Wondering if anyone can offer any insight here. I have been an eBay user for years but this is the first time I am wondering if I am getting scammed. An item of mine closed a week ago, high bidder messages me through eBay that he would be getting paid this sat, so can he send paypal then. I said ok (even though I would prefer to get paypal through the bidders credit card within 48 hrs). Today he messages me that he is a disabled vet who is having to deal with unexpected funeral expenses and only gets disability on 1st of the month- he says he will send an "e-check" thru paypal and if it clears then ok, but if not then the next time he can send would be oct 1st, so could I hold it until then if needed?
So could this be a scam of some kind? I have never had any bidder take this long and never received an e- check thru paypal. I've never even heard of PayPal e-check. Once it has cleared does it just join my paypal balance like a regular credit card payment, or is it more complicated and needs to be handled differently? Maybe he is hoping that I send the item while waiting for it to clear but it never does? If the story is true then I have every sympathy for him but something about the tone of the messages seems off and I just don't want to get cheated in any way. And I can't wait until October.
Not sure what to do, would appreciate some advice from eBay or PayPal vets. Thanks
So could this be a scam of some kind? I have never had any bidder take this long and never received an e- check thru paypal. I've never even heard of PayPal e-check. Once it has cleared does it just join my paypal balance like a regular credit card payment, or is it more complicated and needs to be handled differently? Maybe he is hoping that I send the item while waiting for it to clear but it never does? If the story is true then I have every sympathy for him but something about the tone of the messages seems off and I just don't want to get cheated in any way. And I can't wait until October.
Not sure what to do, would appreciate some advice from eBay or PayPal vets. Thanks