Taking advantage of obvious scam.

[MrBurke]

A buyer (which created profile literally minute before sending message) just stopped by one of my shops and of course, picked the most expensive item with the following message:

Hello Seller, 
I am interested in the immediate purchase of your item which payment will be made to you via PayPal. I will like you to get back to me with you reply via my email address below, so that we can talk more better. (emailadress)

Reply back to:  emailadress

Thanks.

So obvious fraud there, where he would just claim item is not as described upon recieving it and never sending it back.

Now my question is, as I could surely use the money he is willing to pay for it, if I can take some kind of advantage from this?

1. Item would be professionally appraised so that he can not claim it is not what I claim it to be

2. A video would be shot covering the whole packing and sealing the box, so he can not claim he received different item

3. Package would be of course insured with tracking number added

I am curious, if even all of those steps would be fullfiled - would paypal still side with the buyer and refund him? Despite me already knowing this person is trying to scam me?

Of course the risk is too high so I will not do it, but... in theoretical level?

Also if any paypal employee would like the email adress so they can block any future accounts and possible frauds commited by this person, feel free to contact me.

Cheers

[kernowlass]

@MrBurke

I think the scam will go like this   ....

 A TYPICAL PAYPAL SCAM.

They encourage you to use paypal and may ask you to send the item internationally. They don't quibble on cost and may never use Ebay or a website checkout as they DO NOT have a paypal account.

They ask you to send it THE FASTER WAY POSSIBLE hoping you will do so before you realise its a scam.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't.
It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.
They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory.