Selling a Giftcard - buyer wants code via Ebay

[melaniep101]

Hi all

I have a listing for a gift card to which a buyer has requested that I email the code on purchase.  Is there an Ebay policy against this?

Thanks

Melanie

[captain*obvious · Accepted solution]

Please listen to me - emailing that code isn't safe.

Not only that, but if you sell that on here you will very likely lose every single penny.

None of the seller protection policies that matter cover the sale of that item - that means the buyer can reverse the payment after they've spent the card.

You should ONLY sell that on a local collection site where you can hand it to the buyer in exchange for currency.

[melaniep101 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for replying t-20 - Very sensible advice! I just called Ebay and they confirmed that I shouldn't sell to this member - glad I checked!

Thanks so much again.

[*vyolla*]

@melaniep101 

No eBay policy against it but you will be scammed.

Listing a gift card is a really bad idea, they are a scammer magnet.

You will lose your money.

Please read all the posts on this thread.

[melaniep101]

Thanks vyolla, my spider sense is definitely twitching with this buyer!

Just speaking to Ebay who are being very helpful.

Thank you for coming back to me 🙂

[*vyolla*]

Please don't listen to eBay CS. They are based in the Philippines and not very familiar with what can go wrong here in the UK. If they tell you it's okay to send it, it isn't. Guarantee you'll end up scammed. Another scammer will come along, they'll buy it, you'll send it to them, they'll issue you with a not as described chargeback. You will lose your money and get hit with a £14 admin fee from PayPal for the priviliege.

We see it all the time. 

[plpmr]

Yes and if you do as they ask you can be scammed - block this buyer.

Also, selling such a high value gift card is not advisable as, in any event, you are open to be scammed in numerous ways - you have no seller protection with PayPal.

[melaniep101]

Thanks plpmr - really appreciate your response. I'm going to remove the listing now.

[arkwebus]

It's not that you cannot sell to this member it's more general that you cannot sell anything that requires something to be dealt with digitally.  The problem is quite simple in that the buyer "could" simply use the code and then claim a refund.  EBay would require you to show tracked delivery which you could not do 

@melaniep101