international buyer,

If you don't have a tracking number to track the item to the buyer's door, you are at risk of Paypal chargebacks. I probably will not ship international again. Three times in the last three months I am out the purchase price, plus Paypal fees, plus the merchandise to chargebacks with international buyers. All three times customs and postage info were forwarded to Paypal with no effect. All were Ebay auctions. That could be the main problem. Paypal is an Ebay company.

I have never had a problem, buying or selling to Singapore, HK, Germany, Italy, Australia and Canada. Without excellent Audiogon feedback that you can verify, I would only do Western Union or wait for a money order or cashiers check to clear. Guess I've been lucky.

I just got the Nigerian scam, too. I think they have raised it to a new level now, though. He wanted it picked up the next morning by FedEx, because he wanted to present the item to his "club" the next weekend. I told him to cancel the pickup and I would deliver it myself to FedEx drop-off when I got the second email from Bid Pay.

Well, both emails from Bid Pay came simultaneously. That has never happened to me before. Plus, there were grammatical errors and no html or links to the Bid Pay site. They looked fake.

I checked my checking account for the deposit from Bid Pay and there was nothing there. Then, I checked Bid Pay and there was no record of a transaction. So, now they are forging Bid Pay emails and not even bothering with initiating a Bid Pay payment.

What I don't understand is that he wanted it shipped FedEx Priority to Nigeria. The cost of this must be quite high...at least $150.00, I would think, for a 30 lb. item worth only $200. What if I shipped him a box of rocks? He probably has a bogus FedEx account, too.

His emails came from a nyc.com and a yahoo.com address. He used them interchangeably.

I´ve done all my transactions overseas/international.

PayPal
Wire transfer

No hustle.

If you want to buy something you have to pay for it. As a buyer who wishes a seller to ship overseas - all charges will be on the buyer. Otherwise don´t bother. Wait until you get your money. How hard can it be? It´s the buyer who has to get out on the limb, not seller.

it looks like I've just go the same scam from e-mail address meetyusu206@yahoo.com. Don't they have anything better to do? See copy

HI, i will like the immediate payment of your item name (McIntosh MI-3 Max Performance Indicator ) because i will like to present the item to my club member son schooling in the west african country by next week so i will be paying thru western union money order at Auction bidpay and once the payment is made and it has been approved i will like to make the pickup myself thru my fedex or Ups account which means i will not include the shipping money , and once you ask me to proceed with the payment i will end the auction immediately thru buy it now.so pls get back to me with your name and address where the money is to be send to and let me know if i can proceed with the payment as soon as possible. thanks""