wouldn't complete this transaction. I am 99% sure that 3DS games are region-locked, meaning that he can only buy and play games made for the Australian/New Zealand market. He may or may not realise this, but either way, it negates the "works out cheaper" concept because it definitely won't work out cheaper at all when he has to buy games.
on โ28-02-2015 07:49 PM
It also has different voltage,(a lot lower):
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on โ01-03-2015 01:44 AM
since 2010.
on โ01-03-2015 02:02 AM
@i-love-my-sheep wrote:
@weareteng wrote:
I charge him for $96 dollars for the deliveryDoes that $96 include tracking and signature on delivery? Sending to a 0 feedback buyer in Mexico, I wouldn't send it without those 2 things.
If you are inexperienced and plan on selling items that are a target for scammers, I suggest you limit to where you will send overseas. I would also consider blocking buyers who haven't gone through phone verification. Most scammers don't verify their accounts.
You can set buyer requirements blocks with this link. You can block buyers with 2 or more unpaid item strikes, buyers who live in a location you don't post to, buyers who haven't gone through phone verfication. It's a good idea to have these in place to protect yourself. http://offer.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?BuyerBlockPreferences
To exclude certain countries, use this link http://cgi5.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ExcludeShippingList
There are some countries you should block from sending to for any number of reasons. A higher incidence of scam buyers, corrupt main services, strict or delayed customs, just to name a few. If you list something like a phone, you will get buyers from African countries offering to buy it for more than you have listed it for. That can also happen with game consoles as well.
All sellers should have blocks in place to try and protect themselves.
There are quite a few countries that you can not get tracking for. From memory I think Mexico is one of those. Some of the countries without tracking still offer Signiture on delivery.
If a seller mails worldwide they need to accept that occasionally they will get stung. It still pays for the collectables & vintage car parts I sell, as international buyers regularly pay two or three times what Australian buyers will pay and most international buyers are no more trouble than Australian buyers.
It would take a fairly brave new ebayer to send an expensive game to a zero feedback buyer in Mexico though.
on โ01-03-2015 08:19 AM
@weareteng wrote:since 2010.
They are generally classified as dormant accounts and are a favourite target for account hijackers.
They would have joined back then and forgot about the account or lost the log in details.
IMHO it's a hijacked account and you should contact eBay to report it as such.
โ02-03-2015 07:11 AM - edited โ02-03-2015 07:16 AM
@weareteng wrote:
Hi thanks for reply. Yes I did dllow it because this Nintendo 3ds isa rare piece of gaming console. The buyer contacted telling me the reason he's buying from me is because he work out is cheaper buying from me instead from eBay USA. But still the zero feedback is dodgy for me
why would a 0 feedback be "dodgy" and call the "scammer" ? everyone starts with a 0..
they paid for the item didnt they ?
give them a chance..