Rang Ebay - no help whatsoever - they will escalate - but give the buyer the benefit of the doubt & send if paid for.

Not likely & leave myself open to who knows what??

So, decided to send a reply to her as below:-.

"Hi ...

I just need to know that I'm dealing with a legitimate buyer, so probably better off not to pay for the book at this stage, as I'm reluctant to send book until I'm sure that this is an OK account & not created to get around a block (which you're not allowed to do on Ebay)

I've reported this account & the other account to Ebay, so they can investigate the coincidence of the same address & similar email addresses (both have the number 133 after the account name.)

They are escalating the case to their Trust & Security section & will contact you regarding any details they need (I think they check where the ISP provider is etc..)

Hope this doesn't cause any inconvenience & if you decide not to go ahead with the transaction let me know.

Regards
Lynne"

Hope this was the right thing to do, but don't want to cancel & leave myself open to any neg feedback - which Ebay told me is basically my problem, as it would be a reflection of her experience.

They just talked around the fact that the new account was probably opened to circumvent the block & told me to give her the "benefit of the doubt" This is the first time I've ever had a situation like this & the very first time I've ever had to ring Ebay - for no help at all - apart from the escalation. Who knows if they even take it seriously - I suspect not.

Next problem - how the heck do I get paragraphs in this text - I put them is & they come out as one huge paragraph.