Can etransfers bounce? ?

Don't send the goods until you check your bank account and see the money showing as a deposit. It doesn't take long. I deposited an e-transfer this morning and it shows in my account as a deposit now, 6 hours later. Googling 'can an e-transfer bounce' gives the answer 'no', because as soon as the sender initiates the transaction the funds are set aside to complete it, like with a certified cheque. If the funds aren't there, they aren't going to be able to send an e-transfer

An etransfer can be perfectly safe. Here's the scam- someone buys something from you. They tell you that they are trying to get some money to a friend, so they're going to send you more than the cost of what they bought, and would you take out the extra and give it to the friend who will meet you someplace? The transfer shows up, so you take out the money, give it to the friend, then get notified from your bank that the funds were not in the original person's account, so they are debiting your account. Then you're out the money you gave the "friend". If he doesn't pull something like that, it should be fine- although I don't know why he doesn't just use PayPal like a normal person.