eBay/Craigslist eBay: DROOOOOOOOL

[DAP]

Bob .. I just can't remember his name .. ya know, our fellow TBNer who's sig picture is one of him in a straw hat an overalls. He was gettin those auctions shut down left and right.

Wait ... it was "gws" and our trusty Hakim who were slayin the eBay dragons!


As of 4:28 EST, the original item reference in the first post of this thread is still active.

 

[Gatorboy]

In the first box select: <font color="blue">Report problems with other eBay members </font>

In the second box select: <font color="blue">Fraud concerns for buyers</font>

In the last box select: <font color="blue">Report a listing you think is fraudulent (you didn't bid)</font>

 

[rockyridgefarm]

So when do we set up a SCAM forum on TBN??

 

[Bob_Skurka]

YEA, I finally found the right way to report it. I did it. Let's see what happens. It ususally takes about a day or so. There are 6 days left on the auction, so hopefully it will be shut down long before it ends.

Just a side question, does Ebay notifiy the bidders that the auction was a scam???

 

[BillG_in_TX]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Just a side question, does Ebay notifiy the bidders that the auction was a scam??? )</font>

I don't know if eBay notifies them, but I sent the last two bidders a "heads-up" and a link to this discussion. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Bob_Skurka]

I think that qualifies as "above and beyond the call of duty" but that may be exactly what will save one of those guys $15,000!!!

 

[bky]

My question is how many items on ebay are a fraud that you all arn't catching? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif I know of one because i got brunt on a hundred dollar item

 

[zuiko]

They really need to make it easier to report suspicious items. They bury it so it takes a lot of work to find it. I've seen people selling photocopied manuals for big $$, also pirated software, in addition to these usual take-your-money-and-run scams.

 

[Gatorboy]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( They really need to make it easier to report suspicious items )</font>

The link I provided above is makes it pretty easy to report. I am sure the reason it is not easily found on their site is that they don't want to scare off customers to the fact that this happens to go on.

I am sure the percentage of scams vs. valid auctions is extremely small.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Dave

I would agree that the % of scams is probably pretty small. I've bought probably 75 items off of Ebay and probably sold half that many. I've had one instance where I began to wonder, but then the seller responded after a several day delay and shipped. I even bought a car on ebay.

I think the vast majority of the transactions are safe, I also think that with some big ticket items there is potential for a scam. You have to follow 2 golden rules . . .
#1. Buyer Beware
#2. There is a sucker born every minute