What should I do?-UPDATE

ealandg

I have an Ebay auction running and someone has asked me to end it early. They say they will pay me via Paypal. I know this is against the rules... Should I answer them? Should I pretend I didn't receive the e-mail? Should I report them to Ebay?

joeyuk

does it have any bids?

ealandg

No.

joeyuk

In that case only the snipers would get hurt. That is why sometimes I put in a low bid and then snipe.

LAWMAN

punt

Russ

<< <i>does it have any bids? >>



That's the fundamental question. If it has no bids and the offer is acceptable, close it and sell. If you're worried about it, just add a BIN for the amount of the offer and they can grab it.

Russ, NCNE

Trooper

Is it a coin? Or another object? I have done the same(ask for a quick sell) on items that weren't coins because i needed them pronto.(birthday, ect..). No i wouldn't report them..Just say thanks for the offer but i'm going to let the auction run it's course.
Tom

joeyuk

Then it would fall into the catagory of" Item is no longer available".

ealandg

I decided to take Russ's advice since I don't see a downside. I e-mailed them and said I could add a Buy it Now price. If they are legit they will go for it. It is a coin. I am a little suspicious because it is a damaged Seated Lib. $ and I'm wondering why someone would be so anxious to "lock it in". It is in a PCI red holder and I have definitely made it clear that it is damaged.

ealandg

They didn't want Buy it Now. I think they are scamming me...

joeyuk

Perhaps they wanted to relist it with a less then honest description and didn't want it to show up in their feedback if someone checked. Sometimes I check what a seller buys.