Of course they didn't buy the item.

It was buy it now, right? At a set price.

I can tell you exactly what that person meant. They wanted you to sell 'directly' to them but you can bet your boots they would want the item at a big discount. More than the ebay fee saving would come to.

Don't worry. It's a rogue gumtree buyer having a browse on ebay.

That or a scam, as clarry said.

Correct springyzone... And here's an update... Just had another message from the same person brazenly admitting they wanted to buy 'outside of ebay'!!  Cheeky sods...