Craiglist scam or not?

Question

This lady wants to buy my iPod for 160 on craiglist through paypal.(i requested paypal) so she wants to pay me and I will send it to her mom. Is this a scam? she wants my paypal info to send met he money. she even offered to verify her moms address 4 me. thanks

Answer 1

Where is she compared to you?  Is she across the country?  One of the reasons craigslist was created was to provide face to face transactions and help prevent scams from long distance deals.  While she may be legit, she may not.  It's hard to tell in some cases.  You could insist shipping to her address, but it might be hard to tell if it is her address.  Contact PayPal and ask them what information she needs to get payment to you so you don't give her info she doesn't need.  Also ask what happens if her payment turns out to be no good.  Go from there.