Originally Posted by
fender1
I recently sold an item on ebay. The winning bidder has a feedback count of 6 and is in Spain. He keeps sending email telling me to "Claim my payment". I have never seen this form of payment through payapal. There is nothing showing as pending in my paypal account. I do however get a "claim payment" option from the auction listing on ebay. I am then directed to enter my ebay password. I have not done so.
Has anyone seen this before? I think it is a scam. Anyone?
This may occur if the person paying is using a credit card and you do not have a "premium" Paypal account. Basic accounts allow only draft from a bank account. If you upgrade, they ding you for 3% on all funds received even if a direct draft. That is why I rarely accept Paypal payments any more. If they just charged for credit cards, I would not have a problem with it.