how do i know if a amazon byer is trying to fake me?

Question

ive receved an emai off amazon saying that i sold a psp under bid but i am only seling one as a buy now. the seller wants me to post to nigeria but no money has come through and he wants me to bost via royal mail

Answer 1

NO WAY SHOULD YOU CONDUCT THIS TRANSACTION


NO NO NO NO

RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS

Answer 2

Do not send to Nigeria whatever you do. You will lose your sale money and your PSP. Do not make any contact with the seller. Go through Amazon and explain you have not been paid. You will NEVER be paid.

Answer 3

NEVER mail anything 'out of the country' UNTIL you have the 'money in hand' or safely in your 'account' if it's paid by Pay Pal. This sounds like a 'scam' to me to try to get your PSP without paying for it. And you should TELL THE BUYER that the 'cost' of shipping is going to be ADDED to the 'sale amount' and must be sent to you BEFORE YOU SHIP ... it's incredibly expensive to mail a package to Africa and you'd have to 'add that cost' to the price of the PSP and that could be 'outrageously high.'

Answer 4

Avoid like the plague. I had this constantly on eBay with buyers from Nigeria asking if I could end the sale earlier, etc.

It was always a rip-off con. Be wary.

Answer 5

itis a well known fact scams come out of nigeria.
if the buyer wants you to send something through their
preferred mail client there is something wrong.
as a seller You give out how and where you'll send
Not Them.you are the boss of how and where/to who
you send remember that

Answer 6

You should read the Amazon.co.uk policy on using auction and marketplace:

QUOTES FROM AMAZON

"Why isn't the money from my sale in my bank account yet?

You won't receive the money from your sale instantly, but you can hurry the process along yourself:

* When someone buys one of your items, the money is transferred from their card to your Amazon Payments account.
* Money is then automatically transferred from your Amazon Payments account to your bank account once every 14 days. This cycle begins 14 days after you register for Amazon Payments. So, for example, if money from your first transaction is transferred to your Amazon Payments account 15 days after you register, the next automatic transfer won't happen for another 13 days.
* Fortunately, you can initiate a manual transfer of funds from Amazon Payments to your bank account up to once a day. Here's how (you might find it easier to print out this page so you can follow the instructions):

1. Go to Your Seller Account.
2. Under Get Paid click View your Amazon Payments account and billing history.
3. On the next page click View Your Amazon Payments account summary. You may be asked to sign in.
4. If there are outstanding funds available for transfer, you'll see a button that initiates a transfer of those funds to your bank account.

* You cannot initiate transfers during the first 14 days after the day you register for Amazon Payments. You can only initiate one transfer every 24 hours. It's not possible to request or configure more frequent transfers--you have to do them manually.
* Once the money has left your Amazon Payments account, it can take up to 6-10 working days to appear in your bank account. This time period is dependent on bank clearing times, which are beyond our control. "

You should sell as soon as the:

Sold Dispatch email is sent to you

How do I find the buyer's delivery address?

" * Have you received e-mails from buyers asking why their item hasn't arrived, when you had no idea they'd even placed an order?
* It may be that you aren't receiving our Sold--dispatch now! e-mail notifications. Sold--dispatch now! e-mails contain the delivery address for the buyer and are sent to you automatically from Amazon.co.uk as soon as a buyer places an order for one of your items. However, they can be prevented from arriving in your inbox by over-enthusiastic e-mail and spam filters. See below for more information.
* In the meantime, you can (and should) visit Your Seller Account regularly to keep track of your orders and find delivery addresses. Click the View your recent Marketplace orders link in the Manage Your Orders section. "

You really should read all of this content on the Amazon Faq page.

Concerning postage you are also expected to post 1st class using Royal Mail or alternative depending on size. You should ask for the small package rate.

I hope this helps.

Please email amazon for further help.

Answer 7

Only sell with paypal, then you ahve the money BEFORE you send it off, and no matter how you sell, NEVER send it off without the money, and if a cheque, then the cheque must have cleared.

Answer 8

Scam! I'll tell you what, send it to me FED EX and I will send you a check. Really I will. It may take a few years but I swear I will send it to you.

Report him to Amazon.