Huh? Wait...Why is it saying he's unregistered? I check the name of the unregistered winner....It's the same guy who asked if I would ship to his son.... So I'm thinking ok maybe something happened that caused him to close his account....And then the emails came.
Read the quote headings to see who sent what to who.
Read below:
First email: wrote:Re: You Won eBay Item: Sony Playstation Portable PSP Games, case and more! (120105707153)
Hi,
Compliment of the Season,I am Mr. scorehius Martins from wyandotte MI,but am presently i am in United Kindom(London) for a bussiness trip.I saw your item below and i will like to buy it for my child in Africa which will be starting a science course in University of Unsuka Nigeria this week .Do not worry about the shipping , i will pay up with the shipping charges ..i would have prefer to send you a cheque but simply because i want you to ship the item out as soon as posible..i will be sending you payment via PayPal,so make sure you pack up the item for shipment ..Am off to work as soon as i get back from work i will mail out your payment ...And kinly send me your PayPal Email Address .so i can make out your Payment ..You can ship the item as soon as you recieve the PayPal confirmation....here is my phone number +4339902232 ..have a lovely day
scorehius
My Response: wrote:Sir. You didn't win my auction. You used BIN and unregistered. Therefore there would be no reason for you to send payment or for me to ship anything to you.
Next email (They keep getting better): wrote:Hello,
Thanks for the bussiness ..Sorry for the dellay.I have mail out your Payment for the item Purchase.I also mail out an Extral $150.00 to Cover the shipping Cost to my son in Nigeria.So you can afford to shipped out the item to my son with the courier service *USPS Global Express (US Postal service ) 3-5 days Delivery.Cause i notice Shipping International cost alot with other Courier.So check your mail for Confirmation mail from PayPal and get back to me as soon as posible.Below is my son shipping address..Feel free to mail me if you have any problem with the shipping cost..And dont forget to send the shipment tracking number to paypal at (verificationclearx@earthling.net) for shipment tracking verification as soon as they verifies that the item as been ship out your account will be credited...Nice doing Bussiness with you,have a nice day
Shipping Address.
Name......willson Martins
Address...... No 6 oluwalogbon close off toyin stNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
City..............ikeja
State..................Lagos
Country..........Nigeria
Zip code...........23401
My response: wrote:Sir. You are not understanding me. You used the Buy It Now function on ebay and then canceled your account. I will not accept any outside ebay deals or sales. If you send me money I will immediatly refund it back to you. If you want to purchase something from me, then reregister on eBay and buy my item through there. If these terms are not acceptable then I have nothing else to say to you.
And finally the best email ever:
From Pay.Pal.Com (Yeah you read that right) wrote:
Dear TheMuffin
Thanks for using PayPal®, your money is US $475.00 ,for ebay item #120105707153, reason for payment and the money is paid in by willson Martins. Due to the fact that most sellers don't send the item despite the fact that buyers have paid for the item, so we made the policy that sellers must ship out items within 48 hours of payment and send us the tracking number for verification.
You are not expected in any circumstances to send the tracking number to the buyer.
Below is your PayPal details.if the information is correct pls mail us back.
The money will be transfer into your account immediately we recieve the shipment tracki ng number.
When you are not covered by the Seller's Protection Policy, shipping to a buyer's Confirmed Address helps to reduce your risk of dealing with a fraudulent buyer. Since Confirmed Addresses are checked against the billing address maintained by the buyer's credit card company, shipping to a Confirmed Address reduces the risk that your buyer is using a stolen credit card. Confirmed Addresses must be in the name of the account holder, and those Gift Addresses in someone else's name can never be confirmed. Note: Worldwide addresses can be confirmed at this time.
Order Details
Paypal confirmation number: 0881-3272-9349-6732-4215
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Item Tittle Sony Playstation Portable PSP Games
Auction Item Amount US $275.00
Includes shipping of auction item.
Service Fees: US $200.00
Shipment Fees: US $00.00
Upon approval, a postal order delivered via
First Class® Mail will be received in
approximately 3-4 business days.
Total Charges: US $475.00
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Shipping Address.
Name......willson Martins
Address...... No 6 oluwalogbon close off toyin stNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
City..............ikeja
State..................Lagos
Country..........Nigeria
Zip code...........23401
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Once we recive the Tracking number and confirm it your payment will be sent to you immediately
x
SIGNED:
PAYPAL ACCOUNTANT.
If we did not hear from you, the payment will be return back to the buyer,and we are waiting for you to ship the item and mail us the shipment tracking number so that we can send out your payment.
Thank you for using PayPal®. We look forward to serving you online
auction payment needs in the future.
Sincerely,
PayPal®
Send The Tracking Number to verificationclearx@earthling.net
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE
verificationclearx@earthling.net
Not only did they use the wrong username (I go by greenmuffin18 on eBay) but they didn't even use an official PayPal logo....Or proper grammar, punctuation and spelling.
I'm not making this **** up folks. This really did happen yesterday and today. Lucky for me eBay has given me a credit and I've gotten my PSP relisted with some tweaks to avoid this happening again. Be wary people. Friends and family who aren't as sharp on the internet could easily get sucked into this with little difficulty.[/quote]