Dealing with Nigerians.

[doczein]

okay, i sold a pair of Nike SB Dunks "SBTG" which i wore back in my "sneakerhead" days. it turns out the winning buyer is from Nigeria. i'm a little hesitant to deal with this guy because i'm sure you all have heard about Nigerian e-mail and business scams and the such. anyways, somebody tell me what i should do about selling my shoes to this guy.

the original e-bay auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150151964319&ssPageName=STRK:MESO:IT&ih=005

the buyer's profile:

http://myworld.ebay.com/serenaclaire/ (lists United Kingdom instead of Nigeria... wonder why)

the message the buyer sent me after winning the auction:

Dear Seller,

Am happy that i won your item which took me more time to search for and i will be buying it to my shop in Nigeria and i will also be giving you an extra bulk of 50USD for the shipment only down to the address below:

Name:Wole Adekunle

Address:No 15 Zone 3 Ahmadyya Mosque Aba Alamu Apata

City:Ibadan State:Oyo

Country:Nigeria

Zip Code:23402,

And i will also be paying you via Pay pal and i hope you have my

word and i wait to hear from you.

PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL ASAP

Best Regards.

not really sure how i should proceed with this guy other than wait for a payment via paypal. what do you guys think.

[gimmegimme]

I can't tell from the auction page, but did you offer global shipping? If not, you could probably recant the offer.

[herpsky]

I don't know. I'm scared of electronic shop lifting...

I got burned by some retard from the UK. Since then, I've only shipped my items

to canada and the US.

I bet he'll claim that the item was lost and do a charge back.

30$ int'l shipping sounds like a terrible idea.

if you want trackable means of shipping the shoes, it'll cost over 50 bucks to ship the shoes anywhere (except canada).

[herpsky]

also, if the buyer's mailing address is different from the registered paypal, you will be FUCKED.

i.e. paypal will side with the buyer

[gimmegimme]

ya, don't ship to any address that's not registered with the payers account on paypal.

This is listed in one of the ebay guides:

Do N-O-T ship ANYTHING to Nigeria, West-Africa

http://reviews.ebay.com/Ebay-Scams-and-how-to-avoid-them_W0QQugidZ10000000001636804

Contact ebay and ask what you should do.

[Brienneoftarth]

definitely dont do it.

[englandmj7]

Even though the buyer has feedback, it could be a hacked account, etc. considering the last thing they bought was roughly a year ago. I always get fake emails asking me to "log-in" to my account so scammers can steal my User ID / Password. Shit happens every day.

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just contact ebay + don't ship it. relist the kicks. It's not your fault he disguisted himself by saying he was from the UK plus bid on your auction...

[Lucas]

STAY AWAY MAN!

I got fucked over really badly with something exactly like this.

He/she said their were from the U.K. aswell.

[shekki]

he probably isnt going to do anything so dont send it, report and unpaid buyer get your money back and relist. its happend to me several times where they bid on an ipod up to $3000 or some ridiculous price. just ignore them, they never pay. they will probably send you a spoof email that appears to be a paypal email confirming payment when in actuality they didnt pay at all.

[Tarmac]

Serena Claire of London England UK = Wole Adekunle of Nigeria???

Now that's PURE COMEDY

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they will probably send you a spoof email that appears to be a paypal email confirming payment when in actuality they didnt pay at all.

oh snap. I just remembered that my friend had that happen to him too! He got his information compromised. Was pretty much hell for him. Damn scammers.

:eek::eek::eek::eek:STAY AWAYYYY:eek::eek::eek::eek:

[ryker01]

DO NOT SHIP. Paypal can show that the funds have arrived before the money has actually cleared. This is a scam that has been happening a lot lately. Paypal will show that the money has arrived, you ship the goods, then paypal notifys you to say that his funds were insufficient. And, just never ship anything to Nigeria. No internet retailer are willing to play with this crap either.

[alex_844]

i have very good experience with Nigerians. This Nigerian sent me an email and asked my assistance in releasing some funds tied up in his government somehow and all i had to do was send him money and then he would split the millions of dollars with me!

now i am rich.

ps. if you don't do business with him u are a racist

[cuddlysheep]

dont send it.

[Bona Drag]

send him an email asking him if he's black

if he sez yes fer fucks sake DONT DO IT!!!!!11!

[homi29]

whats a nigerian gonna do with sbtg dunks?

[Mr Waffles]

it took me a little bit to find it but here it is.

THE NIGERIAN

THIS IS THE QUOTE WITH THE FIT "

Hypebeasts, take note: The difference between me and the other people that I've seen with this shirt, Ron Artest aside, is that I actually fight people and make the shirt look menacing as opposed to the skinny bitches that wouldn't even throw a punch at their shadow if it was pestering them. I'm not a big guy, but you can look into my eyes and see that I'm not one to fuck with.

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i have very good experience with Nigerians. This Nigerian sent me an email and asked my assistance in releasing some funds tied up in his government somehow and all i had to do was send him money and then he would split the millions of dollars with me!

now i am rich.

ps. if you don't do business with him u are a racist

too bad everyone else has recieved that email.

[blm14]

Just dont accept paypal. Tell him to pay with google checkout or bidpay or something else. Paypal is the only one that really leaves you open to fraud as a seller.

[mizanation]

Send him the goods immediately. What the fuck are you waiting for?

[Fuuma]

Best website ever:

http://www.419eater.com/

I love the one where they make him craft a wood replica of a keyboard.