I had a potential bidder contact me and ask if I would ship to Russia. I don't advertise that I ship internationally, but I looked up the info and sent it to her. The shipping charges were outrageous and I told her that I would consider looking elsewhere. Today I got the following email from her:
Hi, let me explain what I need exactly. I'm in USA but my cousin in Russia (Russian Federation). My cousin are having a wedding and I'd like to make a present for them. I'd like your item in the gift wrap with a card inside for a bride/groom. Also I want you to send $900 via Money Gram ( www.moneygram.com) to them as an additional part of my present. The only problem is I want to make them surprised and don't want them to know that the present is from me. I'll pay for your item, packaging, Money Gram and PayPal fees via PayPal. Please let me know if you could help me with that! I want you to ship everything to them directly and to send the money present via Money Gram. I could even pay you for a trouble let's say $200 - please understand it's very important for me! I hope to hear from you soon!
Does this sound weird to anyone else? All comments are appreciated.
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