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I’m looking for a travel trailer on eBay and I found one but I don’t know if it’s real
I went to bed on a motorhome on the site, but I’ve never done this before and I wanna make sure that it’s actually there and not a fraud
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eburtonlab
Mentor2 years agoBeware scammers who advertise on other sites and tell you that the transaction will be handled through eBay.
That is not how eBay works. eBay does not rely on users finding ads on Facebook or other sites and sending contact information to a seller. Likely the seller will send a phony "invoice" that appears to be from eBay but is not, asking you to pay with gift cards to have the vehicle shipped to you for a free evaluation period.
eBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay does not handle such transactions or provide "vehicle protection orders". Scammers often promise those things, though. Any phone number you may receive on such an "invoice" does not connect to eBay, but to the scammer.
Anyone that asks you to purchase gift cards or to send card codes to them to complete a transaction is trying to take advantage of you. Anyone asking for a gift card is looking for a gift at your expense. Once anyone else knows the code, your money will be gone and you will have no recourse.
See here for some info about avoiding such scams (US links):
https://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/security/index.html
https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-fraud-schemes/online-vehicle-sale-fraud
The only way to purchase a vehicle on eBay is to sign in to eBay, find the vehicle on eBay and complete the checkout process on eBay, so that the item appears in your Purchase History. Then you typically meet the seller to inspect the vehicle, pay the seller, and collect the keys, title and vehicle.
If you encountered an ad on another site, contact that site to have the ad removed. eBay is not involved with any ads listed on sites other than eBay itself.
disneyshopper
Mentor2 years agoWhat is the item number? Click on the seller's feedback number. How long has the seller been on ebay? Click on the feedback received as a buyer, and then again as a seller. How do you feel after reading those feedbacks? You can even click on the feedback that the seller has left for others.
If you are the winning bidder, you contact the seller to make arrangements to inspect the vehicle. Bring a mechanic with you. If you are happy, you pay the seller in exchange for the keys and title. If you are not happy, you can walk away. Motor vehicle sales are not binding. Either party can walk away. If there is a deposit, is it refundable?