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So won an auction for an exhaust system for my '66 Volvo Amazon. Go to pay through ebay/paypal and get an error code - Error Code 70010 11068 - person can't currently accept payments. Told the seller and he sent an invoice via paypal - same problem. Then he said, you know what, just paypal direct to my email. He's been on ebay since march and has been selling off a few Amazon pieces, and hunting around the interwebs he appears to be in the Volvo restoration business... I guess I answered my own question and will do the paypal direct... but still seems odd.
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Congrats and pay without fear.
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It means he has a problem with his account. I guarantee you that the address he gives you is a different paypal account than the one that is tied to his ebay account. I'm not sure I would go ahead with the payment as you may not be covered by ebay/paypal protection.
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If you don't pay through the eBay-related Paypal account you certainly won't be covered under beer protection. Tell him to staighten it out before you will pay.
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richorlin wrote:
If you don't pay through the eBay-related Paypal account you certainly won't be covered under beer protection. Tell him to staighten it out before you will pay.
Because beer protection is essential!
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Amen to the beer protection.
Yes, something is likely up with his linked paypal accout, but the payment went through and the pieces appear to fit together - I think it'll turn out fine. If he's scamming me for $41 in exhaust bits, well, it is one way to make money, but probably not the fastest.
