Hmm, pretty sure I can't do this....

kangoora
kangoora Posts: 1,193 Forumite
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Just had a message from a buyer who won an auction tonight.

I am presently having problems with my credit card which according to my bank will be solved in 48 hs.
In order not to delay you with the payment please send me your paypal address and I will send you the money
through Paypal with another card which belongs to my son in order not to delay the payment.
Thanks for understanding

Pretty sure this would be an 'off the Ebay books sale' ?

Buyer looks legit with almost 1700 feedback since 2013, almost 700 this year. Lots of feedback from vintage toys sellers, which this item is.

I'm thinking it will be simpler to just say I'm prepared to wait for 48 hours for his card to be sorted. Is this going to be the best approach?

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  • theonlywayisup
    theonlywayisup Posts: 16,031 Forumite
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    Has the item sold on eBay? If so, it will never be an off eBay sale.

    It is up to you if you want to wait, but there is no harm in giving your Paypal email address to the buyer. When payment is made, ensure you log into Paypal to check the transaction is bonafide. Follow the rules if you want seller protection.
  • soolin
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    There appears to be a spate of this sort of request going round, I've seen quite a few mentions of it in the past couple of weeks alone. Whether it is eBay or PayPal having a glitch or its scammers , probably using a hijacked account , and they plan the fake Paypal email scam.
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  • lindens
    lindens Posts: 2,870 Forumite
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    They don't need your paypal address - they checkout the item, use paypal and just click to use a credit card, then enter their sons details. You can make one off purchases on paypal with ad hoc credit cards
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  • kangoora
    kangoora Posts: 1,193 Forumite
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    theonlywayisup wrote: »
    Has the item sold on eBay? If so, it will never be an off eBay sale.

    It is up to you if you want to wait, but there is no harm in giving your Paypal email address to the buyer. When payment is made, ensure you log into Paypal to check the transaction is bonafide. Follow the rules if you want seller protection.

    Doh, of course it's an ebay sale as they won the auction - cheers :embarasse

    I'll provide my paypal email as his feedback is reassuring - and check paypal account before sending!
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