Selling caravan - is accepting money via PayPal safe?

[Nona4]

I’m trying to sell my caravan and have been offered full asking price without viewing - buyer wants to pay be paypal as says has no access to banking...all a bit suspicious.  Any advice? 

Thanks 

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Nona4 

Sounds like this scam..............

SCAM.

They encourage you to accept a 'direct' Paypal payment.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails 'may' go into your junk or spam folders.

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

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 OR via providing some vouchers or tokens BEFORE the funds are released to you.
They are not interested in the caravan, 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.

[Nona4]

Thank you - I did not reply to the email I received as had a gut reaction that it was a scam, but was unsure re Paypal situation. I really appreciate your advice, which is spot on re the no quibble and not want to view, have someone’s collect the caravan...cheers