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Yesterday, I sold a $120+ camera on eBay, the buyer (feedback about 130)'s address is a mail-forwarding shipping address in Vegas (confirmed by paypal, and seller-protection eligible):

OXXXX KXXXXX
848 N. Rainbow Blvd. #XXXX
Las Vegas, NV 89107

Today, a different buyer (feedback <10) bought another same camera (I have multiple listed on eBay), and his/her address is EXACTLY the same as yesterday's buyer's address, EVEN the name and the #XXXX (after the street address).

I understand this address is a mail forward address, but shouldn't different people have different names and #s?

BTW, I can also tell both buyers are in fact from Ukraine.

Is this some kind of SCAM? Anyone has experience with this mail-forwarding address in Vegas?

Thanks for your inputs!


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http://www.google.com/search?q=848+n+rainbow+blvd+las+vegas+nv&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Looks like a service for ppl not in US to buy off eBay and have shipped, so that they can make US purchases from sellers only selling to US buyers. As for the same mailing address, possibly someone else in the same family decided it was too good of a deal to pass up? Unless they are able to use some kind of coupon or something that is one use per person or something like that.

Message edited by: Yo Ma-Ma on 2009-10-22 14:18:35 CDT
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http://www.maillinkplus.com/http://www.maillinkplus.com/

Message edited by: john398 on 2009-10-22 14:20:35 CDT
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Yo Ma-Ma said: As for the same mailing address, possibly someone else in the same family decided it was too good of a deal to pass up? Unless they are able to use some kind of coupon or something that is one use per person or something like that.

Thank both of you for replying. I just now found out more info from the paypal "Transaction Details" page. At almost the bottom of the "Transaction Details" page, the "Description" for the first buyer is the same name as in the shipping address. For the second buyer, the "Description" is a different name (family name different from the first buyer). This is again weird. For the second buyer, shouldn't the name in the "Description" match the name in the shipping address (just like the first buyer)?

I hope I am not over-concerned.

Message edited by: qnju on 2009-10-22 14:42:23 CDT
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As long as they are verified and your shipments are confirmed (signature required if over ~$250) - you should be OK.
Just to be sure, move that money first, ship second.

Could be money laundering via stolen or valid CCs, could be completely legit.


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I've shipped to mail forwarders a number of times and I have never had single problem.


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Most of these sales are money laundering of drug money.

But for eBay sellers no problem at all.

I have send lot of packages to mail forwarding address.Never had a problem.

Increasingly I am seeing Buyers from Mexico,cuba & Colombia which use a major forwarding service based on Miami.

Message edited by: cosmiverse on 2009-10-22 23:24:02 CDT
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