Quoted from Black_Knight:Could be a scam, but most don't involve actual face to face visits. That's too risky for most electronic payment scammers. I mean, I've never had my Nigerian Prince visit my home.
If you can cancel the transaction that's great. If you refund it back to the same account it came from, I doubt you'll have any trouble with it and there is a clear trail of money if there are any questions asked.
If he is a new member like you said, maybe he's just a little clumsy about purchases, we all were at one point.
Definitely don't call him out here unless you see real evidence of fraud. No reason to tarnish someone's rep without evidence.
Gee, you don't see any issue with the payment coming from a 3rd party? 95% suspicious, 5% plausible.
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This was before the O.P. decided to let us know the Paypal was only a deposit, not the whole selling price. Lots of new details have emerged.
75% plausible.