Hi all,
Earlier this evening, i listed an item on eBay. Approximately one hour later, i received a message from an interested buyer stating that they would like to buy the item outright without having to go through the 7 days auction process. Their message stated that they would "pay immediately" via PayPal, so i sent tmem a request asking for the full amount.
I then received three further e-mails from them, one explaining that the amount had been sent, and was being held in an "escrow account until PayPal received proof of shipping", and two others "official looking" PayPal invoices. However, these were all forwarded to me by this buyer, and no such e-mails have been received from me by PayPal themselves, and no balance is showing in my PayPal account.
Is this a scam? Does PayPal have such a thing as a escrow account? And if so how am i meant to prove that the item has been shipped? Looking for some advice here and will not be dispatching any items until i receive clarification, many thanks!
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