There aren't many scammers on eBay, but they tend to be greedy. That is, they always try to make big bucks quickly by dragging scams into high-value items such as cars and computers. Buyers usually rarely buy these items, so they may not be aware of the various scams. Car fraud. In a typical car, you can see that for some reason a scammer is trying to trick you into sending money in advance. For some reason, especially in the case of cars, some people do not hesitate to pay 50% or 25% of their money before delivering using a relatively unstable payment method. They want the other half of the money, so the seller clearly claims to deliver it. But there was no car! Finding a picture of a car is not difficult. Experienced scammers have an entire library of different car photos. The seller just got your $ 5,000 for free, and you can leave them all the negative feedback you want. They will just open another eBay account and find the next sucker. It's not an open scam, but you may find that in the tradition of used car dealers for centuries, the car is pointing up but doesn't match the description. If this happens to you, you should open an eBay dispute and say that your item wasn't as described-you may be eligible for a partial refund. Computer fraud. If you bid on a computer auction but don't win, the seller may send you an email asking if you want to buy the same computer that you sold on your website. That's a bad idea! They do not guarantee that the item will arrive, and you gave them not only your money but also your credit card details There are sellers with only positive feedback who frequently use this scam-and their reputation stays that way because you can't leave them feedback about the deal. If you complain to eBay that you bought an item offsite and were scammed, they will tell you to get lost and never do it again. How to defeat a scam. There are many ways to overcome fraud. If you are buying something expensive, the first thing you should do is to thoroughly check your seller's reputation. Make sure you have sold a large number of $ 10 items to artificially inflate your feedback score, as well as previously sold items of similar value. If you want to pay more attention, insist on depositing money with the escrow service (eBay recommends escrow.com, do not use another service unless you are sure). To be honest, buying a car, computer, etc. on eBay is generally a pretty bad idea. It's available everywhere and the discounts aren't that big. It's better to use eBay for those rare, special things that you can't find anywhere else. In the next email, you will receive tips for purchasing collectibles.
It's available everywhere and the discounts aren't that big. It's better to use eBay for those rare, special things that you can't find anywhere else. In the next email, you will receive tips for purchasing collectibles.
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