FRAUD on eBay is rampant
what we've got here, is a failure to communicate........
thats a famous quote from the movie Cool Hand Luke.
there are some very sneaky individuals that lurk on eBay and eBay doesn't really care because.........
they make money from them with the fees collected.
lets face it, eBay has completely strayed from the original platform
that it once was 20 years ago when I made my first purchase.
heres one of the latest.....
you buy an item, good price, and notice the shipping point is somewhere on the west coast.
usually LA or something.
the item is NOT on the west coast.
its in china.
all of a sudden the delivery is scheduled for a month out with a crazy carrier that cant be tracked.
OR
youre given a tracking # to somebody elses shipment.
Ive been stung twice in the past 2 weeks.
Im sitting there tracking a fake shipment.
they just supply the wrong tracking # and then it finally says delivered.
so the carriers, USPS FedEx, or UPS claim the package is delivered.
theyre off the hook.
they provide proof of delivery for the wrong package. they're done.
and WE are scammed.
does eBay do anything.........maybe.
some of the time its put in dispute, but the seller never responds, they don't have to.
they have figured out how to game the system.
do you think negative feedback hurts them ? hardly.
they make ebay hundreds of dollars of fees per month.
and whats worse, they are an ocean away, they could care less.
the problem is, we are out the money.
and that my friends, is called stealing. they are THIEVES.
and eBay is complicit.
have a great day.......caveat emptor.
stainlessenginecovers
·4 months ago@13jamaica Good Thing!!
20 Years ago you could buy a $500 new style computer and receive a 5 years old model and there was NO ONE and NO SYSTEM to get your money back (through ebay OR Paypal (at the time)
20 Years ago you could by $300 Blackout Tail Lights for your Mustang and NEVER RECEIVE anything and there was NO system to get your money back.
Today; there are systems in place to get your money back.
You just need to read and use them.
By the way- Guns N Roses were great!
13jamaica
OP4 months agoWERE being the operative word here.
Axel has got to be the biggest whiner crybaby in the music biz.
eburtonlab
·4 months ago@13jamaica
there are some very sneaky individuals that lurk on eBay and eBay doesn't really care because.........
they make money from them with the fees collected.
Sneaky individuals can get on eBay whether eBay cares or not, because sneaky individuals are not stopped by rules or laws if they think they can get away with something, and if they are kicked off the site they get right back on using someone else's credentials.
eBay receives fees from successful sales. eBay refunds buyers that file and win "item not received" cases or "not as described" return cases, and if the money cannot be taken back from the seller or if the refund is clawed back from eBay by the buyer's bank or credit card issuer, that money is paid for out of eBay's revenue.
If scammers are making money, eBay is losing money.
Every refund that eBay has to pay for itself likely wipes out eBay's profits from twenty or so legitimate transactions for similar amounts.
If eBay could press a magic button and permanently remove every scammer from the site, eBay would doubtless press the button even if doing so cost eBay millions of dollars.
In general, you can avoid a lot of headaches by choosing to purchase only from established sellers that have recent and past positive feedback as a seller for selling items in the same category that you intend to buy. If someone is selling a dozen apple watches, but has no feedback, or only has feedback as a buyer, or only has feedback for selling dress patterns or fishing lures (actual examples I have seen), perhaps wait until they have a track record of positive feedback for selling electronics before you buy from them.
You might miss out on a good deal from a new seller once in a while, and nothing can guarantee that you won't still run into an issue anyway, but you can avoid a lot of potential problems by choosing to do business with established sellers. Anyone can put together a listing that looks nice -- it is not hard at all to simply copy an existing listing -- but it is much harder to create a history of consistent sales and positive feedback.
For more experienced sellers, you can learn a lot about the sort of seller you are dealing with by checking the seller's feedback page to see where the seller is registered and to notice if the seller has any negative feedback. If you see negatives indicated in the table of recent feedback, you can choose to exclusively see each type of comment by clicking on the numbers shown in the table. Reading negative or neutral comments can often tell you if a seller has a pattern of problems with items not matching the descriptions, canceled orders, late deliveries or item location misrepresentation.
If a seller has a pattern of too many serious negatives -- or just not enough positive history -- it is often better to find another seller with a better track record to do business with.
If tracking shows delivery but nothing arrives, contact the shipping service used to determine if the tracking number corresponds to a delivery to your address. If the name and address on the package is not yours, you may be the victim of "false tracking".
One option to deal with "false tracking" is contacting eBay via social media, specifically via Instagram. If you can get documentation from the shipping service that the tracking number is not associated with your name and address, you may be able to contact eBay via Instagram direct message, mention false tracking, and get a chance to submit your documentation.
If you cannot get documentation or if that does not work:
Since false tracking allows a scam seller to win an "item not received" case, the next step would be to file a "not as described" return on eBay and be prepared to return exactly what you received if the seller provides for return shipping, or ask eBay to step in after three business days if the seller does not refund you or provide return shipping.
In the future, stick to experienced sellers with a long history and avoid new or unproven sellers, or sellers that show warning signs of being a potential scammer: drastic changes in selling behavior or offering deals that are "too good to be true".
krazzykats
·4 months agoeBay wasn’t the actual seller. The seller just used eBay’s platform to scam you, likely with a fake tracking number showing it was delivered.
You can still dispute the charge with your payment source, so don’t give up.
It’s only a handful of bad sellers—most here are very honest.
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kibble-net
·4 months agoAnd also heard on Use Your Illusion by GNR.
At the end of the day.... ebay cannot be our mommy or daddy, it's up to us to proactively protect ourselves by vetting our sellers properly. Look at feedback, "smell" the listing for red flags, use your noodle to determine whether it feels too good to be true.
I've been buying and selling on here for over 2 1/2 decades. Problems happen. Thankfully there is the EBAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Use it when you need to! 🙂
Personal Responsibility for the win.
13jamaica
OP4 months agowth is wrong with you.......
guns and roses ? sheesh.
kensgiftshop
·4 months agoGood group.