i have sold something on e-bay that had a but it now price of £450. How do i know that

the person who won the item ( zero feedback + paid via paypal ) is not a scammer ?

Is there any way at all that i can find out if the buyer is genuine ?

Many Thanks

 

Is it a newly registered user as well?
If so,
Don't sent the item out until he has emailed you a few times and threatened to report you to ebay, to give the payment time to clear.

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well if he has paid via paypal arnt you in the driving seat alredy? if it was me i would email him giving him your contact details and ask him to ring you, dont send the item out until the "cash" is in your hand!! should be fine though might be 100% genuine just a new user!!

 

The proper way is to check that the Paypal transaction is eligible for seller protection. There is a section in the Paypal payment that shows this. Often they say 'Ineligible', usually when the registered address from the Ebay transaction and the registered address on the Paypal transaction don't match.

If it does say that it's eligible for seller protection, you should be fairly safe.

The thing is, you're not in the driving seat atall with Paypal, they can and do claw payments back weeks or even months after the event with no real explanation, however, in my experience these are ALWAYS ones that, by coincidence, weren't eligible for protection.

 

Thanks , i do remember reading about you having problems on e-bay

i have refunded the money from paypal and told him to go Jimmy
it say that buyer was 'Ineligible'

thanks for your replys