is this a scam

[dorgr8410]

Hi there, I'm a member of ebay UK only. Someone has made me an offer, but she is based in Ireland and has only joined ebay since September 2o. There is no feeed back on her page, and no items to sell. Is this a scam?

Thank you

[m25jet]

Just because the buyer only opened her account on Sunday 20th September 2020 doesn't necessarily mean that she's a scammer.  Everybody started off with zero feedback when they first opened an account on eBay, so if she seems genuinely interested in buying something from you and hasn't said or done anything that would make any reasonable person say "That sounds dodgy - steer well clear of her!" then I'd be inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt.

If you look at this matter from a slightly different perspective then you may be able to see the other side of the argument a bit more clearly.  You only registered your own eBay account on Friday 3rd January 2020, so when you made your first ever eBay purchase the seller of that item may well have wondered whether you were a scammer given that you had no previous feedback.  Whether that was indeed the case or not, the seller still sent you the item you'd paid for and you subsequently left the seller some positive feedback.  Therefore, treat this potential buyer as you would wish others to treat you.  If you give her the benefit of the doubt and she ends up buying the item from you then do your best to ensure that the transaction goes as smoothly as possible, and if she feels as though the transaction was a positive one then she may well leave you some positive feedback in relation to the transaction.  First impressions last, so if the first impression that you give this potential buyer of buying on eBay is a good one and she sees further items that you've listed for sale that she would be interested in then you may end up with a repeat customer.