Am i about to get ripped off?

[Al_S14]

Ok so i am trying to buy soemtign from Rome Italy right . so dude is saying ebay has such thing where 3rd party holds the money untill i say i like the product and its as described. but i cant seem to find this thign on ebay . this is what it looks like in the email taht "ebay" supposedly sent me. What worries me is that that 3rd party is in rome and proably his friend or something.

[Phlip]

Quick search turned this up:
http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=91431

... read and avoid being raped

[Andrew Bohan]

if you even have to ask, it's probably a scam.


and yes, this is a scam

[Ritz S14]

Looks like he's a local here.

[Tygma]

I didn't click the pic, but if it's SQUARE TRADE, square trade DOES NOT ACT AS A 3RD PARTY or a MEDIATOR. If it involves Western Union or an "agents" name, it's a scam.

Yeap, just clicked it. Scam.

[Tenchuu]

you sir, are about to get scammed if you click yes