So I decided to sell a bunch of clutter on eBay.  Besides being a place that squeezes every drop of blood in final transaction fees, shipping is absolutely insane now.  eBay has the market cornered, and they offer up to a 35% discount on FedEx and USPS rates.  To ship a box that weighs just over 3 pounds costs $20 via USPS ($17.61 after eBay discount) or $16.48 via FedEx ($12.25 after eBay discount).  What's up with that?!?
 
Anyway, end of rant!  Now for the question:
 
Have any of you seen an "NP" number in an address line?  For example, 123 Main Street NP000056789?  What is that last number?  I've never seen that before...ever.  Even a Google search brings up nothing.  To me, it seems fishy.  Fishy because that number doesn't exist unless it's something new, fishy because the eBay's ID has a feedback score of zero, and fishy because his profile is of a foreign country.
 
Thinking about just refunding the PayPal amount (received) and relisting.  What do you think?

Ask the buyer? Not being facetious, that's what I'd do. If I got no response I'd probably think scammer.

Uh oh...doing a Google search on the address looks like a fraudulent one, reported by others!  WTF.

jamesg1213
Ask the buyer? Not being facetious, that's what I'd do. If I got no response I'd probably think scammer.

No, I hear ya.  And I did.  He said it's a "private mailing number."  Again, never heard of such a thing.  I responded back just saying that the buyer got a little defensive saying "just ship it to the address with the number."  That's when I saw the red flags and slammed on the brakes.

Wise move I'd say.

Kind of a dumb post, I know.  Anyway, I cancelled the transaction, refunded the cash, and reported the buyer. 
 
Beware of weird numbers in address lines!

Is everything right now?

So you were selling and got the cash not buying and sending money into the great unknown.
 
Depending on what you were selling, the big thing is the buyer is a parts robber, takes good parts out of the stuff you sell him(ham radio stuff is a big scam for that) puts his bad part in, notifies ebay it isnt working, gets a refund and you now have a junk article with bad parts in it

ToniTSnow
Is everything right now?

 
Yes, but the member's profile page still seems to be active, which indicates eBay hasn't done their thing despite requests and delete his account.  Sigh, eBay ain't what it used to be...hasn't been for years.  I've been a member since 2000.  The good 'ol days were in the 2003-2007 time frame.

Ham N Egz
So you were selling and got the cash not buying and sending money into the great unknown.
 
Depending on what you were selling, the big thing is the buyer is a parts robber, takes good parts out of the stuff you sell him(ham radio stuff is a big scam for that) puts his bad part in, notifies ebay it isnt working, gets a refund and you now have a junk article with bad parts in it.

Correct.  I was the seller.  I thought of how a scammer could get me on the PURCHASE of an item even though he paid and I received funds via PayPal.  Then it occurred to me that he would most likely try to get a refund stating, like you say, that the device didn't work.  Furthermore, I'd most likely never get the device back since it was shipped to a bogus address.

Additionally, on a side note, if you're looking to buy a used audio interface, Focusrites of the Saffire variety (Firewire) are going stupid cheap right now on eBay, even undercutting Reverb.com by a long-shot. Kind of kicking myself for paying a little more for one on Reverb, but that's the way the ball bounces I guess.