Currently have a car up for auction. Was contacted by eBay member who wants to bid, but is in Sweden. Auction ad states $500 deposit due within 48 hrs, balance in cash when picking up car.

This potential buyer has been on eBay since 2015, has a 100% positive feedback but it only numbers (4). He gave his name, same named person in Sweden has a FB page, there are a few pics of cars there; apparently he recently sold a '58 Lincoln.

He asked/offered other ways of payment, asked about bank transfer or paying in full thru PayPal.

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There's no way for an in-full payment thru PP to go awry, is there? If the money appears, I transfer it to my bank account, THEN release the car, I'm in the clear, yes?

yes, but clearing time may take longer being internationally.... you also may get an oddball amount due to exchange rates.

4 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

you also may get an oddball amount due to exchange rates.

FWIW, the Swedish Krona is currently 0.1193 to 1 USD.

So be careful for that as well. 

Sniffed around, could not find the exact chain of events as far as someone sending money from Sweden to the US; the conversion would have to occur on their end or else people would consistently get the wrong amounts... but all the PP links I looked at didn't give that answer.

Guy wanted a BIN number. I countered with a number $700 higher to stop it, we agreed to let the auction roll to the end (4 more days). Hopefully some fool buys it.