Lmao . . .

Take it easy on yourself; don't jump into conclusions but if you are sure that he's a 419, then there's no reason for you to sell the phone to him. Just keep back your property until you get someone more sincere who you can sell it to.

what a way to handle it.

@ Naijacutee

I feel u ma sista

Unfortunately, dat is the type of ppl you will be exposed to wen you flog an item on the www. It might be a 419 scam as u rightly stated, however it might be some other person not necessarily from Naija doin d 419. You really have nothing to worry about, the only thing is the inconvenience of re listing your good (if dat be d case, make sure u put at the bottom of ur description or right at the top dat any person with less dan a certain no of feedback shld contact u b4 bidding, else u take their bid off).

As per losing ur listing fee, dat need not happen u can contact ebay and report the buyer if they do not pay ( i think after seven days of the bidding ending). Ebay will refund ur listing fee and shut down the buyer permanently if dey do not respond.

Hope that helps and Happy Selling! Pls take it easy, I know u will definitely find a suitable buyer for ur item.

I dont get it The person is trying to scam you and you believe the person is from Nigeria

Na wa oooo

Is it only Nigeria that is guilty of this crimes?

Next time Madam try putting the list of suspected countries on your list scam including your united kingdom too(you know they are also guilty too)

You guys just conclude that Everything is Nigeria when it concern scam and you all know the truth that there are some countries that are more corrupt that us

Make una no dey rubbish Nigeria anyhow

Buncha idiots ! God go punish dem and all their generations . .

Sorry o!, that's definitely naija guys at work. Damn, these dudes are everywhere. They make things difficult for the honest Nigerians out there. Too bad.

419 is part of life, but its time we start bustint scammers, we can fight back!! yes with common sense, if you are greedy, you will always fall for them, BE CAREFULL!!

OMG

Make sure you get cash in hand before selling

Considering PayPal doesnt have Nigeria listed, Im confused

Since YOU are set up with Paypal, he shouldnt need your address, all the info should be there as soon as he buys the item unless Ebay in the uK is completely different.

I never sell any of my items to anyone in Nigeria. I've had similar experiences, I just delete the bids, and block them from making any more.

I've been automobile parts / sccessories for 5 years, and have never been caught out by 419ers. Some HAVE come on, with obvious Nigerian names, poorly scripted emails, asking me my "last price", and could I send the item to their wife's aunts brother etc in Israel, as it's a surprise. LMFAO.

The "last price" often clinches the fact it's a Nigerian 419er, despite the fact sometimes their name's given as "Mark Smith"!

Some even offer to pay via Western Union", twice the value, saying the extra's for shipping!

naijacutee,
You can set up your auction with buy it now and immediate payment required. This ensures that anyone buying your item will also pay for it through paypal at the same time. You can also change your settings in your ebay account to deny bids from countries which you do not want to ship to. Make sure you also set your paypal account to accept payments from confirmed addresses only. This gives you seller protection from paypal in case of a credit card charge back.

Na u fall mugu ,why do you send the iteems to him without cash at hands?sorry oooo

felixweah:

Na u fall mugu ,why do you send the iteems to him without cash at hands?sorry oooo

actually she didn't fall for it, she incurred some charges though as the item was listed as buy-it-now
and the main point of selling on ebay is to make it easy for trustworthy people to buy and sell
just click and go, you don't have to worry or cross check a thousand times before you send your items
I wonder why people make very simple things complicated


this is a good suggestion though

kmcutez:

naijacutee,
You can set up your auction with buy it now and immediate payment required. This ensures that anyone buying your item will also pay for it through paypal at the same time. You can also change your settings in your ebay account to deny bids from countries which you do not want to ship to. Make sure you also set your paypal account to accept payments from confirmed addresses only. This gives you seller protection from paypal in case of a credit card charge back.

The Nigerian scammers spend hours in internet cafes scamming people from around the world.If you look up words like[b] "Nigeria, Nigerian scam"[/b] on the internet, you will see this is worldwide and not unique to ebay.
Nigeria is not a paypal country and its always a scam where nigeria is concerned
you need this info: http://members.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=redalligator1