Possible Scam? £2000

[marythurogood]

Hi , I have received payment for 2 items into my paypal account.

The seller is listed in Canda but wants the items delivered to Mailboxes etc in Taunton Somerset.

Could this be a scam?

Thanks

[red_magpie]

Could this be a scam?

Provided you post it to an address registered with Paypal it's probably safer to post it to a UK address than to Canada. Cheaper for you too, if the buyer uses eBay's money back guarantee. Although the buyer in Canada would be beyond the reach of the British courts if the item they returned wasn't the one you sold, which happens. Selling on eBay is all about knowing and judging the risks.

For exactly this reason, your listings are likely to be attractive to scammers. Anyone who's willing to post £1,000+ items by ordinary economy post is either not worried about the risk of loss or damage in the post, or naive about the risks of selling on eBay.

Your listings suggest that you may also not know about the easy scam when items are collected and the buyer pays by Paypal. This scam has even been exposed in the national press, but still continues.

For the value of the items you sell, think about following this answer centre for a time. It may open your eyes to the risks sellers face here.