Last week, I listed Item X on ebay.. an hour before it was to end, a buyer sent me a message through the ebay system and asked:
By the item I read the email, the auction had already ended, so I did not reply. A few days later, Ebay sent me a warning email, saying that any email from the above buyer was to be treated with caution, cos it may be a phishing scam.
Today, I got another email... on Item Y. It is from a different buyer, but the question is exactly the same as above. I am suspicious because 1) the tone of the message sounds very very similar and 2) Ebay already sent a warning about the first buyer. Both emails asked about overnight shipping to a friend, and wanted a reply asap.
Has anyone encountered anything like this before? I don't want to be rude by not replying to a legitimate question about my item, but neither do I want to be caught in a scam. I am just having such a bad feeling about this...
[FONT="]Do you ship overnight shipping? I want to purchase this item for a friends birthday. Please get back to me asap.[/FONT]
By the item I read the email, the auction had already ended, so I did not reply. A few days later, Ebay sent me a warning email, saying that any email from the above buyer was to be treated with caution, cos it may be a phishing scam.
Today, I got another email... on Item Y. It is from a different buyer, but the question is exactly the same as above. I am suspicious because 1) the tone of the message sounds very very similar and 2) Ebay already sent a warning about the first buyer. Both emails asked about overnight shipping to a friend, and wanted a reply asap.
Has anyone encountered anything like this before? I don't want to be rude by not replying to a legitimate question about my item, but neither do I want to be caught in a scam. I am just having such a bad feeling about this...