I was asked to send a PayPal invoice by the buyer (which I thought strange)

[aorr3778]

I have just listed my item, and have no bids as yet, and was asked to send a PayPal invoice by a buyer (which I thought strange) and when I suggested they just use the buy it now button, they said their buy it now link doesnt work (strange again!)

Am I being paranoid (I am not an experienced seller on ebay) of someone appearing to wnat to do things "outside" of ebay or is this normal?

Regards,

Andy

[rusticrye]

It's a long-running and well-known scam. If you supply your PayPal email address, you'll receive a fake PayPal payment confirmation email, saying it's safe to ship.

This scam, operated by criminal gangs who target inexperienced sellers of electronics and other valuable items, still works after all these years because some sellers don't bother to check their PayPal account to see if the payment is actually there - which it won't be, of course.

Ignore the message, and add the Ebay ID to your Blocked Bidders List.

@aorr3778 

[1956glyn]

Good days work if we have saved at least one person from getting scammed