strange emails from potential buyers

Hi Everyone, I'm new

to Auctiva, and have sold on eBay a few times in the past.

I wanted to ask if other Auctiva members have had this experience. Recently I have gotten several emails from "potential buyers" asking my payment preference. As the payment instructions are clearly explained my item descriptions, I do not respond.

They don't ask to buy outside of eBay, or have other requests. Is this some sort of a scam or a lead in to a scam? The domain of their email address is typically xxx@e-bay.com or xxx@ebey.com.

As an example, the "Full Header" view of the email from xxx@e-bay.com shows that this person has spoofed their address, which is actually
xnkdzqut69@pro42.abac.com .
My inner skeptic says this smells fishy.

3/20/0812:09 PM

Original Post

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