sam dupont
Well-Known Member
20 years ago, I offered some motorcycle helmets for sale on eBay. I got these weird emails from people in Malaysia. In those days on eBay, not only could you see where a person was from and what they had bought, but you could see what they were watching and bidding on. Because of that, I could see a pattern of these people buying motorcycle helmets, and then claiming they didn't get them or some other scam. Looking at their information, one could tell that they were all connected. So I blocked Malaysia, because some motorcycle helmets are worth a fair amount of money and eBay is no match for scammers.
Skip forward to this week, and I listed an old motorcycle helmet on eBay. It's an outstanding example, and easily worth an excess of $1000. I've now had three emails from people in Malaysia, making offers on the helmet and telling me I can ship to the United States. Still afraid of scammers I wonder what they could have in mind and how they even see my offerings from a blocked country. I tend to trust people and think the best until proven otherwise, but we're talking about a $1000 helmet and I really don't want to get scammed.
Do I have to quit offering helmets again? I have put together a few dozen and would like to clear them out.
Skip forward to this week, and I listed an old motorcycle helmet on eBay. It's an outstanding example, and easily worth an excess of $1000. I've now had three emails from people in Malaysia, making offers on the helmet and telling me I can ship to the United States. Still afraid of scammers I wonder what they could have in mind and how they even see my offerings from a blocked country. I tend to trust people and think the best until proven otherwise, but we're talking about a $1000 helmet and I really don't want to get scammed.
Do I have to quit offering helmets again? I have put together a few dozen and would like to clear them out.
