Facebook Marketplace Advice

[250LM]

Hi, I've recently put my mobile phone for sale on Facebook Marketplace. I got quite a few enquiries from obvious scammers, e.g. Fake ID using images available on the web, etc. There's one who may be genuine and who may not, I don't know. Because of other offers, it just makes me feel uneasy. There are things that make me feel suspicious, e.g. no questions about the item, no price negotiations, and immediate offer of extra £30 for Royal Mail Special Delivery (which obviously doesn't cost £30), but she agreed on the payment on PayPal and asked me to send an invoice. So, my question is; even if the payment is received, are there still things that could go wrong? What are the things I should look out for now? Thanks! 

[kernowlass]

@250LM 

1. A lot of scammers encourage you to accept a Paypal payment and if you don't have an account ask you to open one.
2. Do not get scammed via spoof emails that look as if they are from Paypal.
3. Never send anything unless the funds are showing in your Paypal account balance, even if you are a new seller and subject to the new seller hold the funds would still show in your balance but have pending or on hold by them.
4. Do NOT send anything to an address that is not the buyers Paypal registered address.
5. Do not be fooled by you so called buyer and "Paypal" telling you that you either have to >>>

a. Send the item and provide a tracking number BEFORE the funds show in your balance.
b. You have to pay the buyers shipping agent via western union or moneygram OR any other payment transfer option before payment is credited to you.

6. Do not accept payment for sales using the family / friends option.
7. Remember sellers send invoices and not buyers so if you get an invoice or money request pending then you have NOT been paid if its not actually in your Paypal balance.
8. Any buyer asking you to send a gift card as well as their item is suspect as you will get a fake Paypal email saying they have paid but need to give them the gift card code first, thats all they want and you will never get paid.
9. If you are a seller you never have to send money or any sort of voucher to a buyer for anything account related.

If in doubt come here and ask and also read up on Paypals seller protection first so you can risk assess your transactions.

[250LM]

Thanks for this info. So, if I send her the invoice or even QR code with fixed amount, that should be ok then? My other concern was that I'm sure I read somewhere before that seller protection isn't covered if the item was redirected from the address it's sent to (even if it's the address linked to the recipient's PayPal account)? Is that correct?

[temp20220507c]

I just had my account limited and it's a pery not business Ive never sold anything through here