I believe the way the scam works is that they will
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"Accidently" paypal you more money than the asking price.
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Then they'll ask you to refund them the extra along with some story that causes you to return the money via non-reversible means
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(either paypal to another address or bank transfer etc).
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They may even offer to let you keep a small portion as a sweetener/thank you for being understanding
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Shortly afterwards the original paypal transaction is reversed either because it was fraudulent or because the seller makes a dubious claim of some kind and you find yourself out of pocket for the
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"extra" money you returned with no way of getting it back.
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Your car will never go anywhere or be at risk of being lost and is completely incidental to the whole scam.
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