I said I'd pay in cash for the PlayStation 4 console (and 2 controllers) at a very good price £60, he said meet at the station as he works few min away, even though he said he lives nearby. I asked if I can meet at his home just so I could see it working without any problems, he got irritated and said he can sell to plenty others on gumtree, he's not trying to 'give s**t to anyone'. I said I just want to have some assurance, he said he's religious and we can go for coffee, I said in the time it takes to have coffee, why not walk to his home so I can check. He said no and I msg'd him no offence but you're so insistent maybe you're a scammer, he never replied for few hrs, then I thought if I use Paypal and select payment for goods, personal payments after seeing it (although not seeing it working) then I could definitely get a refund through buyer's protection if it is faulty in any way? He agreed straight away when I suggested paypal.
Thing is I'm sure it's a scam, 1) why would he send an ebay link of an image, without me even asking? I've noticed in the past obvious scammers use this, where it's way too good to be true. 2) He never gave any reason why he doesn't want to meet at his home, just got annoyed and it seems like a fair thing to ask before buying a console, to check it even works. Seems like a minor inconvenience to make a fair honest transaction? 3) He initially replied to my ad with 'is this still available' even though I'm the 1 looking, then when I asked him read 'wanted' he eventually said he's got one for the price I'm asking. But I thought I'm meeting in person, what are the chances he has an actual faulty ps4 with 2 controllers and is using it to scam someone, as he has to actually have it due to collection in person. Need some advice!
