How do I find out if a member is legitimate. The person I dealt with just now wanted to use escrow, but the listing has ended.

[catherinerigide]

I was recently selling an expensive item on eBay. The potential buyer asked many questions and confirmed their willingness to pay. The person suggested that we use an escrow company to protect both of us. I said I was not familiar with escrow companies but would use an eBay certified company, like escrow.com. The listing ended without a confirmation of sale. The buyer is still emailing me about using escrow as if the listing is still active. What do I do?

[heidilynn0_3 · Accepted solution]

Hi ..first thing i would do is add the buyers Id to my blocked bidder list ..

http://pages.ebay.ca/help/sell/manage_bidders_ov.html

Cease response as i'm almost certain that you are dealing with a scammer.

If continues , report here..

http://pages.ebay.ca/help/policies/rfe-spam-non-ebay-sale.html

[heidilynn0_3 · Accepted solution]

PS .. if relist ,  immediate payment with BIN is a good idea on an expensive item..

http://pages.ebay.ca/help/pay/require-immediate-payment.html