Ebay advice - weird email from synth buyer.
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Ebay advice - weird email from synth buyer.
Heya, hoping for a little help.
I sold my sh32 roland synth on ebay and it went to someone with a london address, but they sent me:
"Witaj, safundone,
Dzi?kujemy za zakupy w serwisie eBay! ??czna kwota do zap?aty to ?187.99. Szczegó?owe informacje o zakupie zosta?y podane poni?ej."
I also got an email that looks like its from paypal, saying 'instant payment received' and 'do not reply to this address etc', from this persons hotmail account. If I reply, it goes to his hotmail.
So at this point i'm thinking, spoofed email, scam from some foreign guy.
HOWEVER, when I log into paypal, through the legit site, I have a confirmed and completed payment from the buyer for the correct amount with a 'print postage label' option next to it.
So whats up, is it legit or a scam? Can a completed payment somehow turn out to be not paid or returned to the payer somehow? Does anyone even know what language this is?
Cheers, Ian
I sold my sh32 roland synth on ebay and it went to someone with a london address, but they sent me:
"Witaj, safundone,
Dzi?kujemy za zakupy w serwisie eBay! ??czna kwota do zap?aty to ?187.99. Szczegó?owe informacje o zakupie zosta?y podane poni?ej."
I also got an email that looks like its from paypal, saying 'instant payment received' and 'do not reply to this address etc', from this persons hotmail account. If I reply, it goes to his hotmail.
So at this point i'm thinking, spoofed email, scam from some foreign guy.
HOWEVER, when I log into paypal, through the legit site, I have a confirmed and completed payment from the buyer for the correct amount with a 'print postage label' option next to it.
So whats up, is it legit or a scam? Can a completed payment somehow turn out to be not paid or returned to the payer somehow? Does anyone even know what language this is?
Cheers, Ian
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Re: Ebay advice - weird email from synth buyer.
as far as im concerned when the money is put into your account and is completed its there and the only way they can get it back is if your release it(send it back) to them from my experience with paypal. If they paid you then iono if its a scam but id check it out a little more to be sure.
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Re: Ebay advice - weird email from synth buyer.
it's Polish
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Re: Ebay advice - weird email from synth buyer.
"It greet, safundone, Dzi? We hammer for shopping in service eBay! For amount czna zap? It aty ?187.99. Szczegó? That informations of shopping zosta? Served y poni? ej"
From an online translator.
Lots of polish folks in the UK at the moment, so seems legit after all. I'll send it over later today.
From an online translator.
Lots of polish folks in the UK at the moment, so seems legit after all. I'll send it over later today.
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Re: Ebay advice - weird email from synth buyer.
how long did you have the roland sh-32 and why did you sell it?
just curious cause i'm a recent owner of one and slowly getting into it.
just curious cause i'm a recent owner of one and slowly getting into it.
Re: Ebay advice - weird email from synth buyer.
Yea if it shows up in your PP account, it seems legit... maybe he's an inexperienced ebayer and felt the need to send you the receipt of his payment? But then... he shouldn't have your email, unless you gave it to him.
But if it shows, just withdraw the money into your bank account... should be set at this point.
But if it shows, just withdraw the money into your bank account... should be set at this point.
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Re: Ebay advice - weird email from synth buyer.
No worries here whatsoever if the payment is in your paypal account. Just make sure to accept the payment (if need be) before sending out the synth.
Re: Ebay advice - weird email from synth buyer.
Paypal has localised sites (I know - I'm Dutch) and lots and lots of stuff appears translated. It DOES say for example when you send an enquiry "the seller speaks a different language than you" but I've dealt with people before and they were just writing me in Gernman & shit (which is cool I can get by) maybe they didn't realise this - just send them a note saying "English please!"
Good luck!
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Good luck!
Veel succes!
Guten Erfolg!
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