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Excellent, good news.

Thanks for the update.

No, it is making something happen; investigation is, in and of itself, something of value happening as it allows for time and mental space to prepare for what may happen next (whether that be nothing...

Good question. Here are the reasons I see to take action now to find out more:
(1) There is a possibility that the OP has been defrauded or that a fraud is being attempted on him. As such, it is...

To add to the above, I've looked at the URLs listed in the message and it does seem rather out of date.

I note that the links as written are all "http:" links whereas if the text is going to...

Well, as far as I know eBay still claim that as long as sellers precisely follow the procedures laid out for them then seller protection will apply.

It could be that the OP is soon going to be...

Good luck. Hope it goes well.

By the way, I am NOT saying that the eBay message quoted above is necessarily fake but look closely: It does have some odd typos in it. At least one missing word and spurious dots in URLs. It is also...

Ok, that's good.

In that case I can only suggest contacting eBay via their website or by phone (not directly in reply to the message you have received) and confirm with them what is happening and...

And that it definitely comes from eBay.

As a comparison point, some high profile Youtube channel owners have recently been fraudulently dispossessed of their channels by criminals who were able to...

As far as I can see it won't help at all to get his money back. In fact, as of yet, zen123 doesn't even have definitive proof that he has been defrauded (although it does seem likely).

On past...

Definitely speak to eBay. Only they know what is happening or what they might want to do.

Also try sending a message to the buyer (well, the buyer's account at any rate). See what they say about...