I have international sales blocked, but this seller got around that by using a forwarding service in Oregon.
Same, and yeah they still get me that way.
I never have "make an offer" enabled but it doesn't stop the messages from filling the inbox. "end the auction now and i will buy. it is my son's birthday and he really wants it. i get paid next week and will pay you asap"
One of my wife's brothers just stopped by to have coffee and gossip with her some, but he's also selling another of my wife's brothers' car for him on facebook. So he's getting hit with lots of people who are interested, and some of course are scammers. But while he was here, he received a call from someone who was clearly not genuinely local (he messed up what the local time was, weird), then opened with "what's the lowest you're willing to take for it", he asked about the paint job and my BIL was real up front with the recall they had on that model but everything was replaced and it's all up to code, new brakes, AC works perfectly, everything has been maintained through the dealership etc. Then the guy asked "Well, can you drive out to Inglewood to meet me on Friday." and my BIL said no, sorry, I can't do that. Come out here and you can take it for a test drive, all your concerns will be put to rest, I can sign the pink slip over" etc etc. But the guy said "How about you meet me and my wife at the target on such and such. it's for her and she really needs it" then gave a whole backstory for that. And best case scenario is he goes out there with the car and the guy tries to haggle him down even further, but after they hung up he, my wife, and I all agreed they were probably gonna steal the car from him. And it's not even
his car; he's doing it as a favor to his brother. But just so many red flags, and he was on the phone with this guy like 15 minutes and I pointed out his patience. I'm not even that patient with people at my job where I'm getting paid.
but it's just amazing to me how people can enter into a completely simple interaction and make it painfully complicated. I see something I want and if it's too much money, I move on. I just don't have it in me to dick people around.
I have bought here and there on Mercari and never had a bad experience, even when one item took an extra month and arrived looking like the neighbor kid on Toy Story had received it first. Seller made it right, Mercari handled it well, all good. I just... I have been on ebay so long and it's just a thing of starting all over as a seller at the new place. but yeah... maybe I should. I know they handle the fees differently and such.