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I put this item up for sale yesterday evening and two people offered to buy it from me at a certain price yet when I try to communicate with the individual they also wanted to pay for a apple gift card valued at $300 which they would pay me on top of the $250 for the item I am selling. 

I don't see any mention of escrow payment or mention of a gmail message from ebay. Maybe it was edited out and so have missed this part.

Understanding how a scam works helps to avoid one in the future. Obviously something was edited out of the message as I am unable to see what others are saying regarding messages from ebay and escrow payments.