Strange buyer behavior with two accounts - probably the same person - cancellations | Members help members

eva0661 · 2025-10-25T19:27:20.814000Z

Dear eBay community,unfortunately, I can't make sense of the behavior in relation to this user/these users.Maybe one of you knows whether there could be a phishing attempt or something similar behind it. If so - in what form? Here's the situation:Account A is new, with a made-up nickname, freshly registered, and immediately sends an offer for one of my items. I took some time to think it over, and then after 5-6 hours I see that the user has withdrawn the offer again. Not only that - they even had their account deleted right away.The item is therefore still online, and a few hours later another offer comes in at the same amount, which is then rejected again. The user then makes yet another offer, which this time was accepted on my side. What's interesting about this account: it's brand new again. Just created, similar nickname structure, exactly the same bid, no feedback. After a few hours, this account then asks to cancel the purchase because he/she supposedly bid by mistake. This all seems very suspicious to me, and I assume that this is the same user. What could the user be trying to do? Grateful for any suggestions/help!

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