Me: Dear $company, do you know when item X will be back in stock?

Company: Would you be willing to pay via paypal? Send the payment, then a screenshot of the payment, and when we confirm it, we'll ship you item X.

Me: Um.. no? That's how scammers work.. WTF? If you have stock, why isn't it showing on your online store?

Company: Because it's out of stock. We have other warehouses.

Me: .. wtf ..