Buying through eBay and PayPal

greencar1975

Hi there,
Any experiences of buying through eBay and using the PayPal Payment After Delivery (PAD) service?
Money held in escrow by Paypal, seller sends me car, I have 7 days to try it out before accepting or rejecting. Paypal then either sends money on to seller or returns to me with car being sent back to seller (at their expense).
All seems too good to be true - is it?
Cheers

burlingtonfl6

It's a scam.
I presume the vehicle you're looking at is cheaper than the rest.
Pay the market rate for something and you might lose a little. Be greedy and fall for one of these scams and you'll lose the lot.

theatretony

All seems too good to be true - is it?

Think you have answered it yourself...

greencar1975

Yes it is. But if PayPal offer the service, am I not protected by them?
He has sent colour copies of his driving licence and ID (self-assessment return) - unless it is someone else!

onlyfoolsandparking

I've used the 'pay after delivery' on ebay lots of times without any issues although never on a 'big ticket' item such as a car and I don't think I ever would. It doesn't look right and the 'seller' sending you their documents makes it (to me) look even more suspect. Don't take the chance and look elsewhere.  

caprikid1

It's a scam 100% why would any seller risk sending you a car and not having the money ?

AdrianC

greencar1975 said:

Any experiences of buying through eBay and using the PayPal Payment After Delivery (PAD) service?
Money held in escrow by Paypal, seller sends me car, I have 7 days to try it out before accepting or rejecting. Paypal then either sends money on to seller or returns to me with car being sent back to seller (at their expense).
All seems too good to be true - is it?

Sounds like a week's totally free car hire.

Wonder what's for sale on there I fancy having a go in...?

foxy-stoat

https://pages.ebay.co.uk/safetycentre/buyingwithconfidence/vehicle-tips.html

Scam, there is no car, you will only lose your money.

What is the item number, just so I can watch it and see when it gets taken down.

Scrapit

greencar1975 said:

Yes it is. But if PayPal offer the service, am I not protected by them?

No you aren't. 

greencar1975

Thank you everybody. I am normally very careful with potential scams but didn't see this one coming. Glad I posted on here! I now can't find an item number on eBay as he appears to have taken it down. Should I report it?

Scrapit

greencar1975 said:

Thank you everybody. I am normally very careful with potential scams but didn't see this one coming. Glad I posted on here! I now can't find an item number on eBay as he appears to have taken it down. Should I report it?

If its gone its been reported most likely.