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<p>[QUOTE="jwa_jwa_jwa, post: 828327, member: 22516"]I posted a strap of $2 bills on EBay and the buyer makes a bid which is accepted. He pays with PayPal using an e-check to show that he has paid for the item. However, PayPal notifies you of this and tells you it will take 3-5 days to clear the payment. Next day, buyer cancels the check.</p><p><br /></p><p>After receiving note of the check payment, I sent a message to the buyer letting him know that I would wait for clearance before sending out the item.</p><p>Of course after seeing the cancellation, I never did send it out.</p><p><br /></p><p>So think about it, seller receives notification of payment, sends out the cash in the mail. Buyer cancels check, receives cash and off he goes!</p><p><br /></p><p>I won't post the name of the individual because I would like to think it was an honest mistake of some kind. Although, my better judgement tells me this was a scam in the making.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sent 2 follow up emails to the guy asking how he was planning on paying if he cancelled the check. None of my emails were ever responded to. I will file an unpaid item with EBay this coming Monday.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jwa_jwa_jwa, post: 828327, member: 22516"]I posted a strap of $2 bills on EBay and the buyer makes a bid which is accepted. He pays with PayPal using an e-check to show that he has paid for the item. However, PayPal notifies you of this and tells you it will take 3-5 days to clear the payment. Next day, buyer cancels the check. After receiving note of the check payment, I sent a message to the buyer letting him know that I would wait for clearance before sending out the item. Of course after seeing the cancellation, I never did send it out. So think about it, seller receives notification of payment, sends out the cash in the mail. Buyer cancels check, receives cash and off he goes! I won't post the name of the individual because I would like to think it was an honest mistake of some kind. Although, my better judgement tells me this was a scam in the making. I sent 2 follow up emails to the guy asking how he was planning on paying if he cancelled the check. None of my emails were ever responded to. I will file an unpaid item with EBay this coming Monday.[/QUOTE]
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