PAYPAL

[melanie100-2009]

I HAVE HAD A BUYER ASKING FOR MY PAYPAL ACCOUNT TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR AN ITEM. IS THIS RISKY??

[1956glyn · Accepted solution]

Hi

To me YES.    If you sell through Ebay then they should not have a problem paying by Paypal .  You are an experienced member so presumably there is no problem with your own Paypal account receiving payments.

There is a scam......

A buyer tells you that they have a problem with their Paypal account sending payments and asks you for your Paypal details.  

What happens then is.....

A   You will be sent a real looking but FAKE Paypal notification saying you have been paid.   When you log into your actual Paypal account you will find there is no payment there.   A scammer hopes you will just rely on the email and post the item without actually checking that the money is in your account.

B.  They are going to pay you from a hacked account.  

Also you are not allowed to send any Paypal details or contact details pre sale.   If you attempt to do this....it can result in your account

being suspended permanently. 

You really must be on your toes regarding the items you are selling....scammers target these type of items.  Remember gut instinct is a wonderful thing.

Remember......you only post to the address given on Paypal to maintain what little seller protection Ebay give sellers.

Hope the above helps.

[1956glyn · Accepted solution]

I have just noticed something else on your listings......you will need to send the phones Next Day Special Delivery just in case they get lost or damaged in the post. Royal Mail will probably not compensate you if they deem an item is sent by the incorrect method.

This is what scammers look out for....expensive items being sent by the wrong postal method and hopefully UNtracked.

[redwick1]

Please dont write in capitals as it is regarded as shouting but can be hard to read

It is very very risky and you are probably about to be scammed

As far as I can see you have not sold anything and the buyer has to buy on ebay

Once they do then they will get an invoice from ebay and they can pay through the invoice

If you send your email then you will get scam emails saying they have paid 

You can lose your item and no money

Just to add

You do not send items over £20 by ordinary postage as you are only covered to £"0 and if the item is lost or damaged then you will not be able to claim

Any item over that has to go by a special delivery with the appropriate compensation