WARNING EBAY- Change your Category Scam

All-
I have not been around the forum for a while, but I return to bring you all a warning:



I have come to the point where I wanted to sell off some of my CPU collection and placed a couple lots on Ebay. I was taking offers and had turned down many lowballers.

Last night I get a reasonable offer that was potentially a consideration.

About a minute after I get the offer. The potential buyer sends me a message and says the following:

"before you accept my offer please change Category to: Coins & Paper Money > Other Coins & Paper Money"

It raised the SCAM Flag to the top of the flagpole IMMEDIATELY!

First of all I would be unable to change the category Ebay said.

Secondly, after some digging into Paypal and Ebay I found out that Paypal will not give seller protection for "Coins & Paper Money" transactions.

So, with that I promptly shut down and pulled my auctions. I've worked too hard to collect these chips to have a guy enjoy them Free of Charge when he would, no doubt, have filed some type of claim that would have resulted in me with no chips and no money!

Forewarned is Forearmed Folks!