I really hope you guys did NOT send any PayPal payments as his requested "GIFT" because that's pretty much like sending cash in an envelope through the mail. There is no buyer protection at all from PayPal and you will be out the cash if the seller does not come through.
In my other forums, we do not allow sellers to force buyers to send GIFT payments, and we don't allow them to force the buyer to pick up the PayPal fees—both are against the PayPal T&Cs, and can get your account locked up if they find out.
NEVER send cash to a seller, NEVER send them GIFT payments, and always get the buyer's contact information up front before the transaction takes place. Do your sue diligence as a buyer, too, and protect yourself by doing as much background check as you can using Google searches. Ebay history, other forum feedback, any type of past sales success will always add to the reputation.
I'm hoping the seller comes through and makes good on these deals. We don't need deadbeats like that in our community.
In my other forums, we do not allow sellers to force buyers to send GIFT payments, and we don't allow them to force the buyer to pick up the PayPal fees—both are against the PayPal T&Cs, and can get your account locked up if they find out.
NEVER send cash to a seller, NEVER send them GIFT payments, and always get the buyer's contact information up front before the transaction takes place. Do your sue diligence as a buyer, too, and protect yourself by doing as much background check as you can using Google searches. Ebay history, other forum feedback, any type of past sales success will always add to the reputation.
I'm hoping the seller comes through and makes good on these deals. We don't need deadbeats like that in our community.