Receiving car payment via Paypal

[tiggerpupdog]

Hi

i have just sold car on eBay and buyer wants to use PayPal but I am reluctant.  Read so many stories about how they paid for car, then it is delivered (we are based in NI and then in England) and then they reclaim money through PayPal so they have car and money and I have nothing.  Can someone help me here?  The car is perfect and there will be no issue with it but I am just really concerned about this and worried as I cannot afford to loose the price of the car.  Thanks for all your help Laura

[kernowlass]

@tiggerpupdog 

Probably this scam, read it so you know..................

SCAM.

They encourage you to accept a 'direct' Paypal payment.

They don't quibble on cost and may also say they can't view the car as they are disabled or working abroad etc etc but they will arrange a shipping agent to collect it.

No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails 'may' go into your junk or spam folders.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't actually have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you.
It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.

The 'fake' paypal email will tell you that the buyer has paid for the item + shipping costs but you must send those shipping costs to the courier/ shipping agent via anther payment processor than Paypal. 
They are not interested in the car, they just want that couriers/shipping funds and you will never see money in your paypal balance.

Paypal NEVER tell you to do anything before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service eg Moneygram or Western Union etc.
Also their is no seller protection on paypal for any type of motor vehicle.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.