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Ebay seller, is he trying to scam me
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MK14:
One of the sellers of such scopes/curve tracers (which seems to be the one you are referring to), has gone from their normal, 2000+ feedback selling account, to the account with (0) feedback.
My suspicion would be they want to use the (0) feedback one as a donor to receive the possible negative feedback, when you find out you wasted all your money.
First, they need you to pay them outside of ebay.

It would help if you reveal a link to the listing, or name the seller.
bdunham7:
Provide the auction and seller information (links) so we can see.  A 'first time' seller doing this is either a newbie (which can be just as dangerous as anything else), or a scammer who is trying to scam you, eBay or both.  I wouldn't be willing to participate in any of that--either play by the rules or no deal.  Also keep in mind that if he has another PayPal account he probably knows how it works and if it shows pending on your end he is probably lying to you. 
NivagSwerdna:

--- Quote from: CambridgeMart on May 13, 2020, 02:31:19 pm ---... he asked me to cancel the transaction and instead pay him using another email address.

--- End quote ---
Just walk away as fast as you can.  You need to get the previous transaction cancelled or at least raise a case against it.  It's just not worth the risk.
Cubdriver:
That stinks to high heaven.  Walk clean - too easy to get burned if you go outside 'proper' channels.

-Pat
MK14:
I'll give you an example of an apparently dodgy listing.

Here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tektronix-576-Curve-Tracer-Oscilloscope/362993421517

Look at the sellers (0) feedback, their name and address details, at bottom of listing.
Now look here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tektronix-576-Curve-Tracer-PR-/324108021910

So a seller with 2000+ feedback, has decided to start an almost identical account, with (0) feedback.
WHY ?

My guess is to move the sale off ebay payments system, so the buyer, CAN'T claim their money back, and the (0) feedback, not their real account, can get the negative feedback, without them caring or needing to refund the £850/£800, or whatever the offer price was/is.

Suspicious:
scotttradeautions (0 )

Unknown:
scotttrade12 (2323  Feedback score: 2323)

Or, alternatively. There is a scammer, who has copied the listing details for a high price item, and created a false (0, zero) feedback account. Which is nothing to do with scotttrade12, and they are simply trying to con (SCAM), people out of money. By diverting the payment to another paypal or similar account, so they can run away with the money.

N.B. I don't know, who the OP bought the item from. Above just a real life example. But it could be the same seller(s).

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