Risk of being scammed by a buyer | Questions and answers among users

sellarotta · 2025-02-04T13:49:07.285000Z

Good morning. Yesterday I sold an expensive item to a buyer from Hong Kong, who however asked to cancel the order and had it bought by a friend of his.The friend bought it and paid for it. After a few hours, eBay tells me that a dispute has been opened and the buyer’s credit institution, which is PayPal, is asking for the refund of the amount.I accept the refund without batting an eyelid.Today the buyer from Hong Kong says that his friend had a misunderstanding with PayPal and that the dispute was started by PayPal by mistake.The friend buys the item again, pays for it and now I should pack it and ship it. For various reasons I noticed strange behavior on the part of the Hong Kong user that made me suspicious.The user who bought it is registered in China but the shipping address on eBay is in Hong Kong.Am I risking some kind of scam? Has anything like this ever happened to you?Thanks

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