Sounds "Scammish" to me. Also sounds like you opted not to use any of
the payment methods that go THROUGH Ebay and Paypal. These would have
given you a lot more security from scammers.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Jeff Lincoln wrote:
> Hey folks I need some advice here because this sounds fishy. I have a
> 1.8LGolf engine and I supposedly sold it on EBay. The buyer used the
> "Buy It
> Now" feature and ended the auction. I tried contacting the buyer and
> received no replies - later I noticed that the buyer was no longer a
> registered EBay member. Naturally I was disappointed and a bit ticked.
> So I
> sent him a not so nice e-mail and re-posted the item on EBay. End of
> story
> right? Not quite, today I received the following e-mail from him:
>
> HI,
>   My client did send the payment as promised. Regarding shipping
> right, you
> are not responsible for that OK. He enclosed with the payment as
> instruction
> on how to contact the shipper who will take care of the shipping
> aspect. All
> his info and how to contact him is enclosed with the payment. After
> getting
> across to him he will get back to you with the time and date for the
> pick up
> of the item in your garage, a convenient time for both parties, so is
> more
> or less a local pick up. Mind you it was mail by regular mail. The
> payment
> should be with you in matter of days if there is no delay in your state
> postal delivery. Get back to me immediately you receive the payment. It
> should be with you on Monday or Tuesday to the best of my knowledge. Best
> regard
>
> I haven't seen payment yet but we will see. I have ended the auction
> just in
> case. Does this sound scamish to any of you? I mean I guess there is
> no harm
> so far either I receive payment and he comes and gets the engine or I
> don't
> and I re-post it - but it is all so weird. Especially the no contact and
> then unsubscribing from EBay. Is there something I'm missing here?
> Should I
> be on the look out for some trouble? Any thoughts and suggestions are
> greatly appreciated.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
> 86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
> 85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)
>
>