China company using different seller names to mask themselves because of bad transactions

Question

I dont want to buy from a certain company and they have so many different company names that its impossible to tell who you are actually buying from.

eburtonlab · Answer

@dara_5747

Not every new seller is a scammer, but scammers and poor-performing sellers with multiple accounts are vastly over-represented among newer, low-feedback eBay accounts, and are vastly under-represented among well-established accounts with good feedback.

You should be able to choose to only buy from sellers that have been around long enough to have an established reputation for delivering what was described as demonstrated in the seller's feedback.

The longer a seller's account has been selling similar items and building a positive reputation, the less likely that seller is involved in switching accounts to hide a shady past full of bad feedback.

Before making a purchase, examine the seller's feedback page carefully for indications of how long the seller has been selling similar items and getting positive feedback from actual buyers for those sales. Be sure to check where the seller's account is registered as well and compare that to the location the seller claims to be shipping from. Any difference may indicate a drop-shipper or else possible item location misrepresentation. Drastic changes in seller behavior could also be a warning sign of an account in trouble or even a hijacked account. Deals that are "too good to be true" are used as bait for scams and should be avoided.