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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 4304702, member: 81887"]Definitely smells like week-old gas station sushi. Did he _actually_ pay you through PayPal (as in, you checked by going to PayPal's site yourself, not through any links he sent you)? Because one classic scam is for someone to offer an overpayment for [item], either stating that it's rare, you can use the extra money for postage, they just really need [item] etc. Then they send you a fake notice from PayPal that you've been paid. When you send them back money (either from overpayment, or in your case because they claimed [item] is fake), however, you actually are sending them real money from your PayPal account, and now they have both money and [item]. By the time the victim realizes they've been conned, the scammer is long gone, and you will never see either your money or [item] again. Not sure what your rights are with PayPal (I haven't used them in many years) but there is no way this is legit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 4304702, member: 81887"]Definitely smells like week-old gas station sushi. Did he _actually_ pay you through PayPal (as in, you checked by going to PayPal's site yourself, not through any links he sent you)? Because one classic scam is for someone to offer an overpayment for [item], either stating that it's rare, you can use the extra money for postage, they just really need [item] etc. Then they send you a fake notice from PayPal that you've been paid. When you send them back money (either from overpayment, or in your case because they claimed [item] is fake), however, you actually are sending them real money from your PayPal account, and now they have both money and [item]. By the time the victim realizes they've been conned, the scammer is long gone, and you will never see either your money or [item] again. Not sure what your rights are with PayPal (I haven't used them in many years) but there is no way this is legit.[/QUOTE]
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