Here's how one common scam works : the buyer sent you a fake payment mail. There was never a paypal transaction, nor was any money transfered. The money you paid to ebay was a listing fee, not a final value fee (yes you have to pay even if the item doesn't sell), but in reality the item was never sold.
This is like the old snail mail scam: insert extra bills for common things (like electricity or tax or whatnot) with fake payment instructions (ie. pointing to an account under your control). Suckers pay, then a month later receive another bill from the power company and complain, but of course the power company has no idea about any of that payment and will, of course, still insist on payment.
Make sure to go to paypal's site to verify paypal payments (and frankly if you can avoid it: don't use paypal). Check the sites YOU GO TO, not what ends up in your inbox.
Interesting scam but that was not it. eBay confirmed that the buyer had paid, I just was not eligible to get the money. What I paid was a final value fee.
This is like the old snail mail scam: insert extra bills for common things (like electricity or tax or whatnot) with fake payment instructions (ie. pointing to an account under your control). Suckers pay, then a month later receive another bill from the power company and complain, but of course the power company has no idea about any of that payment and will, of course, still insist on payment.
Make sure to go to paypal's site to verify paypal payments (and frankly if you can avoid it: don't use paypal). Check the sites YOU GO TO, not what ends up in your inbox.