What was the buyer’s rating?
I saw this, see answer #2 at bottom
If you use the generic used item script it may be misleading.
I don't think it's a scam, personally. I think the buyer expected to have the camera in-hand today, thought that's what he was buying, and when the camera didn't show up this morning he filed a claim as if you had advertised guaranteed delivery by 5/2 A.M..
Either that, or the buyer bought more than one camera hoping to get it by date x, and planned on shafting the seller of whichever camera arrived 2nd. Try doing an Advanced Search on everything he's bid on in the last couple of weeks. Look for another camera in the results. Years ago I had a bidder do this to me - he had bought three identical items over two weeks for varying amounts(one of them from me, for substantially higher than the others), and filed a claim that mine was of poorer quality than advertised/pictured. I was able to point to the other auctions and descriptions and show what he was trying to do.
Is the shipping cost greater than what you sold the camera for?
I had a guy try to scam me on Ebay and it could have been the same guy you’re dealing with.
I stood my ground and won the day, but it took me a year.
Rule Number one: Always have a seperate account for your paypal/ebay transactions. You can close the account when the going gets rough.
My husband had a problem with PayPal and now refuses to purchase through them. If a seller uses PayPal exclusively, he moves on to another seller or doesn’t buy at all. Can’t recall the details, but it had some sort of sleaze factor, with ethical issues.
If I’m not mistaken, I think you have 40 days in which to resolve the problem..............Don’t panic, take one step at a time.